Manchester Police Chief Says Investigating Offensive Speech Is ‘Waste of Time’

Manchester Police Chief Says Investigating Offensive Speech Is ‘Waste of Time’
Undated photo of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) Chief Constable Stephen Watson. GMP/handout via PA
Owen Evans
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One of the most experienced police chiefs in the UK has said that police are “wasting time” investigating when people are offended, days after officers arrested a former veteran at his home for posting a meme on Facebook.

Stephen Watson of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) told The Times of London on Monday that officers have ended up being involved in “stuff which is just not a policing matter,” that is undermining confidence in the forces.
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