1/8 thread
How convenient- head of Scottish Police Federation on #GeorgeFloyd but next week heâs in court to stop misconduct action after making a joke of #ShekuBayoh death in police custody. SPF are accused by Shekuâs 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
3/8 #ShekuBayoh death in police custody âSomebody 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 doingâ https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/police-chiefs-fight-against-disciplinary-23574775
4/8 Collette Bell, who was Shekuâs partner & mother of his child said that Steele should be âashamed of himselfâ & accused him of making a âjokeâ of Shekuâs death 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

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/
7/8 The Scottish Police Federation that represents frontline police officers has shown a âdepressingâ 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
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/

