Police officer sacked for scathing Twitter tirade about Just Stop Oil protesters
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A police officer was sacked for a scathing Twitter tirade about Just Stop Oil protesters after claiming they had a "mental health condition". Merseyside Police Inspector Ross Meredith, who served in the police force for nearly three decades, posted derogatory and ableist comments that were found to amount to gross misconduct following a hearing earlier this month.
The police force received information expressing concern about the former' officer's Twitter, now X, account on April 2, 2024. He was told to remove the posts, but just two months later further information revealed there were still three "unacceptable" pieces material on his account, Liverpool Echo reported.
The hearing heard that on July 7 2023 he posted on his X account in response to a comment from Just Stop Oil's official account: "Each pathetic protest results in fewer people supporting their cause. This evil cult are so dim they simply don't realise the futility of their tantrums. The government doesn't care about orange JSO r****** [this ableist word was written in full in the actual post] hurting normal people.".
On May 13 of the same year, he posted another response below a comment from Just Stop Oil concerning arrests by the Metropolitan Police: "You've lost the argument. All you ever do is harass & disrupt normal people & hinder the important chapters in their lives. Those in power view you as nothing more than dog dirt in the grooves of a shoe. Stop acting like spoilt special needs kids & stop wearing oil-based tabards.".
