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The behaviour of UK police officers.

Andy_Ross said:
So disorganised he kept illegal guns at home and fudged the licence procedures for people.
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Which speaks to poor supervision of someone who was not up to the job. Keeping track of 40 applications and renewals at the same time, is hard work. I could have a 100 mile round trip, to take a surrendered gun to the office I worked in. Once a year, we would take a van, with around 100 guns, to be destroyed, which was a 250 mile round trip.

He deserves to be dismissed, his actions were that bad, but to send him to prison, is a technicality based on the Firearms Act, which is severe on illegal possession. But he posed no danger to the public, he was being incompetent/lazy/stupid.
 
Nessie said:
Which speaks to poor supervision of someone who was not up to the job. Keeping track of 40 applications and renewals at the same time, is hard work. I could have a 100 mile round trip, to take a surrendered gun to the office I worked in. Once a year, we would take a van, with around 100 guns, to be destroyed, which was a 250 mile round trip.

He deserves to be dismissed, his actions were that bad, but to send him to prison, is a technicality based on the Firearms Act, which is severe on illegal possession. But he posed no danger to the public, he was being incompetent/lazy/stupid.
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Circling the wagons here Nessie. If he can't be arsed applying the law of the land to himself.......
 
I still think it was the act of a police officer who could not cope with the work load, rather than a cop who was a criminal.
 
If you break the law, you're a criminal. Imagine using that excuse for someone who breaks the law in a different context. Say someone who can't cope with his workload as an accountant and therefore does something which amounts to embezzlement. Would we say, he's not a criminal, poor guy just couldn't cope?
 
Good. I remember reading about that case in detail at the time. The gloss the school put on the parents' behaviour was way over the top compared to what actually happened and what they actually did, and the whole thing was beyond outrageous.
 
The police need to get better at telling people to grow a pair and not to try and use them to bully other people they disagree with.
 
catsmate said:
Police officers threatened borstal releasees for complaining about rape.
www.theguardian.com

‘Possibly the most prolific sex offender in British history’: the inside story of the Medomsley scandal

At a youth detention centre in north-east England, the paedophile Neville Husband raped and assaulted countless boys. Why was his reign of terror allowed to go on – and why hasn’t there been a public inquiry?
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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This illustrates why I keep bringing up Medomsley whenever we discuss institutionalised child abuse (physical or sexual). It initially didn't get much traction outside the North East and even not much up here, as, well, it was young offenders, so who cares?
 
Presumably it was a lifestyle choice the boys oh sorry "young men" made.

I hadn't realised this report wasn't done with the power to compel testimony. That the governor at the time hasn't faced charges given what has been revealed is beyond terrible.
 
catsmate said:
Four police officers facing investigation over the Harshita Brella debacle.

www.theguardian.com

Northamptonshire police officers face misconduct hearings over Harshita Brella case

IOPC says four officers may have breached standards in handling of abuse claims by Brella, 24, found dead last year
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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Same old same old.


Assistant chief constable Emma James said the force would also review the IOPC’s report “thoroughly to understand the issues raised and will seek to implement any recommendations that improve the quality of service we provide”.​
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The IOPC said its investigation also found potential learnings for Northamptonshire police’s domestic abuse investigation unit, which is being reviewed.​

I am sure the lessons have been learned. Again it's just like I described in the UK Rape Gang thread:

And as stories, reports and inquiries keep showing the police forces remain unchanged, they have simply got better at PR and can shove appropriately trained media savvy "spokespersons" in front of the cameras. The chief constables have got skilled at mouthing the correct platitudes, of promising change, telling us lessons have been learned, that these are historical failings, that it is all different now.​

I see we now have a "Derrick Campbell, the director of engagement at the IOPC"
 
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