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Yep, seems like a tasteless joke (though I found it amusing). But perhaps we should have another thread on how what you write on a website should be sanctionable by your employers...
One of the rules covers bringing the force into disrepute. Posting pictures of yourself and putting up stupid messages on Facebook is one of these rules, at least in my force it is.
Aside from that, why didn't he set his profile to private? The only people who can even see my profile picture have to be accepted as friends, and I'm not stupid enough to write things like the above.
Just can't help themselves can they - Misinform, stir up, lash out, and cover up. If they weren't so inept at it it'd almost be an art...
Yep, seems like a tasteless joke (though I found it amusing). But perhaps we should have another thread on how what you write on a website should be sanctionable by your employers...
Admitting to conspiracy to commit criminal acts of violence against a group of people while in public service, on a publicly available website, is not the same as your employer coming down on you for expressing an opinion.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/may/10/g20-policing-agent-provacateurs
unsurprising and consistent with previous practice but just thought I'd flag this up...
The use of agent provocateurs has a long history in civil protest by authorities keen to justify use of force the world over. We'll have to wait to see what happens...