British Court Convicts two Men of 1993 Murder of Teenager
Lawrence's mother, Doreen and father Neville, wept as the verdicts were delivered at the Old Bailey, London's central criminal court. Dobson protested his innocence as he was led from court saying: ``You have condemned an innocent man here, I hope you can live with yourselves.'' The case became a catalyst for change after London's Metropolitan Police botched the initial investigation into Lawrence's death. A 1999 report by Senior Judge, William Macpherson, said the murder had exposed ``institutional racism'' in the force and also accused officers of incompetence and a failure of leadership. Since then, the police have overhauled their policies on racism and tried to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities, but the Lawrence's case still weighs heavily on the force. The impact of the M...