Former officer jailed over messages mocking George Floyd

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Former officer jailed over messages mocking George Floyd

The ex-PC was a serving officer with West Mercia in 2020 at the time of the offences.

Date - 14th June 2022
By - Cachella Smith

Ex-PC James Watts, 32, has today been jailed for 20 weeks after he posted racist memes in a WhatsApp group chat. The “grossly offensive” material was shared to a group chat which included former colleagues at a Warwickshire prison,...

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