Met Officer shared Golliwog meme saying it was 'preview of Meghan Markle's dress' tribunal told

A Met Police officer posted a meme to his colleagues that likened Meghan Markle to a Golliwog, a gross misconduct tribunal heard this afternoon.PC Sukhdev Jeer – along with PC Paul Hefford and former officer Richard Hammond – is accused of sharing racist and offensive messages in a WhatsApp group.They also failed to challenge or report the other members of the chat after receiving the offensive posts, it is claimed.One was of a young boy in a hoodie which was captioned ‘monkey in the jungle’.Another was of a disabled man struggling to walk which was set to the Jurassic Park theme music.A further said ‘Everyone is so politically correct these days. You can’t even say, ‘Black paint,’ you have to say, ‘Tyrone can you please paint that wall?”.All three officers deny that their behaviour amounts to gross misconduct. If it is proven against them, they will be sacked.Vishal Misra, for the Met Police, this afternoon quizzed PC Jeer about a meme which showed the image of a ‘Golliwog’ toy that was captioned: ‘A sneak preview at Meghan’s wedding dress.’Responding to this, PC Jeer said he did not find this funny even at the time.’The fact that someone is out there can create this, that is…
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