BOSS: Stephen Watson THE level of woke policing has passed a high water mark of tolerance from the public - who would rather see officers catch burglars, the new head of England s second largest force has said. Stephen Watson, the new chief constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), believes the public is fed up and that the impartiality of officers could be undermined by responses to campaign groups including actions such as taking the knee or wearing their pins, badges or rainbow shoelaces. On whether he would take the knee in uniform, Mr Watson told The Daily Telegraph: No, I absolutely would not. I would probably kneel before the Queen, God, and Mrs Watson, that s it.
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Stephen Watson, the new chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, believes the public is fed up with seeing virtue-signalling police officers who make their personal views known.
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