GMP chief divides opinion with call for officers to stop 'virtue-signalling' on social media
GMP Chief Constable Stephen Watson has split opinion after calling for officers to stop 'virtue-signalling' on social media. In an interview with The Times, Mr Watson said his officers should 'get on with being the police because that's what you are paid for'.
The Chief Constable, who is regarded as a 'old school cop' after banning officers from having tattoos visible while on duty, said: "The public genuinely don’t care what I have for breakfast, or what my opinions are on contemporary social issues. I think that we are better served by dishing up to the public the things that they have every right to expect of us.Hs stance has divided opinion among Manchester Evening News readers.
"If the public can see post after post of people getting arrested and stolen property being returned, it will restore faith faster than a non tattooed officer showing up 4hrs later to a 999 call."
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