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Greg Evans
Jul 02, 2020
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An officer who works for Homerton police in East London has been given a warning after using the forces Twitter account to share a message reading "Kicking down doors is probably one of our favourite things."
The tweet, which has since been deleted showed an image of a group of officers breaking down the front door to a house with the accompanying caption:
Kicking down doors is probably one of our favourite things.
Another warrant conducted on #Victoria ward with the assistance of @MSPHomerton @MPSKingsPark @MPSHackneyWick #knockknock #localpolicing.
Despite the tweet being removed it has since gone viral with many people disgusted that a tweet like this was posted by a member of the Metropolitan police. Journalist Owen Jones likened it to to the behaviour of a 'bunch of unhinged gangsters.'
Really great tweet to send if you want to sound like a bunch of unhinged gangsters, @MPSHomerton! (And yes, this is… https://t.co/63xx07QmNI— Owen Jones 🌹 (@Owen Jones 🌹) 1593594215
As a Homerton resident, I find this now deleted tweet very disturbing. This is why defunding the police and ring-fe… https://t.co/Qopm21SonH— my sexuality is dan levy's eyebrows (@my sexuality is dan levy's eyebrows) 1593595489
Unfortunately this is a real tweet sent by Homerton police. It's been deleted now but my god, what can you say? https://t.co/4ZFiCi1Dwk— Soruche Saajedi (@Soruche Saajedi) 1593621117
This is from Homerton Police. Unbelievable. 🙈🙈 https://t.co/Iimmwtq9vK— Atiq G (@Atiq G) 1593617484
I cannot believe this is real. "Kicking down doors is one of our favourite things"?! This is genuine jackboot stuff. https://t.co/hqhtPMMV7g— Marc Burrows (@Marc Burrows) 1593594458
In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said:
We are aware of an inappropriate tweet sent from the @MPSHomerton twitter account. The officer who tweeted this has been given words of advice and the Professional Standards Unit have been made aware. The tweet has now been deleted.
Maybe letting random officers post on Twitter isn't the best idea?
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