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Policing & Politics - Have we crossed the line of impartiality?

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Harry Miller, a former police officer from Humberside, was investigated by police over a poem that he posted on Twitter.


A “cohesion officer” from Humberside Police telephoned Harry and told him that, while his tweets had not broken any laws, he should not to engage in political debate on Twitter “because some people don’t like it”. The officer cited 30 ‘potentially offensive tweets’, but the police have so far refused to identify the tweets they deem to be offensive.


Although no crime was committed, sharing the poem online was recorded as a hate incident.



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Harry Miller, a former police officer from Humberside, was investigated by police over a poem that he posted on Twitter.


A “cohesion officer” from Humberside Police telephoned Harry and told him that, while his tweets had not broken any laws, he should not to engage in political debate on Twitter “because some people don’t like it”. The officer cited 30 ‘potentially offensive tweets’, but the police have so far refused to identify the tweets they deem to be offensive.


Although no crime was committed, sharing the poem online was recorded as a hate incident.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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