The behaviour of UK police officers.

[Rolfe]

Context is everything.

 

[Andy_Ross]

A paedophile police officer who told a 14-year-old girl he wanted to "protect" her while he repeatedly sexually abused her has been jailed for 10 and a half years.

Paedophile Norton PC 'preyed upon' 14-year-old girl

Nathan Henderson told his victim he wanted to protect her from "horrible people", a court hears.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Andy_Ross]

A serving police officer has been charged after an investigation into the alleged theft of ammunition at the PSNI training college, the Steeple Campus in Antrim.

The 63-year-old was charged with a number of firearm-related offences including theft of ammunition, possession of ammunition in suspicious circumstances, possession of prohibited ammunition and possessing ammunition without a certificate.

PSNI: Police officer charged with theft of ammunition - BBC News

The officer has been suspended pending the outcome of criminal and misconduct proceedings.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Darat]

Who hasn't taken home the odd bit of stationery from the office?

 

[Dave Rogers]

That's fine as long as it stays stationary.

Dave

 

[Andy_Ross]

Update

Police officer who took seized shotguns home is jailed

A former police officer has been jailed after taking weapons home, including six shotguns that were surrendered to him.

Alan Sharp, an officer since 2001, was sentenced to two years and three months at the High Court in Edinburgh.

He earlier admitted three charges under the Firearms Act and another of wilful neglect of duty.

Police officer who took seized shotguns home is jailed - BBC News

PC Alan Sharp kept six shotguns in a secure unit at his home after a man surrendered them.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Andy_Ross]

Met police face independent inquiry over fears 300 recruits not properly vetted

Home secretary to order special investigation amid concern inadequate checks during hiring spree may pose criminal risk

The recruits may have had substandard or no vetting before joining the Met and gaining police powers. Vetting is supposed to weed out applicants with criminal convictions, cautions or criminal associations or where their integrity is at risk because of debt.

Met police face independent inquiry over fears 300 recruits not properly vetted

Home secretary to order special investigation amid fears inadequate checks during hiring spree may pose criminal risk

www.theguardian.com

 

[Darat]

Lessons have been learnt...

 

[Andy_Ross]

Again

 

[malbui]

Three hundred one bad apples.

 

[ohms]

Two serial rapists were among 131 officers and staff in the Metropolitan Police who committed crimes or misconduct after they were not properly vetted, a review has found.

Rapists among Metropolitan Police officers not properly vetted

David Carrick and Cliff Mitchell were among 131 Met staff who were not vetted properly, a report finds.

www.bbc.co.uk

Basically, in a rush to increase numbers and secure extra funding, they didn't bother carrying out proper checks.

 

[malbui]

Two serial rapists were among 131 officers and staff in the Metropolitan Police who committed crimes or misconduct after they were not properly vetted, a review has found.

Rapists among Metropolitan Police officers not properly vetted

David Carrick and Cliff Mitchell were among 131 Met staff who were not vetted properly, a report finds.

www.bbc.co.uk

Basically, in a rush to increase numbers and secure extra funding, they didn't bother carrying out proper checks.

But it's one bad apple and robust processes are in place to make sure it doesn't happen again.

 

[Darat]

Lessons have been learnt...

 

[smartcooky]

Yet another scandal has hit the Metropolitan Police

As if their continual over-the-top policing of hurty words, their lack of action against actual criminals such as burglars and shoplifters, and their cover up of the rape gangs wasn't scandalous enough, we now find out that the vetting of recruits has allowed convicted criminals to serve as police officers.

UK's Met police failed to properly vet thousands of officers

London's Metropolitan Police hired more than 5,000 police officers and staff without required background checks between 2018 and 2023, Britain's interior ministry said on Thursday, launching an independent inquiry to find out what went wrong.

www.reuters.com

Rapists among Metropolitan Police officers not properly vetted

David Carrick and Cliff Mitchell were among 131 Met staff who were not vetted properly, a report finds.

www.bbc.com

'Dereliction of duty': Met Police relaxed vetting to meet recruitment targets

Thousands of officers and staff were hired or retained without proper checks, with more than 130 going on to commit misconduct or crimes.

news.sky.com

 

[Darat]

You seem to be getting your police forces mixed up. But that aside I am sure lessons have been learned, it was only 113 bad apples, and there is no systemic issues in the force.

 

[smartcooky]

You seem to be getting your police forces mixed up.

Really? All three links were about the Met, and I was talking abut the Met. What have I mixed up?

But that aside I am sure lessons have been learned

Since they haven't been learning lessons for the last decade, I have no confidence they will learn them now.

it was only 113 bad apples, and there is no systemic issues in the force.

Only 113 slipped past the shoddy vetting? My, my, how standards have fallen then. Used to be a time when you could count bad coppers over a decade on your fingers.

 

[Darat]

...snip...

Only 113 slipped past the shoddy vetting? My, my, how standards have fallen then. Used to be a time when you could count bad coppers over a decade on your fingers.

First of all you missed my sarcasm, but to the highlighted absolutely not the case - the Met has been riddled with the proverbial "one bad apple" i.e. corrupt and criminal officers for literally generations. It's why I have said it needs to be completely disbanded and a new police force created, the barrel is bad, putting good apples in just spoils the good apples.

We have documented corruption in the Met that goes back to the 19th century, in my lifetime we have had Operation Countryman, from the Wikipedia article :

As the investigation proceeded, it began to emerge that the corruption was not limited to "a few bad apples" within the forces but was "historically and currently endemic" and "widespread throughout the hierarchical command rather than confined to those below the rank of sergeant. ⁶"​

​

Every single time anything like an independent inquiry or report looks into the Met it reveals the corruption from top to bottom. As I said in another 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.

 

[Andy_Ross]

The Sweeney and Z-Cars were set against the background of Operation Countryman and other corruption investigations.

There was outrage in the press over the portrayal of some corrupt police officers. Cozy Dixon of Dock Green is what people wanted to see

 

[Darat]

The Sweeney and Z-Cars were set against the background of Operation Countryman and other corruption investigations.

There was outrage in the press over the portrayal of some corrupt police officers. Cozy Dixon of Dock Green is what
people wanted to see

And believe in. Sadly it was never the case.