The Political Police (part 2) and a Brilliant Letter

Oct 30, 2018 by

by David Robertson, theweeflea:

The politicisation of the police is something that we should all be worried about.  It is clear yesterdays article , The Political Police and the Slide to an Authoritarian State,  that there are some groups and political causes that are being promoted and favoured by the police – they are encouraging these groups to report hate crimes, and dissuading others from doing so.  The only reason for this is not to promote justice or uphold the law (surely the primary if not sole function of the police) but to promote a particular political agenda.  Let me give two examples.

44950316_10156892382529445_6287987715124232192_nTake this tweet from North Ayrshire police – this is an official tweet.  I think it is perfectly fine for an individual or a political organisation to post this twee tweet – but the police?   Does this not smack of trying to curry favour with the governing party?  Since when did the police become the mouthpiece for government and party political propaganda?

I have no doubt that WhoCares? Scotland is a worthy organisation and that it is a good thing to support them.  But is it the business of the police to waste time tweeting the thoughts of the First Minister?  Whats next? The Little Blue Book?!

 

Screenshot 2018-10-30 at 10.54.45And then what about the use of police officers and equipment to promote particular political causes?  Are the police supporting the 1-2% of the population that profess to be LGBT because they really do so, or because they are virtue signalling and trying to show how much they ‘care’?    Given that it is surely the duty of the police to treat all equally can we look forward to police cars covered in crosses or other Christian symbols, given that over 50% of the population profess to be Christian?  Can we expect several hundred officers to be trained in supporting the Christian community and recognising religious harassment?  Will the police be going into schools and telling pupils not to call those who go to SU groups or church ‘bible bashers’?  Will the police and teachers receive Christian diversity training? Yes it is the duty of the police to protect LGBT people from law breakers, harassment and trouble – just as it is their duty to uphold the law for us.  But do they need to waste precious resources virtue signalling for their political masters?

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