@Brefugee sorry to say @reluctantadmissions (because i was a woman in uniform, a different one to yours but the male behaviour was sometimes similar) that if you are not now flagging up every single dubious whatsapp comment in a group you're in, every comment when you are with colleagues on or off duty, etc etc, you are part of the problem.
We are beyond us having to hear, after the fact, that you lot just let it all slide. You are being held to higher standards than the general public. I know offices on and offline who are bleating about how unfair that is. But it is fair. You hold a position in society that REQUIRES those standards to be higher. And for you all to adhere to them at all times. And not allow your fellow officers to fall short.
There is nothing in your above response that I disagree with. Again you have reason to believe what I say but I DO agree we are held to a higher standard. I DO believe it is long overdue and it is fair and right and the we must police the police the same as everyone else. I do not have any spurious WhatsApp groups nor have I been part of any for a long time. I can't steal you I have never seen a bad message or group chat but I can tell you I have left those groups immediately . It was many years ago at the start of my career when I sadly didn't feel able to call it out more than that.
I am in a fortunate position right now where I love my job and really feel like I am helping vulnerable victims. I don't work the front line. I am trying to be part of the solution. I loathe what those awful men did AND am as angry as you that they were facilitated by the met or their force.