Police officer 'with gay friends' keeps job after bodycam records homophobic slur PC Daniel Wiffen told a disciplinary hearing he "had gay friends" and was "devastated" about his use of the word 05:00, 11 MAY 2021 A Merseyside PC was handed a final written warning after being recorded using homophobic language (Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo) A Merseyside Police officer was handed a final written warning for using a homophobic slur after arresting a drunken man in the street. PC Daniel Wiffen was recorded on his own body-worn camera warning a colleague "you just need to keep an eye on him cos the cuffs keep slipping off cos this skinny f****** f**".