{"id":1232932,"date":"2022-01-23T10:37:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T15:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1232932"},"modified":"2022-01-23T10:38:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-23T15:38:07","slug":"british-police-forces-lgbt-network-unveils-creepy-cow-mascot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-police-forces-lgbt-network-unveils-creepy-cow-mascot\/","title":{"rendered":"British Police Force&#039;s LGBT+ Network Unveils Creepy Cow Mascot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbritish-police-forces-lgbt-network-unveils-creepy-cow-mascot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1232932&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FJsjUE3X0AQ7xsy-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The Merseyside Police force\u2019s LGBTQ+ Network has drawn criticism over a post on social media apparently promoting a new cow mascot rather than tackling violent crime in Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>The LGBT+ Network, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merseyside.police.uk\/police-forces\/merseyside-police\/areas\/careers\/join-us\/diversity-and-supporting-our-staff\/\">founded<\/a> by the Merseyside Police in 2001, stated mission goal includes \u201cpromoting inclusion, supporting colleagues, enabling dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The police force described the network as comprising of \u201cpeople from across the organisation. We offer networking opportunities, confidential support and we strive towards an inclusive workplace where we can all be our true selves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, a social media account for the&nbsp;LGBT+ Network shared an image of a socially distanced and masked \u201ccatch up\u201d with members from the Greater Manchester Police Pride Network, Lancashire Police, Cumbria Police\u2019s Equality and Diversity department, the LGBTQ+ Group at the National Crime Agency (NCA),&nbsp;and the organisation for LGBT+ History Month, which is celebrated in February in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The post, which featured rainbow and transgender flags, also showed police staff donning rainbow ID card lanyards. In the picture, the representatives were inexplicably gathered around what appears to be a cow (or possibly a dog) mascot.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not able to get together as often as we wish however it doesnt stop our plans for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LGBTHM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LGBTHM<\/a> <br \/>Had positive catch up with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GMPPrideNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GMPPrideNetwork<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PoliceEquality?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PoliceEquality<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LancsPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LancsPolice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQIA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQIA<\/a> network this week too.. lovely to have <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCA_Embrace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCA_Embrace<\/a> with us \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lgbthm2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#lgbthm2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/westandtogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#westandtogether<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4x5ZBrdZIh\">pic.twitter.com\/4x5ZBrdZIh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Merseyside Police LGBT+ (@MerpolLGBT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MerpolLGBT\/status\/1484819337055715329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response to the strange post, former London Assembly Member&nbsp;Peter Whittle <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prwhittle\/status\/1485170774604488707\">said<\/a>: \u201cDespite appearances, this is not a publicity lineup for some new sitcom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reclaim Party deputy leader Martin Daubney <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MartinDaubney\/status\/1484959707513212938\">said<\/a>: \u201cDo you remember when coppers filled you full of fear, and automatically commanded default respect? Looking at these LGBT zealots, it feels like a distant memory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former police officer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/21\/former-cop-harry-miller-wins-legal-victory-against-uks-orwellian-non-crime-hate-incidents\/\">Harry Miller<\/a>\u2018s anti-woke censorship group Fair Cop&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeAreFairCop\/status\/1484934512173846539\">wrote<\/a>: \u201cThe cops of [<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Merseyside Police LGBTQ+ Network]&nbsp;<\/span>reveal their latest recruit in the war against people saying naughty things.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rather than pledging to tackle violent crime, the Merseyside Police force have released a video in which officers promised to &#8220;promote pronoun awareness&#8221; and &#8220;gender-neutral terms&#8221; for yet another LGBT Pride weekend <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iu3FzjXmCD\">https:\/\/t.co\/iu3FzjXmCD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1421463029594656771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Merseyside Police have previously come under criticism for their work campaigning. In February of last year, for example, the police force was ridiculed after officers roamed around a car park with a van featuring an electronic billboard that read \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/02\/22\/being-offensive-is-an-offence-uk-police-mocked-for-hate-crime-awareness-event\/\">Being Offensive is an Offence<\/a>\u201d during a so-called \u201chate crime awareness event\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The police force was later forced to admit that being offensive is not actually an offence under British law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA message on an advan and social media this weekend by the Local Policing Team on the Wirral [account] to encourage people to report hate crime although well-intentioned was incorrect and we apologise for any confusion this may have caused,\u201d&nbsp;Superintendent Martin Earl said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>In July of last year, during Liverpool\u2019s LGBT Pride weekend, the force released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/07\/31\/uk-police-pledge-to-promote-pronoun-awareness-in-cringe-video-for-yet-another-pride-weekend\/\">video<\/a> featuring officers promising to \u201cpromote pronoun awareness\u201d, \u201cuse gender-neutral terms\u201d, and to \u201cincrease inclusivity by challenging negativity in all its forms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many have questioned why the police force is spending taxpayer money on such initiatives while Merseyside is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/violent-attacks-happen-every-ten-20665479\">plagued by violent attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Kurt Zindulka on Twitter here <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KurtZindulka\">@KurtZindulka<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Merseyside Police force\u2019s LGBTQ+ Network has drawn criticism over a post on social media apparently promoting a new cow mascot rather than tackling violent crime in Liverpool. 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