Question
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The career of a former Chief Whip at Westminster, Andrew
Mitchell, was abruptly curtailed when he was involved in an incident with
police at the gates of Downing Street. The incident was reported by police but additional investigations revealed that the initial report was not as it seemed. This was further compounded by a meeting of Mr Mitchell with officers of the Police Federation, after which the officers announced that Mitchell would have to go because he had not been frank with them. Little did they know that the meeting was being recorded and Mitchell had been completely frank with them. Deborah Glass, deputy chairperson of the police watchdog, and Teresa May, Home Secretary, have commented on the event and only yesterday David Cameron, in the House of Commons, suggested that the police owed Mr Mitchell an apology. Have some of the police in England been abusing their position of serving the public by following a political agenda?
Comment
All is not well between the police and politicians. Well,
well!! Who would have guessed? But then if your government thinks it’s a good
idea to consistently use your police force to political gain then what do you
expect? But is this the kind of police force the people of Britain want? One
where police officers have been shown to conspire to denounce politicians? And
where no disciplinary action is as yet evident? How can a population trust a
police force where there is so much evidence of malpractice? The recent
revelations about the lack of authenticity in the Hillsborough police report
and the finger of suspicion pointed at them over the possible lack of
investigation of Jimmy Saville’s activities all suggest that the police force
in Britain needs a competent regulatory body. Maybe it’s time for them to look
towards Northern Ireland for guidance. Here in the North we trust our Ombudsman
to ensure the accountability of our police force and we are all sharply aware
of the difficulties a country can get into when a lack of trust for the police
force sets in!
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