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The officer also tried for 'with intent'. But I can't remember what the magistrate said about that bit. On the one hand it's great that a gay policeman can be open and that his colleagues support him when he wants to go to court to defend his right not to have homophobic slurs thrown at him. On the other hand the officer was guilty of wrongful arrest, assault, sexual assault and perjury. (The homophobic slur was said after the sexual assault.)
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Well that was an unexpected twist. Are slurs acceptable depending on context? 🤔
Glad the bad cop lost his donuts. (I misread, thought the cop was found guilty too)
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guilty of
but prosecuted for?
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On the one hand it's great that a gay policeman can be open and that his colleagues support him
When my brother joined the police in rural NI 20-odd years back, he was among a number of openly gay cops in the station. An enlightened lack of homophobia aside, however, they (including him) were uniformly racist, violent and sociopathic, and very boastful about these attributes.
Muc-ed-off
hippy
kl
The openly gay officer was probably slightly aggravated by it but knew the threshold for it being a crime was distress. Given that the phrase is a homophobic slur, it’s hard to feel sympathy for the convicted.