Harry the owl visited by police 2

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First thread:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3487853-Harry-the-owl-visited-by-police?pg=1

Harry the Owl on Twitter was first contacted by police for "thought crime" and "retweeting" on 23 January 2019.
twitter.com/HarryTheOwl/status/1088144870991114241?s=09

He was contacted again today with regards to his complaint.
twitter.com/HarryTheOwl/status/1110503943245688832

I stand with Harry.

Oh, for heaven's sake.

He's hurt someone's feelings so he gets a call from the police? Nice to know that the police have so much time on their hands they can do this.

Ffs...

Harry I'm with you...

Fuck...
Police...
State...
Here...
Now.

We are at a point now where we really need to record any interaction with government departments, agencies and public bodies.

Thiis is going to get much much worse before it gets any better.

Massive police overreach. Scary stuff.

It is legal to say that transwomen are not women. How can this be a police matter?

CaptainKirk I agree, but wondered why you mentioned 8 years as a time frame? (apologies if I am being dense)

It is hurtful to TW to say that they are not women, but that surely isn't a police matter?

It is equally upsetting to be told as an actual woman, that 'woman' is merely a feeling and nothing to do with actual biological reality, but I have yet to hear of the police contacting people making those assertions. Is it because they aren't being reported, or is it because they aren't being followed up?

I don't get what they are doing. They know this will be publicised and they know how badly it went for them last time- it destroyed their relationship with the public, who were angry and point blank refusing to help with their public appeals. It's already happening again on their twitter. Utter fools.

wondered why you mentioned 8 years as a time frame

That's about how long it took for the Nazi Party to rise from being a joke, to being in power.

Fuck me, that's horrifying!

I'm starting to feel genuinely scared about the way things seem to be going.

What is wrong with these people?!?

I wish I hadn't asked - I am also feeling genuinely scared about the future

Code of Police Ethics, part 3.1:

You must:
• uphold the law regarding human rights
and equality
• treat all people fairly and with respect
• treat people impartially

www.college.police.uk/What-we-do/Ethics/Documents/Code_of_Ethics.pdf

Breach of the Code is a potentially actionable offence of Harrassment.

Was this a phone call to follow up with a complaint Harry himself made?

A police Officer can now ring someone because their political views ‘upsets’ certain communities?

So will Rachael McKinnon be telephoned about all the disgusting misogynistic comments that upset the female community?

Harry should talk to his MP. This is totally unacceptable.

I want to tweet my support but worried in case they come after those who have done that.

Was this a phone call to follow up with a complaint Harry himself made?

Yes, I’m pretty this was in response to his complaint... which is absolutely unbelievable

What JessicaWakefield said.

When will the police phone everyone who has ever threatened to punch of kill or harm a GC woman (or man) and ask them why they are doing it because it causes offence? Are there enough police officers and enough phones and enough time in the world to do that?

They need some PR lessons, this is not going down well. When even Stephanie Hayden thinks you are out of order maybe it's time to reflect.

This is basically a senior police officer telling a member of the public that he shouldn't express opinions about a proposed law change on which the government has requested public opinion. Scary stuff.

Inspector Wilson needs to be reported to the needs to be reported to the Police Complaints authority.

Humberside Police and Inspector Wilson need to recognise that no human can ever change sex; that there is no such thing as a male brain or a female brain; that people cannot be born in the "wrong* body.

End of.

If Humberside Police has incontrovertible scientific evidence to the contrary on any of those issues above, bring it on!

And maybe, just maybe, Humberside Police should educate itself about autogynephilia? Read Mumsnet pages written by the Trans Widows!

Let me get this right: the police response to his complaint was to tell him off?

Inspector Wilson makes Inspector Clouseau look like an intellectual of the highest order!

Humberside Police makes the Keystone Cops look like a competent police service!