Sergeant Geraint Jones, 47, allegedly shared the altered image of Mr Floyd's arrest in a WhatsApp group that included a number of other police officers and staff. A police officer will face a trial accused of sharing an allegedly ''grossly offensive'' image of George Floyd. 19th March 2021 See SWNS story SWPLfloyd. Sergeant Geraint Jones arrives at the Plymouth Magistrates Court in Devon. They included comments about the Prime Minster's adviser Dominic Cummings driving to Durham during the coronavirus pandemic. Members of the WhatsApp group had previously shared other jokes and images between themselves. They included him next to Donald Trump when announcing a financial package and pushing Captain Sir Tom Moore in a wheelchair while he raised money for the NHS.
Similar photoshopped memes of Wardy Joubert III had appeared on the internet before Jones shared his. Jones was not responsible for creating it and had received it from somebody else before forwarding it. The court was told the meme probably originated in the United States. "The prosecution case is that at the time Jones would have been aware of the risk and it was liable to cause gross offence to black and ethnic minorities in the community," he said. Mr Bremridge said such an image sent at the time it was by a serving police officer could have caused offence to black and ethnic minorities in the community. The courts produce plenty of news - and you can keep up to date with cases in our dedicated Facebook group. Two members of the group responded with laughing emojis but one reported Jones to superiors and an investigation was launched. The image had no caption and, the prosecution said, formed no part of the ongoing conversation. What had been the knee of the police officer had been replaced by the penis of a black male porn star." Sat on top of him was a black male porn star. Mr Lee Bremridge, prosecuting said: "The image was one of George Floyd on the ground behind a police car in the moments before he died. The group was intended as a conversation space for Jones and colleagues to arrange social events.Īt 8pm on May 30 Jones sent an image in response to a 'Works Social' invitation to attend a boat trip. The trial was told Jones was part of a private messaging WhatsApp group called 'Works Social', the members of which comprised six other serving police officers, a retired policeman and a civilian member of staff. He is charged with sending by means of a public electronic communications network, an image that was grossly offensive, an offence contrary to section 127 of the Communications Act 2003.
George Floyd, who died in police custody in the US
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