The cops pounding the beat who are convicted criminals

[zenitzz]

The cops pounding the beat who are convicted criminals: More than 300 who have committed offences including sex attacks and violence are still serving

* More than 300 police officers are still walking the beat despite convictions
* Offences include sex attacks, violence, drug possession and child porn
* Among them is a chief inspector and a detective chief superintendent

More than 300 police officers have been convicted of crimes in the past three years and many are still serving.
Offences include sex attacks, violence, drug possession and viewing child pornography.
Figures show 309 police officers and police community support officers have been given criminal records since the start of 2012 – equivalent to around two a week.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3172748/The-cops-pounding-beat-convicted-criminals-300-committed-offences-including-sex-attacks-violence-serving.html

[BADecker]

The cops pounding the beat who are convicted criminals: More than 300 who have committed offences including sex attacks and violence are still serving

* More than 300 police officers are still walking the beat despite convictions
* Offences include sex attacks, violence, drug possession and child porn
* Among them is a chief inspector and a detective chief superintendent

More than 300 police officers have been convicted of crimes in the past three years and many are still serving.
Offences include sex attacks, violence, drug possession and viewing child pornography.
Figures show 309 police officers and police community support officers have been given criminal records since the start of 2012 – equivalent to around two a week.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3172748/The-cops-pounding-beat-convicted-criminals-300-committed-offences-including-sex-attacks-violence-serving.html

Wow! If there are this many bad cops on the beat that we know about, what about the others who have never been caught, or whose case got thrown out under some form of police privilege?

[panju1]

The best part is the Chief Constable trying to justify the retention of convicted cops. This is a joke...

The decision by a force to retain someone with a conviction will have been carefully considered and only taken following a clear, national and regulated process.’