Thread by @AamerAnwar, 1/8 thread How convenient- head of Scottish Police Federation on #GeorgeFloyd but [...]

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How convenient- head of Scottish Police Federation on #GeorgeFloyd but next week he’s in court to stop misconduct action after making a joke of #ShekuBayoh death in police custody. SPF are accused by Sheku’s family of smearing a dead man & trying to silence them

1/8 thread How convenient- head of Scottish Police Federation on #GeorgeFloyd but next week he’s in court to stop misconduct action after making a joke of #ShekuBayoh death in police custody. SPF are accused by Sheku’s family of smearing a dead man & trying to silence them

2/8 #LineOfDuty? Scottish Police Federation spent thousands defending itself on misconduct allegation over #ShekuBayoh as well as multiple officers in Whatsapp group exposed over alleged racism & anti-semitism https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/police-scotland-face-massive-costs-23937009.amp

Police Scotland faces massive legal bill as union appeals judicial reviews

The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) is also pushing for an appeal in a third case to be heard by the UK Supreme Court, the UK’s highest court.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/police-scotland-face-massive-costs-23937009.amp

3/8 #ShekuBayoh death in police custody ‘Somebody has lost their life, so anybody who attempts to dehumanise, smear or downplay the seriousness of the matter needs to take a very long hard look at themselves & think twice about what they are doing’ https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/police-chiefs-fight-against-disciplinary-23574775

Police union boss's fight against disciplinary over Sheku Bayoh case tweets

General secretary Calum Steele is understood to have made comments on a social media thread.

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/police-chiefs-fight-against-disciplinary-23574775

4/8 Collette Bell, who was Sheku’s partner & mother of his child said that Steele should be “ashamed of himself” & accused him of making a “joke” of Sheku’s death https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/police-union-boss-misconduct-probe-21352060.amp

Police union boss probed over Sheku Bayoh Twitter jibe

The Scottish Police Federation's Calum Steele is being probed by the force over a comment on social media

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/police-union-boss-misconduct-probe-21352060.amp

5/8 Last Summer during #BlackLivesMatter

SPF issued a grotesque statement which appeared to equate the actions of 1000s of peaceful Scottish protestors with the actions of far-right racist thugs who attacked asylum rights demo as well as police officers https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/lawyer-aamer-anwar-slams-police-22216682.amp

Aamer Anwar slams police federation for comparing protesters to 'racist thugs'

The federation said Nationalists, unionists, 'statue wreckers and statue protectors' are as guilty as each other when it comes to protests during the coronavirus lockdown.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/lawyer-aamer-anwar-slams-police-22216682.amp

6/8 #LineOfDuty ? Scottish Police Federation spent 1000s over 4 years defending 10 police officers from action by @policescotland for allegedly sharing racist & antisemitic WhatsApp messages discovered during investigation into sexual misconduct https://theferret.scot/racist-messages-officers-defence-cost-police-200000/

Police officers' bid to block 'racist' messages punishment cost £200,000

Police officers' attempt to block disciplinary action for allegedly sharing racist and antisemitic WhatsApp messages cost Police Scotland nearly £200,000 in legal fees.

https://theferret.scot/racist-messages-officers-defence-cost-police-200000/

7/8 The Scottish Police Federation that represents frontline police officers has shown a “depressing” refusal to accept the extent of racism, sexism and misogyny in the ranks, former lord advocate Elish Angiolini QC has said https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scottish-police-federation-rejects-elish-angiolinis-racism-report-pwmbpth29

Scottish Police Federation rejects Dame Angiolini’s racism report

The body that represents frontline police officers has shown a “depressing” refusal to accept the extent of racism, sexism and misogyny in the ranks, a former lord advocate has said.Dame Elish

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scottish-police-federation-rejects-elish-angiolinis-racism-report-pwmbpth29

8/8 For far too long there has been a culture of denial of the issue of racism especially by those who represent the rank & file, the Scottish Police Federation #ShekuBayoh

#GeorgeFloydverdict

https://www.thenational.scot/news/18863465.shocking-report-reveals-little-progress-attitude-racism-scottish-police-system/

Shocking report reveals little progress in attitude to racism in Scottish police system

A FORMER Lord Advocate has delivered a devastating indictment of the police complaints system in Scotland which found that attitudes towards racism…

https://www.thenational.scot/news/18863465.shocking-report-reveals-little-progress-attitude-racism-scottish-police-system/

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