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Nov 4, 2022 13 tweets 5 min read Read on X
There's a series of interlinked Discord groups for Britain's cops. You must show policing ID – such as a warrant card – to gain entry.

These groups are packed full of misogyny, racism + homophobia that – quite frankly – makes the recent WhatsApp revelations look tame.🍎
Over the next week or so, I'm going to share excerpts from these groups, which – collectively – have a membership of many hundreds of police officers. And of course, we can be certain they're emergency services workers as they all foolishly flashed their ID to join the group.🍏
The @metpoliceuk has launched a #NotInMyMet campaign to combat misogyny, racism + other forms of discrimination, after Sarah Everard's death at the hands of a serving officer.

Unfortunately, many police officers show huge contempt towards this training on women's safety.🍎 Image
The Discord cops regularly target the head of the National Black Police Association for highlighting racial disparities.

They make several attempts to co-ordinate Twitter pile-ons to his account, in response to his inoffensive, everyday tweets.🍏 Image
I would also like to highlight the Discord cops' lies about me.

Despite their repeated claims, I don't have a husband. I've certainly never dated anyone who got 9 months imprisonment for failing to provide an iPhone passcode.🍎 Image
There have been a mere 2 convictions for this offence since 2015. I've never met the 2 defendants + don't know their names.

But the Internet cops like to portray me as "connected to criminals", so they can "discredit" my drug reform campaigning.🍏
Here are some more lies + nasty comments about me. They call my toddler a "crack baby" + say she consumed meth in the womb, falsely claiming her dad's in jail. Image
Oh dear, seems the Discord police don't like politicians much either.

Is there anyone they actually do like?🍎

FYI, @DC_Police, he's one of your lot + he's said some bad stuff.😉

He's also a staunch Lib Dem. Image
Most of the hatred in these groups is directed at women, black + brown people + LGBT folk.

Here's what they say about a vulnerable girl who was the victim of human trafficking.🍏 Image
Here's the most upsetting post of this thread.

Britain's cops openly joke about the death of black Londoner, Chris Kaba, who was killed by their colleague in the @metpoliceuk.

They even share derogatory memes about Kaba who was about to become a dad.🍎 Image
NB: do note the low-key misogyny whereby this officer uses Katie Price's name in place of his own, with a derisory comment in brackets.

Imagine how you'd feel if the police – Britain's supposed protectors – used your name in such a manner.🍏
These police officers say people who highlight racism are "fucking ridiculous" and "entitled".

Note the casual violence in the first screenshot.🍎 ImageImage
Thank you to the people who helped me access these groups.

Editors: I can provide more info about these Discord groups on request.🍏

#policereform #policebrutality #criminaljustice

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More from @DrRebeccaTidy

Jun 27
🧵The truth about sacked cop PC Lorne Castle + the pattern of violence that’s only just coming to light.

PC Lorne Castle was dismissed from Dorset Police in May after a misconduct panel found he’d used excessive force on a 15-year-old boy.
He was filmed grabbing the teen by the throat + shouting in his face.

The panel found it “disrespectful, unnecessary + aggressive.”

news.dorset.police.uk/news-article/5…
Supporters quickly launched a GoFundMe for Castle, calling him a hero who was “hung out to dry.”

It’s raised over £130,000.

Many donors are serving or former police officers.

But Castle’s troubling history is much bigger than one incident.
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Apr 26
🧵Devon + Cornwall Police failed Claire Chick. And it cost her life.

Claire was a loving mum + grandma + a popular Plymouth Uni lecturer. She reported her ex-husband to police 6 times + said: “I feel he will kill me.”

In Jan 2025, he did.

He got a 27 year sentence yesterday.💔 Image
Claire met Paul Butler in 2022. He initially seemed caring, but then he got controlling + violent.

By 2024, she was really scared + asked him to leave. Then he started stalking her.

It emerged that he had 17 previous convictions for sexual offences + violence.
Claire gave six police statements from Sept to Dec 2024.

- He tracked her car
- He stalked her home + work
- He threatened suicide when she tried to leave
- He promised to financially ruin her by taking half her house + pension

She was desperate + begged police for help.
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Apr 10
🚨Ex-Met Police superintendent Bernie Gravett walked free, with a NOT GUILTY, despite 47 child abuse images on his laptop, sending one in a chat room + LYING to cops in his interview.

Now he's a child sexual exploitation expert in courts + runs the Counter Trafficking Network.🤯 Image
Gravett’s defence was that it was all "research".

He posted about sexual fantasies with underage girls on a child sexual exploitation site to “study the replies.” 🙄
He claimed he was collecting images of child sexual exploitation for a talk in Georgia on trafficking.

There were no drafts for this Georgia talk on his computer though. 🤷‍♀️
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Apr 6
🚨THREAD

The custody sergeant who abused me at Camborne Police Station has just been fired for doing the EXACT same thing to someone else.

Here's what happened to me…
devon-cornwall.police.uk/foi-ai/devon--…
This custody sergeant REFUSED me a solicitor.

He REFUSED me an appropriate adult, even after confirming with the NHS I had OCD + postpartum psychosis + needed my meds.

So, basically, I was left alone + vulnerable with no help. 😔
He booked me in for class B drug supply.

The cops didn’t tell me a suspected offence in my interview.

After walking out, he snatched my paperwork + suddenly said I was being investigated for possession with intent to supply class A drugs.

There was no drugs in my possession.
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Dec 27, 2024
🧵 Blogger Simon Tilley uncovered the truth about Chief Constable Nick Adderley’s fraudulent claims of a Royal Navy career + he was fired from his lucrative job as top cop in 2024.

But what many don’t know is the callous treatment Tilley still endures from Northants Police.
Every single time Tilley made a claim about Adderley or his colleagues, he’d not only get abuse from alleged police on X, but he’d face harassment from uniformed officers knocking on his door + threatening to arrest him for stalking or malicious communication.
With each arrest, Northants Police had the opportunity to seize Tilley’s devices containing his research + confidential communications with accredited journalists.
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Nov 16, 2024
🧵 Trigger Warning – There’s some very distressing Guernsey news + I feel it's important to share.

If you're affected, know you're not alone + now might be the time to speak up.
A top security officer at Guernsey Prison, with decades of service, has been suspended after being named in a suicide note by a suspected child sex offender. This has been ongoing for over 4 weeks.
Another long-serving prison officer has also been suspended due to similar allegations.

Both face accusations of sexual + child sexual abuse.
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