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A 'woke' police force guide advising against using the term 'policeman' has sparked criticism from Tory MPs and former Met detective Peter Bleksley. Staffordshire Police's guidelines have been described as absurd and nonsensical by critics, who argue that the public wants safer streets and less crime, not linguistic changes. The guidelines also caution against using other common words and phrases, citing potential unlawful discrimination.
Police officers have been told not to say "man up", "OAP", "policeman" and "middle-aged", along with a host of other common words and phrases when dealing with the public as they could be "unlawful discrimination". https://t.co/Qg4YyUEdAX
“Literally what the public want are safer streets and less crime… they don’t want this nonsense!” Emma Woolf hits out at police after officers were told not to use the term ‘policeman’ @EJWoolf | @JJAnisiobi | @thejamesmax https://t.co/YyyeppwZR7
“It's absolutely absurd… these words don’t offend anyone apart from the lunatics on Twitter.” Jonathan Gullis MP says he will “be writing immediately to the Chief Constable" after Staffordshire Police told officers not to use the term ‘policeman.' @TVKev | @JJAnisiobi https://t.co/RfZh5tRhBx
“Wouldn’t it be nice if our police were dedicated to patrolling the streets… rather than this fluffy nonsense?” Former Met detective Peter Bleksley criticises new police guidelines stating that referring to someone as "policeman" could be a potential offence. @PeterBleksley https://t.co/tUCCDmQzxM
'Woke' police force guide that warned its own staff not to use the word 'policeman' or risk breaking the law is slammed by Tory MP https://t.co/J2Zg7OzoyG https://t.co/pS5RCofxoj
'Woke' police force guide that warned its own staff not to use the word 'policeman' or risk breaking the law is slammed by Tory MP https://t.co/wmNZgP4fc8 https://t.co/oJ3Qxkf7SC