Policewoman sacked after sharing vile racist Facebook posts that labelled gypsies as ‘f***ing scumbags’
PC Jeanette Cadden had a 13-year career with Avon and Somerset Constabulary
A POLICEWOMAN has been sacked after she shared a vile racist Facebook post describing gypsies as "f***ing scumbags".
PC Jeanette Cadden who had a 13-year career with Avon and Somerset Constabulary, was found guilty of gross misconduct after a member of the public alerted her bosses to the posts on the private social media account.
One post Cadden shared read: "Ex-serviceman living in a car. Share if you think he should be housed before any refugees."
Another said: "Social houses in Britain should be for British born only, share if you agree."
Cadden shared CCTV footage purporting to show two women stealing a charity box, which said: "The two Romanian gypsies pelted with eggs yesterday are at it again, this time stealing a charity box."
Beneath it, she wrote: "F***ing scumbags - Bring on Brexit."
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PC Jeanette Cadden received a commendation in 2015 for her actions in saving a suicidal woman who was about to jump from the Avon Gorge.
Another post Cadden shared read: "Migrants will be charged by A&E: Foreigners to be filled for emergency treatment."
The hearing found that PC Cadden had not acted impartially and had shown negative and discriminatory views about certain demographic groups.
A misconduct panel, led by independent chair Stephanie Beazley, said: "Her sharing was ill-judged, as were her comments.
"We have given very careful consideration as to whether public confidence in the police service can be restored and maintained if PC Cadden remains a police officer, and our view is that it cannot.
"The damage to the public's perception of her specifically, and the police service in general has already been done.
Cadden was dismissed without notice at the Avon and Somerset Constabulary headquarters in Portishead, North Somerset, in December.
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