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We should recruit police like any pastoral role, then maybe we wouldn’t have these vile texts
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Lauren Windle2022-02-02T09:28:00
After a series of racist, misogynistic and violent WhatsApp messages by police officers were released this week, Lauren Windle says we should shift our focus when hiring for the force.
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