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Cressida Dick finally gone....


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By dedalus - 10 Feb 22 10:11 PM

Cressida Dick is probably the most useless Met Leader in history with a string of failings as long as your arm. Perhaps uniquely she has managed to antagonise both the left and right with the numerous cock ups under her watch.

Her failings include but are probably not limited to: Jean Charles de Menezes, Operation Midland fantasist/Carl Beech, Extinction Rebellion protests, Sarah Everard murder and vigil, The Daniel Morgan inquiry, The Euros Wembley Final, the Sue Gray report.

And that's before we get some of the worst rates of violent crime we've ever seen in London and the levels of racism, sexism and homophobia which appear to be rampant within the force and a culture which resulted in, for example, police photographing and sharing the pictures of murder victims on WhatApp.

If leaders are held responsible for the culture set on their watch and held responsible for the failings of their organisation you have to wonder how on earth she had her contract recently renewed.
Better late than never.... 
By dedalus - 17 Feb 22 10:41 AM

punter99 - 16 Feb 22 11:36 AM
It's not just the Met.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-55586420

The uncovering of all these police whatsapp groups has revealed what they are really like, behind the mask of respectability. They want us to believe it's just a few 'bad apples', but in reality they have a toxic culture, which emphasies toughness and encourages a lack of empathy for victims. They also have a heavy drinking culture.

The thing that really makes me laugh, is that the PPU officers, who worked alongside people like Wayne Couzens, cannot spot the signs of risk in other police officers. If an SO used 'offensive' language, or displayed any hint of anger, or hostility towards women, for example, then the PPU would treat them as a high risk, who needs intensive monitoring. But if their fellow police officers use the exact same language, then they say it's "just banter" and nothing to worry about.

Bottom line is this. If you are a man who hates women, then you should be considered a risk to women, regardless of whether you have a conviction or not, These men should not be working in the police force. So I would suggest two things. First, better psychological vetting of new recruits, including a risk assessment, to screen out the ones who have toxic attitudes.

Second, better monitoring or serving officers. Make them subject to the same intrusive scrutiny, that SOs have to put up with. Serving officers should be forbidden from deleting their internet browsing history and made to register all the internet enabled devices that they own, for example. That way, they can be monitored for indications of thought crime. If they want to go abroad, to a high risk country like Thailand, then they should be risk assessed first, to stop them committing offences overseas. Maybe they should receive un-announced home visits from other officers every year too, just to make sure they are not up to anything, like substance abuse or domestic violence.

Really what I am saying, is that the police have demonstrated that they are just as much of an at risk group, as the SO that they are employed to monitor.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16923900/police-officers-criminal-convictions-burglary-assault/


I think they are yet another privileged group that gets good press, a little bit like nhs doctors. They mess up a lot but are protected by strong unions and a generally compliant media. Like doctors they also complain about pay yet have very good pay from day one with excellent perks such as a good pension, early retirement and job security.