Just submitted FOI requests to the UK’s six largest police forces—covering over 64,000 officers—asking how many citizens they’ve visited, warned, or cautioned over speech-related activities since January 2020.
Why? Because of stories like Helen Jones’s...
The 54-year-old grandmother who went viral weeks ago after two Greater Manchester police officers knocked on her door for posting a comment about a local WhatsApp scandal involving Labour councillors.
She broke no law. Police admitted that themselves.
But they still showed up at her door.
She since said she’s too scared to post online ever again. She feels silenced. Intimidated.
The 6 forces contacted: Metropolitan, Greater Manchester, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, Merseyside, and Northumbria.
They've got the statutory 20 working days to respond. Will keep you updated.
Pictured are the police chiefs of those forces...
@TheStarkNakedBrief
Why? Because of stories like Helen Jones’s...
The 54-year-old grandmother who went viral weeks ago after two Greater Manchester police officers knocked on her door for posting a comment about a local WhatsApp scandal involving Labour councillors.
She broke no law. Police admitted that themselves.
But they still showed up at her door.
She since said she’s too scared to post online ever again. She feels silenced. Intimidated.
The 6 forces contacted: Metropolitan, Greater Manchester, West Midlands, West Yorkshire, Merseyside, and Northumbria.
They've got the statutory 20 working days to respond. Will keep you updated.
Pictured are the police chiefs of those forces...
@TheStarkNakedBrief
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