Overcome ... youth policing 'tsar' Paris Brown outside police station
BRITAIN'S first-ever ‘youth policing tsar’ broke down in tears today while apologising for her Twitter boasts about sex, drugs and violence.
Seventeen-year-old Paris Brown — who is paid £15,000-a-year for her role as Youth Police and Crime Commissioner in Kent — was overcome with emotion at a press conference at Maidstone Police Station.
She also struggled to contain herself in a TV interview when asked about the tweets, which appeared to attack 'fags', 'pikeys' and 'illegals'.
Wall of shame ... Paris Brown's tweets
She also added comments suggesting violence, claiming in one that she wanted to “f****** cut everyone” before blasting her local PIZZA DELIVERY company.
Brown ranted: “F****** hell why are the people from Direct Pizza so difficult to talk too!! IT IS CALLED ENGLISH. LEARN IT.”
A homophobic slur was directed at the cast of reality show Made In Chelsea when she claimed everyone in it "looks like a f****** fag".
Tears ... Paris Brown is unable to contain her emotions
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And she appeared well aware of her own failings in another, writing: "im either really fun, friendly and inclusive when im drunk or im an anti social, racist, sexist, embarrassing a****** often its the latter."
The account used to make the comments has since been taken down.
Brown apologised in a statement today after facing growing calls to resign from her taxpayer-funded post.
What a tweet ... Paris Brown takes 'selfie' for her twitter feed
She said: “I deeply apologise for any offence caused by my use of inappropriate language and for any inference of inappropriate views.
“I am not homophobic, racist or violent and am against the taking of drugs.
“If I’m guilty of anything it’s showing off and wildly exaggerating on Twitter and I am very ashamed of myself, but I can’t imagine that I’m the only teenager to have done this.”
Emotional ... Paris Brown is comforted by police crime commissioner Ann Barnes
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She went on to claim that her “Hash Brownies” comments were a reference to children’s cartoon series Scooby Doo.
After the tweets were made public, MP Keith Vaz led calls for Brown to step down.
Defence ... Paris Brown at photo call with Ann Barnes
But she has since been defended by her boss Ann Barnes, Kent Police and Crime Commissioner, who said: “I suspect that many young people go through a phase during which they make silly, often offensive comments and show off on Facebook and Twitter.
“I think that if everyone’s future was determined by what they wrote on social networking sites between the ages of 14 and 16 we’d live in a very odd world.”
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