Yes, there are police who feel the same: officers had reported the actions of this recent thug but to no avail; I suspect, however, they are in the minority. The IPCA - normally about as vigorous and effective as the PCC - has come out strongly on the many aspects of this case, not just the 'unlawful killing' but the apalling series of incidents in the career of this particular officer. English jurors seem reluctant to convict an on duty police officer, even though in this particular case the judge would have accepted a majority verdict. It's not just the thuggish behaviour of the police that shocks me but their incompetance: witness their actions over, for example, Ian Huntly and the tragedy that their lack of communication and general incompetance in this case alone led to. Are we seeing the collapse of all the monoliths that should serve the public but only serve themselves: MP's, the press,the banks, the police? Sadly I fear it will all just fizzle out and then it will be business as usual.
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