Two police officers in the British capital have been sacked after exchanging racist messages on WhatsApp, including comparing Meghan Markle to a Golligo doll, as a jury heard that officers Sokhdo Geer and Paul Hayford, both of the coroner’s service, were involved in the They have had an affair. “Very insulting and discriminatory behavior.”
A similar allegation was also made against ex-officer Richard Hammond, who was linked to the Metropolitan Police (Greater London Police) operation, and the commission heard that the arresting officer had published a “mimic” of Goliath, titled: “Quick Look”. Is. In Meghan’s wedding dress,” and in response, the arresting officers said they didn’t think it was funny until the letter was sent.
Gere said: “The fact that someone could make something like this is not cool. I posted this in the group to laugh at it, but also to show that there are people who still do this and find it funny. “
John Saville, the Metropolitan’s head of professional standards, said: “These emails were shared in 2018 in a closed WhatsApp group among a small group of officers. Needless to say, the act is completely unacceptable to anyone, let alone a police officer. These three are unforgivable.”
Savile added: “The whole of the Metropolitan Police is focused on rooting out anyone who exhibits this kind of behavior and lets us and the public we serve down.” every chance.”
All three officers were part of a unit at Bethnal Green police station and were members of a WhatsApp group called ‘But They Promised’ which was active between 2 and December 2018.
Another meme attributed to Officer Hefford showed “two black men lying next to two white women” and captioned it: “Two girls trip to Jamaica, one gets pregnant, one comes back with syphilis. Just kidding, “Them. They’re both still missing.”
Chief Superintendent Marcus Barnett, who commands the Metropolitan Police’s East Central District, said: “It is understandable that this appalling behavior is damaging to that trust and I would like to apologize to all the people we serve in this area.
“These officers deserved to be fired,” Barnett added.
As for the Metropolitan Police, it said in a statement that officers Gere and Hefford would be added to a banned list maintained by the College of Policing. People who appear on the list cannot be employed by the police, local police agencies, the Independent Police Conduct Authority or Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Police and Fire and Rescue Services.
Source: Lebanon Debate
