Far too many good officers are being thrown under the bus by some very vindictive half wits ,sitting within management levels. Normally one will find that the officers who are dismissed, are those that have integrity & can not be manipulated by top brass. There definitely needs to be some proper scrutiny of these investigations & dismissal processes . Also of the impact on officers physical & mental health. Police forces do not seem to care, nor keep records of just how many officers are committing suicide whilst under investigation ,or after they have been dismissed. Not every case is all that it seems. As I have been witness to a recent Employment Tribunal & was absolutely disgusted & appalled that most was based on fraudulent verbal & written reports. Now ask yourself, why on earth would so called witnesses all submit unsigned & undated Statements to the court?
Lorne, as one of your training Sgts early on in your career you were always polite, enthusiastic, hard working, honest and human- everything any decent police officer wants to see in a colleague and more importantly what the vast majority of the public wants in a police officer. I only ever heard the same as your career continued and nothing I have seen or heard over the last few days has changed that. I hope you can see the support for you from the people whose opinion of you is the only one that really matters- the tax paying, law abiding people of Dorset (and the wider UK) and everyone in our county and country who are vulnerable or turns to the police to protect them or their loved ones from harm or violence when the moment comes. I wish you and your family well for the future.
I have faced machete incidents alone three times in my service, sword incident and knife incidents, no stab vest, no taser, no defence other than a pair of handcuffs, in that moment all you are worried about is saving your life and others, potential to not go home that day. You don’t stop to think ‘please would you kindly put the weapon down, the first thought is protection of yourself, the scene and whoever might be nearby. It calls for robust action. It calls for bosses to back you up, not criticism from and armchair after the event (which I too experienced). You have to get control of the situation, act quick, and make it clear you are in control. Before you get killed or mamed. Shame on the service that have not supported Lorne.
Dr Aafia has been held in custody and has been tortured physically and mentally for so long not many people can endure this..it seems impossible that one female could endure such pain..as a muslim and as a female i can sense her pain and affliction ...but to feel her losses and to become a part of the struggle for her freefom you don't have to be a muslim or a female you just have to be a human who believes in fairness and justice for every human being