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| Officers reprimanded over e-mail | Officers reprimanded over e-mail |
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| A "racist" e-mail has resulted in 100 Hertfordshire police officers and civilian staff being disciplined. | A "racist" e-mail has resulted in 100 Hertfordshire police officers and civilian staff being disciplined. |
| Fifteen of the most senior officers and staff were given formal reprimands, or the civilian equivalent, for distributing the visual message. | Fifteen of the most senior officers and staff were given formal reprimands, or the civilian equivalent, for distributing the visual message. |
| The e-mail, originating from the US, shows a black man being decapitated on railings after a pursuit by police. | |
| Detective Chief Constable Simon Ash said the "inappropriate image" could be perceived as being racist. | |
| The series of images, which show the pursued man being decapitated after jumping from a flyover, is entitled "Do not run from the police". | |
| Disappointed by conduct | Disappointed by conduct |
| Hertfordshire Police mounted a five-month long "robust" investigation into the distribution of the e-mail, under the supervision of the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | Hertfordshire Police mounted a five-month long "robust" investigation into the distribution of the e-mail, under the supervision of the Independent Police Complaints Commission. |
| A total of 400 officers and staff at the force received it, 300 of whom deleted it. However, it was circulated by the other 100. | A total of 400 officers and staff at the force received it, 300 of whom deleted it. However, it was circulated by the other 100. |
| I don't think a robust enough sanction has been taken against the officers concerned, especially the supervisory ones Keith Jarrett, President of the Black Police Association | |
| Of those, 15 were in "supervisory roles". Eight police officers were given a formal reprimand and seven police staff handed final written warnings. | Of those, 15 were in "supervisory roles". Eight police officers were given a formal reprimand and seven police staff handed final written warnings. |
| Deputy Chief Constable Simon Ash said: "I am disappointed by the conduct of officers and staff who distributed this inappropriate image that some people may have perceived as being racist. | Deputy Chief Constable Simon Ash said: "I am disappointed by the conduct of officers and staff who distributed this inappropriate image that some people may have perceived as being racist. |
| "Through this investigation we have been able to clearly re-state the high standards of conduct required from everyone who works for us - this is no less than our public should expect and demand of us." | "Through this investigation we have been able to clearly re-state the high standards of conduct required from everyone who works for us - this is no less than our public should expect and demand of us." |
| Alicia Moore, of Hertfordshire's Black Police Association, said the disciplinary sanctions were "appropriate". | Alicia Moore, of Hertfordshire's Black Police Association, said the disciplinary sanctions were "appropriate". |
| "We see this outcome as an opportunity for us all to learn from the investigation and to be able to move on," she said. | "We see this outcome as an opportunity for us all to learn from the investigation and to be able to move on," she said. |
| President of the Black Police Association Keith Jarrett said disciplinary action should have gone further. | President of the Black Police Association Keith Jarrett said disciplinary action should have gone further. |
| "I don't think a robust enough sanction has been taken against the officers concerned, especially the supervisory ones," he said. | "I don't think a robust enough sanction has been taken against the officers concerned, especially the supervisory ones," he said. |
| "It is, at best, disrespectful to the black people that live in Hertfordshire." |