Daily Mail columnist moans about woman’s police ‘uniform’ – is slammed online

Detective Superintendent Rebecca Smith at press conference yesterday – skin tight navy dress, stilettos, poker straightened hair – whatever happened to a cop uniform! Or is she auditioning for Love Island for midlifers. Show some respect for a missing mother! pic.twitter.com/kTZx9b72vX

— Amanda Platell (@amandajplatell) February 16, 2023

I wouldn’t normally comment on such poor journalism but this is an absolutely disgraceful comment about a professional senior female police colleague – I did wonder what decade I was in ! https://t.co/IVtJW8f2Mo

— HMI Michelle Skeer QPM OBE (@MSkeer_HMI) February 16, 2023

It’s a cocktail frock

— Amanda Platell (@amandajplatell) February 16, 2023

Shocking comment @DailyMailUK by one of your journalists.
1. Detectives don’t wear uniform
2. Smart dress is exactly what she is wearing
3. Nothing worn here impacts on this persons ability to do their job.
4. How about showing respect for a highly qualified individual? https://t.co/2LmT2svKyT

— Andrea Q (@ACQ91) February 16, 2023

It’s difficult enough for women to break that ceiling and hold senior positions without someone criticising their dress sense. If a man had said this we’d call it misogyny. Who cares what she’s wearing. Let’s ensure she can do her job and she does it well. https://t.co/z7Mm5Q8sW9

— Adil Ray OBE (@adilray) February 17, 2023

With such a serious investigation ongoing & a family appealing for help rather than judgment, the ‘reporting’ turns to wardrobe selection! This dedicated and professional officer is out there working through a complex investigation. Misogynistic comments like this have no place https://t.co/BVHmd3L1eI

— CC Amanda Blakeman KPM (@NWP_CCBlakeman) February 16, 2023

Lots of questions for Lancashire Police about it’s communication around the Nicola Bulley case. But what the female officer was wearing shouldn’t be one of them. Who even noticed? And why no comment on what her male colleague wore? https://t.co/Oing41JWiH

— Darshna Soni (@darshnasoni) February 17, 2023

Saddened to see this..there is a lady missing and her family and wider community are desperate to find her…and here we are again..constantly judging and blaming women in senior police roles….we really need a kinder society…for now and the future. https://t.co/NvlTMp9KWU

— Chief Constable Pam Kelly (@GP_CCKelly) February 16, 2023

Perfect example of worst of what has happened in parts of media around the sensitive & complex search for Nicola Bulley

Superintendent Smith is a detective so doesn’t wear uniform. She’s also more on her mind than what a clickbait journalist thinks of her choice of office wear. https://t.co/utmW8Qqmrf

— Andrew Snowden (@A_J_Snowden) February 16, 2023

Jeez! "whatever happened to a cop uniform!" Even if your entire knowledge of policing in the UK was limited to watching one episode of the Sweeney while drunk or hallucinating you'd know detectives don't wear uniform which is why they call the rest of the Plod "uniform" https://t.co/Xeg5SRBOa5

— Meirion Jones (@MeirionTweets) February 17, 2023