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BBC: British police officers who conceal ID face sack

Officers who deliberately conceal their identification numbers will face the sack, Britain's top policeman has said.

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson said it was "totally unacceptable" not to wear the numerals.

His comments follow allegation against several officers at the G20 protests - including the man who pushed newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson before he died.

New footage has emerged of the moments leading up to his death, as a third post-mortem examination was held.

The footage is in the link.  It doesn't support the police claim that there was a confrontation prior to the attack.

by Sassafras on Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 at 06:01:45 PM EST
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Does that include the inspector, who was confronted about not showing his ID numbers at the demo? and refused?

or all of the police at Brightlingsea? or the police at Ourgreve colliery?

is that a "Faces getting the sack but its never going to happen in practice once the current thing dies down"

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 at 07:40:39 PM EST
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It's fun to read of this still happening in "civilised" Britain -- two and a half years after the visibility of policeman identification numbers was such a big issue at the first riots in Budapest.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Thu Apr 23rd, 2009 at 03:21:58 AM EST
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That BBC video almost crashed my computer. I recommend the version uploaded to YouTube instead.



*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Thu Apr 23rd, 2009 at 03:53:08 AM EST
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Me silly, embedding disabled. Here is the link.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Thu Apr 23rd, 2009 at 03:55:34 AM EST
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