Yes you are right to a degree... If you are a copper who receives inappropriate messages or over hears something inappropriate and doesn't report it then in the eyes of the Police internal investigation you are just as guilty as the person who sent it. I suppose it's a bit like the joint enterprise law that has been so controversial over the years.

Whether you agree with her conviction or not she has still been convicted by a court of a criminal offence involving child abuse. How on earth she has got her job back is beyond me but hey I think we know the real reason why..

Edited by kennybrowns leftfoot (19 Jun 2021 5.12am)

I concur, something doesn't seem right about all this.

Still, Becky's right, all this nuance isn't afforded to others is it.

There was a woman in Ireland jailed for sex offences when someone maliciously sent her an abusive photo. She opened it and deleted it immediately, but didn't report it. So if you don't like someone....