Filth by name. . .

[equationgirl]

I imagine it's because they only decided to start investigating it when it looked like they might be publicly called to account for it. Which is both utterly unsurprising, and disgusting. Because it means that they think it doesn't matter unless it becomes public knowledge.

No, I think there was a sergeant involved that was under investigation early on, according to an earlier Guardian article, but it wasn't clear whether they were disciplined or not.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

No, I think there was a sergeant involved that was under investigation early on, according to an earlier Guardian article, but it wasn't clear whether they were disciplined or not.

She was taken to Stoke Newington police station, where Sgt Kurtis Howard, in charge of the custody area, ordered the search when she refused to cooperate with officers.

In 2018 Howard appeared before a disciplinary panel, which cleared him of gross misconduct.

 

[equationgirl]

She was taken to Stoke Newington police station, where Sgt Kurtis Howard, in charge of the custody area, ordered the search when she refused to cooperate with officers.

In 2018 Howard appeared before a disciplinary panel, which cleared him of gross misconduct.

RAGE
ALL OF THE RAGE

 

[existentialist]

RAGE
ALL OF THE RAGE

It shouldn't be possible for them to just buy their way out of the shit with a settlement. This stuff should stick to them, properly.

 

[little_legs]

I imagine it's because they only decided to start investigating it when it looked like they might be publicly called to account for it. Which is both utterly unsurprising, and disgusting. Because it means that they think it doesn't matter unless it becomes public knowledge.

And presumably forcing the victim to pay a ton of personal money for her legal representation for the complaint to be even taken seriously.

 

[RainbowTown]

It shouldn't be possible for them to just buy their way out of the shit with a settlement. This stuff should stick to them, properly.

8 years since the initial incident and yet the Met says that the investigation into the incident is still ongoing. That's fucking unbelievable.

Sadly, it's entirely believable to me. That's the way these organizations work. Play it out and play it out, and then stretch it out as far as they can with time-delaying tactics to try and make any complainant more and more weary about proceeding further; until finally they no longer have the will or stomach to continue. Or failing that little strategy, for things to be settled behind the scenes, with the usual disingenuous public 'apology' and 'lesson will be learnt' statement etc etc ad nauseum. Complete, of course, with some top brass reading it to the assembled media with the 'serious' 'concerned' face and a freshly washed and ironed uniform for added gravitas effect.

Job done. Until the next incident comes along. Then the one after that, and the one after that, and the one after..............

 

[hitmouse]

Duff's own article on the subject:

The Met Just Apologised After Strip-Searching Me. I Don’t Believe a Word of It | Novara Media

For eight years before their recent U-turn, the officers who assaulted Koshka Duff claimed they were just doing their jobs. They were right, she says: sexual violence is policing’s bread and butter.

novaramedia.com

 

[two sheds]

This is the bit I hadn't realized: "I had been arrested for offering a legal advice card to a 15-year-old who was being stopped and searched."

fucking cunts it's sexual assault, they enjoyed it.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

This is the bit I hadn't realized: "I had been arrested for offering a legal advice card to a 15-year-old who was being stopped and searched."

fucking cunts it's sexual assault, they enjoyed it.

It does seem that the only reason it was done was to teach her a lesson because they didn't like what she was doing. It is an assault.

Cunts. The apology is a PR exercise.

 

[JimW]

For eight years, the officers who assaulted me claimed that they were just doing their jobs, and the entire complaints system backed them up. Perhaps we should take them at their word.

Yep. Fair play to her, what a grind to get this half-arsed justice.

 

[hitmouse]

It does seem that the only reason it was done was to teach her a lesson because they didn't like what she was doing. It is an assault.

Cunts. The apology is a PR exercise.

“To the extent that the incident was traumatic for the Claimant,” pronounced the police’s solicitor with Dickensian flourish just last year, “[she] has been the author of her own misfortune.”

 

[hitmouse]

Clarkson's Sun column on it is worth recording as well, although a strong stomach is obviously advised:

Why are police wasting time not solving crime?

AT the beginning of October we were told that the police will no longer deal with lost property. So if you find someone’s wallet, and you feel like being a Good Samaritan, there’s no point going to…

web.archive.org

 

[Serge Forward]

Hasn't that Clarkson been killed in front of his children yet?

