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How I discovered my partner was an undercover police officer sent to spy on me (www.independent.co.uk)

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Kate Wilson won a legal battle against the Metropolitan Police after discovering her long-term boyfriend was an undercover officer

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[–] hedhoncho@lemm.ee 88 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

This is one of my fears. I can’t imagine the betrayal and lack of ethics. I can’t imagine a person who would sell their souls to date someone they hate like this. Just thinking about it ugh! I’m in a community with a bunch of degenerates and sometimes I’ve dated guys who just seem to be lying through their teeth that they like me. I stopped frequenting their bars. Doesn’t help when the photographer at events is an undercover cop. I’m not the one in biker gangs but I stopped going because of all the fake suspicion. Still I’d need soooooo much therapy. I hope she got a huuuuge settlement.

[–] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Maybe not as huge as it should be but

In 2021, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) ordered the Met Police and NPCC to pay a total of £229,471 to Ms Wilson “by way of just satisfaction for the breaches of her human rights”

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I hope a sincere apology was included in that as well.

[–] Tweak@feddit.uk 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

They were required to apologise also, although sincerity cannot be ensured.

Edit: Or rather, the Met police and NPCC have apologised, it seems like the officer has not and generally shows no remorse.

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