While acknowledging the financial loss to Sainsbury’s was low, he said the case caused wider harm because police officers were expected to act honestly and maintain public trust.
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However, Cooper said, deliberate dishonesty was “not compatible with the high standards of integrity that are required of the service”.
Hodgson was dismissed without notice and will be placed on the College of Policing’s barred list, preventing him from serving as a police officer in future.
I’m glad there’s still some semblance of reason left in some society somewhere.
theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
“High standards of integrity” meanwhile the same cunts are arresting journalists as terrorists.
Get fucked you absolute scum.
echodot@feddit.uk 4 days ago
Well they want people who follow orders. Stealing bags from Sainsbury’s it’s hardly the crime with the century or even the crime of the last 10 minutes but it’s still theft and you can’t have police officers committing crimes no matter how petty.
Arresting journalists on the orders of commanding officers though that’s fine well it’s not fine but it’s a different sort of problem. Problems need to be addressed but the police will only care about the first.