 

[seeformiles]

Clarkson's Sun column on it is worth recording as well, although a strong stomach is obviously advised:

Why are police wasting time not solving crime?

AT the beginning of October we were told that the police will no longer deal with lost property. So if you find someone’s wallet, and you feel like being a Good Samaritan, there’s no point going to…

web.archive.org

Crikey he really is an even bigger piece of fucking shit than I originally thought. I hope he gets similar treatment from plod at some point in the future.

 

[Pickman's model]

“To the extent that the incident was traumatic for the Claimant,” pronounced the police’s solicitor with Dickensian flourish just last year, “[she] has been the author of her own misfortune.”

She was interviewed on women's hour today for over half an hour, well worth listening to

 

[hitmouse]

Definitely intend to read her book when I get around to it.

 

[seeformiles]

She was interviewed on women's hour today for over half an hour, well worth listening to

Heard it - how dare the police deny an arrested person their legal rights…

 

[planetgeli]

Thirty years before this, on the same spot, Colin Roach was lured to his death where he was shot in the foyer of the station - and despite it being one of London's busier stations there were no witnesses. Cold blooded murder went down as suicide by the corrupt Coroner despite all the evidence pointing to it not being suicide (evidence from the police surgeon who was the first responder, forensic evidence of the gun and Roach's belongings). They killed, or helped kill Colin Roach and got away with it.

Not happy with that they had at least one other (Trevor Monerville) suspicious death in/after custody. And then went on the most rampant corrupt drug and prostitution racket the Met has ever seen. For which nobody was ever convicted. Detective Ronald Palumbo survived a lengthy 'inquiry' which completely absolved him of any serious drug crimes (they were feeding drugs back to the street for personal profit, planting drugs all over the place) then got nicked two days after the inquiry and sentenced to 10 years for separate drug offences. But the whole station was corrupt and the worst that happened to them was that they were politely asked to resign.

Stoke Newington police station should know all about stinks.

Colin Roach, never forget.

 

[seeformiles]

Thirty years before this, on the same spot, Colin Roach was lured to his death where he was shot in the foyer of the station - and despite it being one of London's busier stations there were no witnesses. Cold blooded murder went down as suicide by the corrupt Coroner despite all the evidence pointing to it not being suicide (evidence from the police surgeon who was the first responder, forensic evidence of the gun and Roach's belongings). They killed, or helped kill Colin Roach and got away with it.

Not happy with that they had at least one other (Trevor Monerville) suspicious death in/after custody. And then went on the most rampant corrupt drug and prostitution racket the Met has ever seen. For which nobody was ever convicted. Detective Ronald Palumbo survived a lengthy 'inquiry' which completely absolved him of any serious drug crimes (they were feeding drugs back to the street for personal profit, planting drugs all over the place) then got nicked two days after the inquiry and sentenced to 10 years for separate drug offences. But the whole station was corrupt and the worst that happened to them was that they were politely asked to resign.

Stoke Newington police station should know all about stinks.

Colin Roach, never forget.

If only such stories were the rare exception..

 

[DaveCinzano]

Thirty years before this, on the same spot, Colin Roach was lured to his death where he was shot in the foyer of the station - and despite it being one of London's busier stations there were no witnesses. Cold blooded murder went down as suicide by the corrupt Coroner despite all the evidence pointing to it not being suicide (evidence from the police surgeon who was the first responder, forensic evidence of the gun and Roach's belongings). They killed, or helped kill Colin Roach and got away with it.

Not happy with that they had at least one other (Trevor Monerville) suspicious death in/after custody. And then went on the most rampant corrupt drug and prostitution racket the Met has ever seen. For which nobody was ever convicted. Detective Ronald Palumbo survived a lengthy 'inquiry' which completely absolved him of any serious drug crimes (they were feeding drugs back to the street for personal profit, planting drugs all over the place) then got nicked two days after the inquiry and sentenced to 10 years for separate drug offences. But the whole station was corrupt and the worst that happened to them was that they were politely asked to resign.

Stoke Newington police station should know all about stinks.

Colin Roach, never forget.

The police certainly never forgot - they tried damn hard to less-than-legally get hold of the cop-watch database of the Hackney Community Defence Association which was based at the community centre named for him, deploying spycops and other methods.

