Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police Stephen Watson tells officers 'get on with being the police because that’s what you are paid for'
The chief constable of Greater Manchester Police says officers must cease “virtue-signalling” on social media and get on with the job they are paid to do.
The chief constable, who is seen as an ‘old school’ police chief after banning his officers from having tattoos visible while on duty, told The Times: “Using social media, in these very contested times, requires a particular skill. And it’s a skill that we do not have. So for the most part, regardless of our intentions, we tend to use social media badly."He continued: “And actually, reaching out to communities is all too often perceived as virtue signalling.
Mr Watson was praised by the Home Secretary earlier this month, with Suella Braverman saying he “rejects woke policing”. She added at the joint annual conference of the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners on November 9: “The way to ensure public confidence in the police is to focus on getting the basics right.
Ms Braverman added: “Our police officers’ time is precious and the public want the police to be tackling crime, not debating gender on Twitter.”
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