Met Police staff sexist - quelle surprise
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/24/me...
Appalling stuff. And of course they won't investigate any crimes that might actually impact on them or their masters.
Appalling stuff. And of course they won't investigate any crimes that might actually impact on them or their masters.
coppernorks said:
The leftie pant wetters at the Guardian s
t-stirring again.
Are you insane? Did you read about what happened? Did you watch the video?t-stirring again. She was arrested for giving a legal advice card to a teenager. The officers then arrested her purely because they were pissed off. She had done nothing illegal. Just think about that.
It was nothing but revenge, intimidation, and punishment by the officers.
Utterly disgraceful. All the individuals involved should be fired.
coppernorks said:
The leftie pant wetters at the Guardian st-stirring again.
The pant-wetting seems to be you, who's more concerned about the political leanings of the reporting source for this story, than the story itself.t-stirring again. Interesting, as there's very little 'opinion' in the article and pretty much sticks to the reporting of facts.
Did you actually read it? Or just see the hyperlink and then post your reply?
PeteinSQ said:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/24/me...
Appalling stuff. And of course they won't investigate any crimes that might actually impact on them or their masters.
That is truly shocking and it is utterly depressing that police officers feel they can act in such a way. Hopefully the MET police officers involved will face disciplinary action for their part in the sorry episode.Appalling stuff. And of course they won't investigate any crimes that might actually impact on them or their masters.
Those people making this a "leftie pant wetters" issue, may I suggest you find yourself a dark room and give your head a massive wobble.
ChocolateFrog said:
Was she well known to them? The article seems to say she's involved with defund the police type stuff.
It doesn't excuse the language. The strip search seems to have been ok'd by whoever was investigating what happened.
Nothing excuses it.It doesn't excuse the language. The strip search seems to have been ok'd by whoever was investigating what happened.
Even if she is a 'defund the police' type, she's fully entitled to air her views without threat of being arrested or assaulted by the Police themselves.
She is a university lecturer and professor of philosophy at Nottingham University, so I doubt she has a criminal record or is known to the Police in any criminal capcity.
dundarach said:
I'm increasingly surprised by how stupid people are in general....
The very fact the police officers wouldn't think about CCTV concerns me more than being horrible fkers!
Just as the PM's ex-journalist spokesperson, not realising everything is on video, more than her being at a party!
I'm with you!The very fact the police officers wouldn't think about CCTV concerns me more than being horrible f
kers!Just as the PM's ex-journalist spokesperson, not realising everything is on video, more than her being at a party!
Have you seen when Bozza slavishly defended one of his errant MP's and then had to perform yet another embarrassing U-turn? I think the name of the disgraced MP is Owen Patterson or something similar, the stupidity of the PM is mind boggling! And that's before she start discussing Bozza's raucous, boozy partying.
Lord Marylebone said:
ChocolateFrog said:
Was she well known to them? The article seems to say she's involved with defund the police type stuff.
It doesn't excuse the language. The strip search seems to have been ok'd by whoever was investigating what happened.
Nothing excuses it.It doesn't excuse the language. The strip search seems to have been ok'd by whoever was investigating what happened.
Even if she is a 'defund the police' type, she's fully entitled to air her views without threat of being arrested or assaulted by the Police themselves.
She is a university lecturer and professor of philosophy at Nottingham University, so I doubt she has a criminal record or is known to the Police in any criminal capcity.
MrBogSmith said:
Strip search was judged to be appropriate.
The language is totally inappropriate.
Police custody is one of the most heavily recorded areas imaginable.
That the police officers involved didn't realise that makes them pretty stupid, regardless of anything else.
That's the really worrying thing here, to be honest. There is absolutely no need what-so-ever for the police to have to recruit simpletons, people who have no power of rational thought. Police jobs are massively oversubscribed. When the police are obviously employing people who can't even be arsed to look out for their own best interests, or those of their colleagues, you have to wonder what their attitude towards the rest of us plebs is. The language is totally inappropriate.
Police custody is one of the most heavily recorded areas imaginable.
That the police officers involved didn't realise that makes them pretty stupid, regardless of anything else.
A couple of things that bother me about this story, amongst a lot of others, firstly that it's taken since 2013 for her to get access to the video footage necessary to support her despite a gross misconduct disciplinary panel being held in 2018. Police complaints seems to be utterly broken and yet it's her who it seems was arrested for obstructing.
Another thing I don't particularly like, which I expect people to disagree with, is that this type of behaviour is pigeonholed as sexist, as misogyny. It doesn't sound to me like those involved should have any power over men, women or children, or even animals, whether they treat them equally or not. It seems useful to be able to play such cards these days, but I fear the problem is even worse than it implies.
Another thing I don't particularly like, which I expect people to disagree with, is that this type of behaviour is pigeonholed as sexist, as misogyny. It doesn't sound to me like those involved should have any power over men, women or children, or even animals, whether they treat them equally or not. It seems useful to be able to play such cards these days, but I fear the problem is even worse than it implies.
MrBogSmith said:
I wonder if the academic aspect of policing that now exists will make this sort of thing less common in the future.
It's a hard balance to find smart people who can be more violent than the most violent people in society at a moment's notice. Those who can operate with complete integrity at all times when dealing with toxicity and the worst of society most of the time.
They were "dealing" with a female university lecturer who was a bit vocal, not the local drug gang tooled up with knives they see every night of the week. It's a hard balance to find smart people who can be more violent than the most violent people in society at a moment's notice. Those who can operate with complete integrity at all times when dealing with toxicity and the worst of society most of the time.
This isn't something that any "academic" bent to the qualification of police officer is going to make a difference. Not giving a flying f
k about even your own well-being and career prospects is not something you are going to be able to educate out of someone. It's a lack of basic intelligence, probably some sort of personality disorder. Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff