A football fan has been charged in connection with a racist social media post shared online following the Euro 2020 final.
Scott McCluskey, 43, from Runcorn will appear at Warrington Magistrates' Court next month charged with sending an offensive/abusive message by a public communication network.
Wow, the cops are really going for the tough busts, aren't they? No staking out burglar-targeted warehouses in the cold for them, oh no! Or doing the legwork on other cases that one might suggest have a far higher priority since it's not just feelings that were hurt.
What did this chap say that made this such a priority for the cops?
Police are yet to give details on the wording use, or who it allegedly targeted.
Huh! Fancy that...
Mark Roberts, Chief Constable of Cheshire Constabulary and the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) lead for football policing, spoke out against the racism targeted at members of the England team.
'Hate crime in any form is simply not acceptable,' he said at the time.
'The racial abuse aimed at our own players following Sunday night's game was totally abhorrent and has quite rightly shocked and appalled people across the country.
'Those in the England team have been true role models throughout the tournament, conducting themselves with professionalism and dignity. '
Really?
Good thing you didn't say that under oath, eh, Mark?
And those wondering if this predicts a downturn in the force's capacity to fight real crime, well, it's a bit late:Chair of the force’s 'enable staff support network', David McMahon, said: “The force has moved forward so much in terms of the development, support and understanding of dyslexia and other conditions in recent years.
“I am proud, for the whole of the enable network that I lead, to have been part of that journey and to receive the SMART award accolade is further recognition of the Constabulary’s commitment to its colleagues with neuro-diverse colleagues.
“With the introduction of further trained assessors in the future we will be looking to offer more support to those joining the organisation who may not be aware of their conditions.
“Dyslexia and other conditions shouldn’t be seen as a blocker to entry, promotion and further opportunities within the force.”
Clearly, it's not. Like excessive wokeness, it might even be an advantage!
3 comments:
Ahhh that explains why the police were desperate to define an attempted break in to my garage as a road traffic offence. They are far too busy with nice comfortable crime to get down to the real stuff that blights the lives of the ordinary plebs.
Although on the whole my interactions with the police have tended to be negative, I feel that I should defend Humberside Police. When my motorbike was stolen they were utterly professional and did everything that could be reasonably expected to try and find the perpetrators.
"....to define an attempted break in to my garage as a road traffic offence."
*boggle* I don't know whether to laugh or cry!
"When my motorbike was stolen they were utterly professional and did everything that could be reasonably expected..."
As with the earlier traveller story, it's come to a pretty pass when 'doing their job' is so remarkable as to draw praise, isn't it?
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