"As well as the photo of the woman at the children's park, whose face was not shown though who PC Jacks had described as having the biggest fake boobs, they included references to a friend as a big fat poof, a commentary on other passengers during a journey home in which a woman is called an old slag and a post stating AIDS is a terrible thing. Especially Turkish AIDS."
"Some of the terminology used by the officer was outdated even in 2012 and we noted that he was an officer of 12 years' seniority who would have had training in diversity and inclusion (for example) when the Equality Act 2010 came into force and the Standards of Professional Behaviour came in to force in 2008. He accepted that he had training for the standards in 2008."
A City of London police constable received a final written warning after a misconduct hearing found breaches of professional behaviour. Allegations concerned posts on a personal Twitter/X account between April 2012 and June 2022 that contained homophobic, sexist and offensive comments about disabled people. Posts included photographing an unknown woman in a children's park and derogatory descriptions, slurs about a friend, insults aimed at fellow passengers, and an explicit comment about AIDS. One post referenced Stephen Hawking being stood up with injuries. The officer denied most breaches, but the panel found the posts harmed public confidence and noted prior diversity training.
Read at www.standard.co.uk
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