Robyn Williams, Black police superintendent, has won her employment tribunal

[dianebrewster]

Very pleased to hear this - there's so much about this case that is worrying. A senior, decorated, black woman in the Met received a child abuse video in a WhatsApp group. She says she never opened it (I have WhatsApp groups like that, where I don't open random videos). The trial jury didn't believe her (I do) and she was convicted. The Met fired her.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jun/16/black-met-police-chief-wins-her-job-back-after-tribunal-says-sacking-was-unfair

Given how many slaps on the wrist we see given out to white males who actively seek out child abuse online this case just screams misogyny and racism to me.

As a de minimise case insofar as the conduct of the officer is concerned, this case should be held up as the minimum standard of conduct required on ANY police officer. So all those rapist, DV etc policemen should now be weeded out using this case as the minimum standard.

I don't believe for one minute Williams didn't know what was on the video. We're expected to believe her sister was so outraged by this video she sent it to a high ranking Met officer(and 16 random chums) yet never mentioned it again to Williams?.

Of course she knew! She saw the videos thumbnail and read the accompanying message from her sister. Then she text the sister asking her to call her!

What was the accompanying message? Don't say it if it's in any way inappropriate but did it say what the video contents were, was it jokey in tone etc?

The sister's message was 'Sorry had to send this it's so sad that this person would put this out, please post this and let's hope he gets life.'

@nauticant

This is one of those cases that deserves learning the details of before deciding on the rights and wrongs. I'm still in two minds about what I think ought to have been the outcome.

Same here. She knew what she was doing by not reporting. How would you feel if this was your child's image being showed to 17 more strangers.

She shouldn't have lied, and I don't believe she should be a serving officer either.