Senior Hampshire police officers under fire after hula hooping stunt attracts scorn

Senior police officers from Hampshire who took part in a hula hooping class for International Women's Day have been criticised by serving bobbies.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Mar 2018, 15:15 BST
Updated 10th Mar 2018, 17:29 BST
Hampshire police on International Women's Day Picture: Hampshire Police/ TwitterHampshire police on International Women's Day Picture: Hampshire Police/ Twitter
Hampshire police on International Women's Day Picture: Hampshire Police/ Twitter

Police officer Brian Costello was one of many to criticise the day, and tweeted: ‘There are response cops going 10 hours in a shift and not eating or drinking, looking at this and thinking...?!’

Barrister Alison Gurden tweeted: ‘That’s fantastic.. I’m sure that gives a great morale boost to those officers who are working 70+ hr weeks, no food breaks, R/D cancelled, blue lighting one side of the county to the other on their own...’

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The constabulary also tweeted pictures of the senior officers wearing colourful hats and posing for pictures with student officers.

The force later tweeted: ‘The officers taking part took part in their own free time and the classes were provided at no charge.’