Post by Hickman on Nov 21, 2005 5:14:17 GMT -5
[shadow=red,left,300]A police officer writes[/shadow]
November 18, 2005
In response to my article today in the Mail about the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, an officer has sent me the following deeply alarming cri de coeur
I am a uniformed Inspector with the Metropolitan Police Service, having 17 years service all spent in the ‘backwater’ of uniformed street patrolling. I and five of my former colleagues only this year became the latest ‘victims’ of the politically correct culture that stifles proper policing within London. After been falsely accused of assaulting a black youth, we received an apology from an assistant commissioner lamenting the near ‘miscarriage of justice that we had faced’. We still await the results of an Association of Chief Police Officers ordered enquiry into the Directorate of Professional Standards investigation that saw us removed from operational duties for a period in April this year.
Our saving grace came in that a brave commander at New Scotland Yard realised that the allegation and initial belief of the MPS management board was false. The DPS investigation was based on the willingness of the MPS to sacrifice officers as a ‘prize’ for rooting out ‘racist attitudes’. However, independent pathologist evidence showed the complainant to have falsified the entire accusation. I’m sure the 14 page report I submitted to my MP would make interesting reading in the public domain.
Until the public are aware of how little trust the constables, sergeants and inspectors have in the majority of the MPS leadership, they will not realise the scale of crisis that affects London’s police. Few if any officers are now willing to risk their homes and careers in tackling street criminals as they genuinely feel they will receive no support. Until April this year I refused to adopt such an attitude, still believing justice existed. My own horrendous experience almost resulted in my and my colleagues standing trial for a matter which never occurred. The willingness and eagerness of politically correct colleagues who relished our plight goes a long way to explaining the shambolic performance of London’s police.
I still have a great love for my job and try to serve the public as I have always done. I no longer have any trust in the MPS, and that sadly reflects on the commitment I show to still being an operational officer of 17 years.
www.melaniephillips.com/diary/
November 18, 2005
In response to my article today in the Mail about the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, an officer has sent me the following deeply alarming cri de coeur
I am a uniformed Inspector with the Metropolitan Police Service, having 17 years service all spent in the ‘backwater’ of uniformed street patrolling. I and five of my former colleagues only this year became the latest ‘victims’ of the politically correct culture that stifles proper policing within London. After been falsely accused of assaulting a black youth, we received an apology from an assistant commissioner lamenting the near ‘miscarriage of justice that we had faced’. We still await the results of an Association of Chief Police Officers ordered enquiry into the Directorate of Professional Standards investigation that saw us removed from operational duties for a period in April this year.
Our saving grace came in that a brave commander at New Scotland Yard realised that the allegation and initial belief of the MPS management board was false. The DPS investigation was based on the willingness of the MPS to sacrifice officers as a ‘prize’ for rooting out ‘racist attitudes’. However, independent pathologist evidence showed the complainant to have falsified the entire accusation. I’m sure the 14 page report I submitted to my MP would make interesting reading in the public domain.
Until the public are aware of how little trust the constables, sergeants and inspectors have in the majority of the MPS leadership, they will not realise the scale of crisis that affects London’s police. Few if any officers are now willing to risk their homes and careers in tackling street criminals as they genuinely feel they will receive no support. Until April this year I refused to adopt such an attitude, still believing justice existed. My own horrendous experience almost resulted in my and my colleagues standing trial for a matter which never occurred. The willingness and eagerness of politically correct colleagues who relished our plight goes a long way to explaining the shambolic performance of London’s police.
I still have a great love for my job and try to serve the public as I have always done. I no longer have any trust in the MPS, and that sadly reflects on the commitment I show to still being an operational officer of 17 years.
www.melaniephillips.com/diary/