@HertsPolice
Have been promoting their special constables including Cherry seen here with sparkly green nails, jewellery and an unusual amount of makeup for a police officer
I posted about it with a link to their uniform policy
Herts police deleted the original post as can be seen here
I also posted this one. Red nails. Even more alarming amount of make up
Discussion ensued - some serious, some funny, but all with the same basic point: does Herts police allow some of its officers to break some of the rules some of the time?
Herts police responded that derogatory comments will not be tolerated and will be deleted
I posted that Herts police can't actually delete people's tweets ...🙄
They deleted their tweet
Herts police replaced the tweet with with one saying derogatory tweets will be reported (to whom..? 🤷♀️)
More discussion ensued. Including @WeAreFairCop reminding then about the recent judgment in Miller v College of Police
Herts Police deleted that tweet
Qs:
- What is HP culture of safeguarding & anti-corruption like if it allows officers to flout rules?
- Are officers who raise issue internally told comments are "derogatory" & "won't be tolerated"?
- Why is HP social media run by people who think they can constrain legal speech?
The nomination of Mary-Ann Stephenson as new chair of the EHRC brought the witch hunters out.
Stephenson has a PhD in equality law. She is Director of the Women’s Budget Group, and has been director of the Fawcett Society, chair of the Early Education and Childcare Coalition and a board member of Coventry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre.
A bunch of charity CEOs (some of whom are part of "Equally Ours" with her) wrote a letter saying darkly she "previously supported views seen at odds with inclusivity for all"
There was a petition accusing her of making "anti-trans statements" and "association with groups advocating for the curtailment of trans people's human rights"
Just taking a look back at what Amnesty International said very confidently to the Gender Recognition Act reform consultation in 2018 (they were advocating for removing all safeguards and controls from getting a GRC)
Giving out more GRCs will not affect anyone else they said.
It would have no effect on the operation of the single and separate sex exceptions in the Equality Act.
None on the occupational requirements exceptions in the Equality Act.
This is what we mean when we say sex matters. It is what the Supreme Court meant when they said you have to be clear about what the different groups are.
It's not a legal nicety. It's not complex. It's not difficult.
It's just basic respect for women's humanity, with common sense.
I am so angry at all the highly paid people failing to do their job, who would not see that it is abusive to allow men into women's changing rooms, toilets and showers.
And even now who are resisting implementing the law. @NotPostingMatt @NHSConfed