By Press Association 2021
Police officers
A third of police officers have been threatened with infection by members of the public claiming to have Covid-19, research suggests.
A survey of around one in 10 rank-and-file officers by the Police Federation of England and Wales found that 30% said at least once during the last six months a member of the public thought to have the virus had threatened to spit at them.
And 32% said someone who they believed to have Covid-19 had threatened to breathe or cough on them.
Police Federation chairman John Apter said the weaponising of Covid-19 was ‘a sad indictment’ of society (Steve Parsons/PA)
CCP Virus ‘Weaponised’ Against UK Police Officers, Survey Finds
Nearly one in three police officers in England and Wales have been threatened with deliberate infection by someone who is believed to carry the CCP virus, survey results show.
“The weaponising of the COVID-19 virus against police officers was revealed to be an emerging threat to health and welfare,” the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW), which conducted the survey, said in a press release.
National @PFEW Chair John Apter reacts to the shocking findings of PFEW Demand, Capacity and Welfare survey
Of the 12,471 respondents to the federation’s 2020 Demand, Capacity, and Welfare survey (pdf), 32 percent reported a member of the public who was believed to carry the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus had purposely threatened to breathe or cough on them, while 24 percent said someone had actually done so.
A third of police officers have been threatened with Covid-19 infection in the past six months A THIRD of police officers have been threatened with infection by members of the public claiming to have Covid-19, new research has suggested. A survey of around one in 10 rank-and-file officers by the Police Federation of England and Wales found that 30 per cent said at least once during the last six months a member of the public thought to have the virus had threatened to spit at them. And 32 per cent said someone who they believed to have Covid-19 had threatened to breathe or cough on them.
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LONG investigations into the actions of police officers can see their mental health plummet and affect their families, the Chairman of Wiltshire Police Federation warned. Mark Andrews believes The Independent Office for Police Conduct, which is in charge of investigating the actions of police officers, needs to be held to account for the “unacceptable” amount of time it can keep officers under scrutiny. Mr Andrews said that while his colleagues have no objection at being held accountable for their actions, the IOPC and its investigators spend too long scrutinising their work - sometimes years. Home Affairs Select Committee MPs are looking into the IOPC’s timescales for investigating police conduct.