Morning edition: Cops with PTSD called ‘broken biscuits’ and ‘f***wits’ by u nion bosses, parli hears

Email Female SAPOL officers were denigrated and called “menopausal and histrionic” while a suicidal cop’s wife was turned away by the union in stunning claims levelled under parliamentary privilege.

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