Comments on: Bureaucrats and Blackmailers http://heatherbrooke.org/2010/bureaucrats-and-blackmailers/ Heather Brooke is an award-winning writer, journalist and activist Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:13:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Mery http://heatherbrooke.org/2010/bureaucrats-and-blackmailers/comment-page-1/#comment-2433 David Mery Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:24:11 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/?p=1007#comment-2433 The transcript of this excellent episode of Orson Welles' Sketchbook is at http://www.wellesnet.com/Sketchbook%20episode3.htm The transcript of this excellent episode of Orson Welles’ Sketchbook is at http://www.wellesnet.com/Sketchbook%20episode3.htm

]]> By: Mr Andrews http://heatherbrooke.org/2010/bureaucrats-and-blackmailers/comment-page-1/#comment-2432 Mr Andrews Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:59:26 +0000 http://www.yrtk.org/?p=1007#comment-2432 Why should the policeman make trouble for us? Simply because a citizen dares raise complaint about their oppressive and unlawful behaviour. My own personal experience, follows raising an 'IPCC upheld' complaint against officers of the Metropolitan Police. Following which I have had to endure their 'unofficial action'. This includes; 1. failing to respond to 999 call 2. losing evidence (taped interview, custody suite photos) in relation to apprehended offender that caused significant criminal damage to my property 3. Failure to investigate reported crime 4. Falsifying criminal allegations 5. dawn raid on home 6. put through criminal trial, (not guilty) That's a brief summary of what trouble the police will cause for you. They are sadly not to be trusted and quite comfortable to act in an oppressive and criminal manner should they decide your conduct warrents it, even if that conduct is reporting the 'bad apple'. Despite this and the significant impact it has had on my life, would I report the officer again? Everytime, and so should each and every citizen. Why should the policeman make trouble for us?

Simply because a citizen dares raise complaint about their oppressive and unlawful behaviour.

My own personal experience, follows raising an ‘IPCC upheld’ complaint against officers of the Metropolitan Police.

Following which I have had to endure their ‘unofficial action’. This includes;

1. failing to respond to 999 call
2. losing evidence (taped interview, custody suite photos) in relation to apprehended offender that caused significant criminal damage to my property
3. Failure to investigate reported crime
4. Falsifying criminal allegations
5. dawn raid on home
6. put through criminal trial, (not guilty)

That’s a brief summary of what trouble the police will cause for you. They are sadly not to be trusted and quite comfortable to act in an oppressive and criminal manner should they decide your conduct warrents it, even if that conduct is reporting the ‘bad apple’.

Despite this and the significant impact it has had on my life, would I report the officer again? Everytime, and so should each and every citizen.

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