Police officer retired alleges that her former department visited her residence following a social media post in which she referred to a transgender activist by their birth name.
In a recent turn of events, retired South Wales Police officer Cathy Larkman found herself under investigation by her former colleagues. The incident stems from a series of social media posts made on platform X in September 2024.
The posts in question, which included 'Fred blocked me' and 'Fred, put that drink down', were directed towards transgender activist Freda Wallace. In an unfortunate turn, Larkman called Wallace by her 'dead' male name, Fred, a practice known as dead-naming, which is considered disrespectful and harmful to transgender individuals.
The visit to Larkman's home by the police was not unexpected, given the ongoing debate about the police's strip-searching policy and the recent arrest of writer Graham Lineham over 'anti-trans' tweets at Heathrow Airport. Larkman expressed concerns that police forces have become 'ideologically captured', arguing that transgender women should not be allowed to strip-search women.
Lynsay Watson, a former transgender police officer, reported Larkman to South Wales Police. Watson, who has a history of calling for criminal investigations of people critical of gender ideology, was fired by Leicestershire Police for gross misconduct in 2023. It is also believed that Watson also reported Lineham to the police.
Larkman believes that the public trust and confidence in the police service is being eroded and destroyed. She stated that the police service is failing the public and the brave officers who sign up to serve. Larkman believes that the police leadership should give officers the confidence to say a firm no to extremists, not capitulate to them.
The investigation into Larkman's actions is ongoing, and the outcome remains to be seen. However, this incident has sparked a wider conversation about the role of social media in policing and the impact of dead-naming on transgender individuals.
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