Sky News has seen evidence of the content of messages on a device that was handed to the force 18 months ago.
Police in West Yorkshire say they are investigating a serving officer over allegations he shared racist and misogynistic content in a WhatsApp group with colleagues. Sky News has seen evidence of the content and messages on a device that was handed to the force 18 months ago. The officer's ex-wife said she understood that West Yorkshire Police has not looked at the content even though she sent it screenshots earlier this year.
The ex-wife of the West Yorkshire officer said: 'Why is one force being treated differently to another? 'It made me distrustful of police in general, because I was thinking if this is what police officers are like, if this is their humour, how do you depart from that mindset in work? 'When you're having conversations like this or sending these things around between other officers, how can you remain unbiased in situations and have the integrity to do the right thing? You...
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