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January 16, 2006
British Cop in Hot Water For Calling Scum "Pondlife"
Posted by Dave Blount at January 16, 2006 10:02 PM
A British detective is facing disciplinary action and may be fired because he referred to a career criminal as "pondlife" in a private conversation, on the grounds that the criminal "might have been offended" had he been present, which he wasn't.
Three other officers are in the same boat because covert video recordings caught them using "inappropriate language" in private conversations. All four have been relieved of any duties that could bring them into contact with the public until their punishments have been decided.
They are not suspected of criminal activity. Their private comments were recorded purely by accident. Some of them have put in more than 20 years of service.
Had enough political correctness yet?