Opening statement from Core Participants represented by Mike Schwarz, Simon Creighton, Tamsin Allen and Jules Carey - Undercover Policing Inquiry

www.ucpi.org.uk

 

[seeformiles]

Stephen Kyere: Ex-Met police officer charged with rape

Former PC Stephen Kyere will appear at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court next month.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[ruffneck23]

Quite horrific report on the radio about bullying/racism etc in the Met.

Met Police racism, misogyny and harassment revealed by watchdog’s probe

IOPC investigation began in March 2018 after officer accused of having sex with drunk person at police station

www.independent.co.uk

 

[teqniq]

Thread on the above with excerpts from WhatsApp conversations. Jesus H Christ:

 

[DaveCinzano]

Butwhataboutthegoodapples, eh..?

Met officers joked about raping women, police watchdog reveals

Met denies culture of misogyny as damning report reveals sexist, racist and homophobic messages sent as ‘banter’

www.theguardian.com

 

[ElizabethofYork]

"Jokes and banter". Oh, that's okay then.

 

[two sheds]

Do these sort of reports ever lead to people appealing their arrests/sentences because of the officers involved? Are they named at all?

 

[Lurdan]

Do these sort of reports ever lead to people appealing their arrests/sentences because of the officers involved? Are they named at all?

IOPC webite (link):

During our investigation 14 officers were put under notice that they were being investigated. Two officers were dismissed for gross misconduct and put on the barred list preventing future employment with the police. One of the officers resigned prior to these hearings. A further four officers attended misconduct meetings and a fifth would have attended a misconduct meeting had they not resigned from the force. A further two officers received management action and another officer received practice requiring improvement. One of the officers who attended a misconduct meeting also received practice requiring improvement.

This was an IOPC investigation that began in 2018 after reports that a police officer had sex with a drunken woman at Charing Cross Police Station (possibly the one known to colleagues as "mcrapey rapeperson", although that might be another one) and expanded as more of the culture at the station came to light.

We began our investigations in March 2018 following a conduct referral alleging that an officer had sex with a drunk person at a police station. That led to us taking over an internal harassment investigation. As the operation expanded concerns were identified involving officers predominantly based at Charing Cross Police Station. Officers responded after we made a witness appeal within the MPS seeking evidence in relation to bullying, violence towards women, perverting the course of justice, discriminatory language and other inappropriate behaviours.

These press reports today follow the IPOC publishing its recommendations for the lessons it thinks the Met should learn.

We are today (Tuesday 1 February) publishing wide ranging recommendations made to the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to change policing practice after nine linked investigations found evidence of bullying and discrimination within the ranks.

Times story about this by the author of that twitter thread (archived)
Rape comments and racism revealed in Met Police messages

Among other messages referring to women was one that read: “Getting a woman in to bed is like spreading butter. It can be done with a bit of effort using a credit card, but it’s quicker and easier just to use a knife.”

 

[Lurdan]

Another archived Times story from a few weeks ago suggesting that Forest Gate Police Station is under investigation following the events which led to PC Deniz Jaffer and PC Jamie Lewis being jailed for taking and sharing photographs of the bodies of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman in June 2020.

Forest Gate police station under scrutiny as a hotbed of misconduct - Times Dec 29 2021

Six other officers at the station were shown or sent the photographs of the bodies of the sisters, or were aware of their existence. None of them challenged Jaffer or Lewis, and three of them will face misconduct proceedings. (...)

The litany of inappropriate behaviour raises questions about the culture at Forest Gate, which was at the centre of a police brutality case this year. Benjamin Kemp, another constable working at Forest Gate, was sacked in April after he hit a vulnerable, mentally ill 17-year-old girl with a baton 34 times. Kemp, who also sprayed CS gas in her face, was found to have used “utterly inappropriate” force.

 

[teqniq]

Along with the truly dreadful misogyny, we also have this:

Revealed: Police officer joked about ‘turning my gaff into Auschwitz’

Shocking report by the Independent Office for Police Conduct uncovers sick racist, misogynistic and homophobic messages from serving officers

www.jewishnews.co.uk

 

[equationgirl]

I have no words. I am furious. How many more reports like this are going to come out?