"Detective Constable Mark Luker of British Transport Police used the word pikey in Whatsapp messages about Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people. In one message, he used the term dags, referencing a scene in the Guy Ritchie film Snatch in which Stephen Graham's character struggles to understand Brad Pitt's character's accent when he mentions dogs, the misconduct panel heard."
"The panel concluded he probably knew the language was offensive to a minority community and ruled it gross misconduct. Mr Luker told the panel that he was one of the first responders to the 2017 terrorist attack on London Bridge and one of his coping mechanisms for dealing with that day involved using humour. He told the panel he did not intent for the word pikey to be offensive."
"On December 31 2024, during a conversation about someone winning a bottle of whiskey which still had a security tag attached, he wrote: Was this a raffle on a certain kind of site? Lots of mobile type homes? Lots of Dags', the panel was told. He then added: You are the MSOC pikey liaison."
Detective Constable Mark Luker of British Transport Police used derogatory terms including "pikey" and "dags" in WhatsApp messages about Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people. Messages referenced a film scene mocking a Gypsy accent and joked about scrap metal, lead roofing and cable to associate theft with the Irish Traveller community. The misconduct panel found the messages deliberate and likely offensive to a minority community, ruling gross misconduct. Mr Luker said he was an early responder at the 2017 London Bridge attack and used humour as a coping mechanism and said he did not intend to be offensive.
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