Teen Crime Commissioner In Offensive Tweet Row

Britain's first youth police commissioner is under pressure to step down after it transpired she posted a host of offensive messages on Twitter.

Paris Brown, 17, who took up the post just days ago, wrote homophobic, violent and racist comments on her Twitter account and boasted about getting drunk.

She also condoned violence in a tweet in which she said she was pleased that her brother had thumped someone and "given his tiny little friend a black eye".

The messages were all posted before she took up the one-year post, which is funded with £15,000 of taxpayers' money, for Kent Police last week.

The disclosure of the tweets has prompted Keith Vaz, Chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, to call for her to step down from the post.

In her tweets, the teenager, who turned 17 two days ago, refers to immigrants as "illegals" and gay people as "fags".

In one message she admits "Im (sic) either really fun, friendly and inclusive when Im drunk or Im an anti social, racist, sexist, embarrassing a*******. often its the latter."

Speaking on Sky News' Boulton & Co after her appointment on Friday, Miss Brown said: "Being a young person today you feel like you have got to sort of show that you are growing up, that you are a grown up, even when you are as young as maybe 13 or 14.

"You are growing up at a faster rate in today's time and people might feel I am being patronised or I am being intimidated and that's why the are acting like they are in certain situations."

Paris Brown with her 'boss', the Kent Police Commissioner, Ann Barnes

Another said: "Been drinking since half 1 and riding baby walkers down the hall at work oh my god I have the best job ever haha!!"

In another she wrote: "I really wanna make a batch of hash brownies."

Mr Vaz told the Mail on Sunday: "I am deeply shocked by these disclosures. This individual must be removed from their post immediately. Public money should never be given to anyone who refers to violence, sex, drunkenness and other anti-social behaviour in this offensive manner.

"The Government must now reconsider its point blank refusal to publish a national list of all the appointments made by Crime Commissioners - as requested by my committee.

"The public has a right to know who they are, how they were appointed and their full backgrounds. That is the best way to stop irresponsible and unsuitable people being taken on."

Miss Brown, whose appointment was to be a trail blazer for other Youth Commissioners across the country, reports directly to the newly elected Kent Police and Crime Commissioner, Ann Barnes.

The police and crime commissioners' roles, which command salaries of up to £100,000, have themselves been controversial, largely because they put inexperienced commissioners in charge of the budget, policing and choosing the chief constable.

Mrs Barnes told the Mail on Sunday: "You cannot condone any offensive tweets and I certainly would not accept anything like that now that Paris had been appointed but I wanted somebody for this job who was a typical teenager.

"There is no way I would think of removing her from her post and I am sure Paris will learn from this mistake and be able to move forward to making a success of the role like I know she will."

Miss Brown, who lives with her parents in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey, has a full-time apprenticeship role as an office junior at Kent's Swale Borough Council.

She said she had put off doing A-levels for a year while she undertakes the job as commissioner.

Miss Brown has removed her @vilulabelle account from Twitter following the revelations. She now tweets under an official account.

There was a significant backlash against Miss Brown on Twitter.

Alex Cahill wrote: "Well Paris Brown (@vilulabelle) is a shining example of young people ... "

Paul Davies wrote: "God help us and our police!!!"

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