It is encouraging that the matter was swiftly reported by a work colleague who rightly called out the behaviour.
“The image was bound to cause significant offence, not least within our Black communities. IOPC regional director Catrin Evans yesterday said:
At its conclusion in October we sent our report, which found the officer had a disciplinary case to answer for gross misconduct, to Devon and Cornwall Police. Our investigation began in June 2020 following a referral from the force after one of the WhatsApp group members reported the image to their force manager. The original image was widely reported and showed Mr Floyd as he was laying on the ground in Minneapolis shortly before his death. The altered image inserted a naked adult film actor in the place of a police officer kneeling on the neck of George Floyd. Sgt Jones had sent the image on to a WhatsApp group that included a number of other police officers and staff. The final written warning will remain in place for five years. Sergeant Geraint Jones, 47, who admitted gross misconduct, was found to have breached the professional standards of authority, respect and courtesy, equality and diversity, duties and responsibilities, and discreditable conduct The panel, led by an independent legally qualified Chair, imposed its sanction recently (Wednesday) following a hearing held at Exeter Racecourse. A Devon and Cornwall Police officer has been given a final written warning by a police disciplinary panel for sending a grossly offensive image, a meme relating to George Floyd, following an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation.
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