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Probably worth noting that the first was while serving as a police officer in a chat with colleagues. > James Watts was serving with West Mercia police in 2020
by stetrain 3y ago
Probably worth noting that the first was while serving as a police officer in a chat with colleagues.
> James Watts was serving with West Mercia police in 2020 when he shared the “grossly offensive” material in a group chat, which included former colleagues at a Warwickshire prison.
- averageRoyalty 3y agoAlthough the female police officer who did an identical thing was found not guilty after the prosecution "forgot" to follow it up: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11138385/Female-police-officer-cleared-sharing-offensive-WhatsApp-messages-administrative-blunder.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11138385/Female-pol...
- LAC-Tech 3y agoI'm sure similar arrests in the Russian Federation also have caveats that are "worth noting". But in the grand scheme of things, how noteworthy are they?
- stetrain 3y agoI think the standards applied a normal citizen and a government official tasked with enforcing the law can reasonably be different. Most employers have standards and this person's employer was the government. Those standards are even more important because misconduct by government officials can lead to the kinds of injustice you seem to be worried about.