A GERMAN supporter of Scottish independence who has been the subject of racist trolling on social media has said she is overwhelmed by the response to a post about the issue. Franziska Feist, who lives in Berlin but has been an SNP member for five years, said she has been “openly attacked” on pro-Yes pages as “some people can t handle it that a non-Scot supports Scottish independence”. Posting on the Hands Around Scotland Facebook page, which has nearly 16,000 members, Feist said: “Supporting Scottish independence can be really thrilling . “After openly attacking me on several pages, now the tactics were changed to writing me weird messages. Seems like some people can t handle it that a non-Scot supports Scottish independence. And when there is nothing left to say, they roll out the Nazi bin.
DOZENS of Scots police officers have been arrested for domestic abuse offences over the past two years, figures show. Data obtained by The Herald shows 31 officers were investigated for emotional or physical abuse towards a partner over a period of 28 months - more than one a month. Of those investigated, 27 were charged by Police Scotland. The data covers arrests from January 1 2019 to April 27 this year, taking in successive lockdowns, a time when offences are said to have escalated. Experts said victims of police crimes can experience added difficulties in reporting crimes. A major published in 2018 by the The Bureau of Investigative Journalism found police partner abusers had exploited their position to avoid arrest.