The UK: Where you can get charged for saying naughty words in a private convo

[Colonel Frank Grimes]

Why would anyone be charged with saying naughty racist things between bros over WhatsApp? The UK is not chill.

Six former Metropolitan Police officers have been charged with sending grossly offensive racist messages on WhatsApp, the force said.

The charges come after a BBC Newsnight investigation in October last year that prompted a probe by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards.

Six former Metropolitan Police officers have been charged following an investigation into alleged racist and misogynistic messages exchanged on WhatsApp.

Peter Booth, 66, Robert Lewis, 62, Anthony Elsom, 67, Alan Hall, 65, Michael Chadwell, 62 and 65-year-old Trevor Lewton will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court next month accused of sending “grossly offensive racist messages”, an offence under the Communications Act.

The charges were brought following an investigation by the Met Police’s Directorate of Professional Standards after messages were uncovered by BBC Newsnight, some relating to the Government’s Rwanda policy, the flooding in Pakistan and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, in October last year.

Scotland Yard said it made an arrest within hours of receiving the allegations from the BBC and found messages were shared in a closed WhatsApp group over a four-year period.

The men retired from the force between 2001 and 2015 but had all spent time in the Diplomatic Protection Group, now known as the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command.

‘Working to rebuild trust of public’

Commander James Harman, who leads the Met’s Anti-Corruption and Abuse Command, said: “As soon as we were made aware of these allegations, we acted to launch an investigation. I am pleased that, following the determined work of officers, we have been able to secure these charges.

“We are working relentlessly to rebuild the trust of the public which has understandably been dented by a number of high profile incidents and investigations in recent years which have involved officers or former officers.

“The honest majority of Met officers are fully behind this work. They are tired of being let down by a minority in policing, and they are aware of the damage poor behaviour can do to our relationship with the communities we serve.

“I recognise announcements about the outcome of our investigations may have the potential to cause further public concern, but I hope it demonstrates our absolute commitment to investigate any corrupt and abusive behaviour from the Met.

“I hope the public will recognise that we are determined to take the necessary measures to investigate any wrongdoing wherever we find it.”

The men are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Sept 7.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...ist-whatsapps/

[gixajo]

Blame it on the EU's Woke agenda!!!

Oh no, the UK left the EU 3 and a half years ago...

[B01AB20]

Why would anyone be charged with saying naughty racist things between bros over WhatsApp? The UK is not chill.

Scotland Yard under pressure over racism, sexism and homophobia scandals

With worldwide fame thanks to numerous films and television series, the Metropolitan Police of London, known as Scotland Yard, faces one of the biggest crises in its recent history due to a succession of scandals that have shown entrenched attitudes of racism, sexism and homophobia.

...under pressure.

They have to be forgiven, so the witch hunt has begun, under the rules of woke agenda of course.

And what always happen with the woke agenda, the remedy is worse than the disease.

[Tooting Carmen]

Ironically, it sort of reminded me of this: https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/0...e-real-victim/

[gixajo]

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And what always happen with the woke agenda, the remedy is worse than the disease.

Ironically, it sort of reminded me of this: https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/0...e-real-victim/

The most disturbing thing is where the line is between crime and freedom of opinion, and who is the one who determines what is a crime and what is an opinion.

Apart from the fact that in theory it is a private conversation between colleagues, where one expresses oneself freely, and jokes and speaks many times in a very rude way.

And the problem is that in the UK or here what is sanctioned is marked by what you call the "woke agenda" but in other places, or at another time, it would be similar sanctioning other issues.

The tendency to censor and curtail freedoms (privacy, expression, opinion etc...) of "those who think differently from us" is a trend in any of the antagonistic majority political factions.

[♥ Lily ♥]

Blame it on the EU's Woke agenda!!!

Oh no, the UK left the EU 3 and a half years ago...

Why are you anti Brexit - unless you're an advocate for the globalists?

Brexit isn't completed because BRINO is not Brexit.

The UK is still tied to ECHR due to the TCA deal with the EU empire - and there's still hundreds of EU laws in the UK that the globalist Tory govt refuses to revoke.

And London is governed by the London Mayor - Sadiq Khan - who is strongly anti Brexit and has strict laws on speech.

[♥ Lily ♥]

Recently in West Yorkshire, a 16 year Autistic girl was arrested by police officers who stormed into her home early in the morning for an alleged "hate speech crime", after she casually said to a female police officer "you look like my lesbian nana."

I don't think that the traumatised girl even meant it in an offensive manner and I think that the police officers went too far with their misunderstanding and overreaction.

https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/11/leeds...home-19318112/

[gixajo]

Real democracy defends the freedom of everyone to disagree, respect for their right to have an opposite opinion, as well as the right and freedom of those who do not agree discuss their arguments in a civilized way.

It is not voting, voting is not the essence of democracy, it is only a formal aspect.

[gixajo]

Why are you anti Brexit - unless you're an advocate for the globalists?

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Oh please stop chasing me and trying to label me all the time.

I am not you, I do not need to be recognized as a member of any group.

[♥ Lily ♥]

Oh please stop chasing me and trying to label me all the time.

I am not you, I do not need to be recognized as a member of any group.

Why are you against British independence and sovereignty from the EU empire, when it's none of your business?

We're still governed by hundreds of EU laws and we're still tied to the European Convention of Human Rights due to the TCA. So we still haven't fully left the EU empire.