Manchester police officers shared ‘abhorrent’ group messages, IOPC finds
by Helen Pidd North of England editor from on (#6AQTR)
Watchdog says six committed misconduct or gross misconduct in racist, ableist and other offensive messages on WhatsApp
Six Greater Manchester police officers shared abhorrent" racist, ableist and other offensive messages in a WhatsApp group, an investigation by the police watchdog has found.
Examples included racist comments about people attending Eid celebrations in Manchester, ableist comments about people with autism, and shared photos of medication that appeared to be steroids.
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