Was'nt in the Met, so I can't answer for their culture.....
but their was always a perception that in the event of a f**k up, the senior officers would look after themselves first and the guys on the street second, so long as in doing that, they weren't compromised personally.
However, back in the early 90's freemasonry was common among senior ranks in the Police, so that ethos may explain some of what I've said above.
Being a cop and a 'mason' isn't nearly so common now and is actively discouraged in my old force.
Posted By: Kirrie on July 22nd 2015 at 15:45:39
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- 10 years since Jean Charles de Menezes was murdered by police for no reason (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 22, 13:33:03
- He clearly wasn?t killed for no reason. (General Chat) - norway, Jul 22, 15:11:37
- I never said anybody was still lying (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 22, 15:32:23
- Yep, fair enough. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jul 22, 16:06:12
- thinking you have a reason to kill someone (which is debatable anyway) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 22, 15:22:11
- Yep, they are different (General Chat) - norway, Jul 22, 16:05:30
- I never said anybody was still lying (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 22, 15:32:23
- As a copper from 1990-96 who was firearms trained and authorised (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jul 22, 14:40:13
- Can I ask a question? (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 15:08:39
- Was'nt in the Met, so I can't answer for their culture..... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jul 22, 15:45:39
- Interesting, thanks (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 15:50:24
- Was'nt in the Met, so I can't answer for their culture..... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Jul 22, 15:45:39
- 100% this (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Jul 22, 14:58:26
- Can I ask a question? (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 15:08:39
- Amazing how many people still think he hurdled the barrier and had a thick coat on (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 13:40:24
- there was a reason (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 22, 13:37:06
- all based on one of them noting that he had had "Mongolian eyes" (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 22, 13:39:46
- Was he not running away from the police too? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 22, 13:40:28
- This is the sad thing for me, people still believe the original story (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 22, 13:43:01
- I read that he was being followed by the police for some time previously (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 22, 13:50:52
- The truth has come out (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 22, 13:55:22
- Bit disingenuous, that (General Chat) - norway, Jul 22, 15:12:54
- some of the truth has come out (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 22, 14:03:47
- The truth has come out (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 22, 13:55:22
- Bloody hell (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 13:49:26
- Yeah people make mistakes, that was a pretty big one though (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 22, 13:51:26
- Shoot first ask questions later is no excuse though (General Chat) - pants, Jul 22, 13:51:24
- Shoot first questions later is pretty standard protocol for dealing with a suicide bomber (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 13:54:15
- Is the disgusting cover up protocol as well? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 22, 13:58:51
- However, shoot first, questions later, campaign of lies once the answers prove uncomfortab (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 22, 13:57:50
- Sure (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 14:08:10
- I stand by the fact there was no reason to kill him (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 22, 14:13:20
- The surveillance was pretty slapdash wasn't it? The officer that identified him as a (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 22, 14:23:27
- What's wrong with this, is if it wasn't a busy transport terminal with witnesses (General Chat) - pants, Jul 22, 14:30:48
- The surveillance was pretty slapdash wasn't it? The officer that identified him as a (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 22, 14:23:27
- I stand by the fact there was no reason to kill him (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 22, 14:13:20
- COMMAGEDDON (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 13:58:19
- Sure (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 14:08:10
- Shoot first questions later is pretty standard protocol for dealing with a suicide bomber (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 22, 13:54:15
- But they told loads of lies about it to try and absolve themselves of any blame (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jul 22, 13:51:01
- I can understand the pressure they were under, but the cover up is sickening (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 13:50:21
- Photo shopping his image to manipulate it so he 'looked' like a previous terrorist (General Chat) - pants, Jul 22, 13:53:57
- I read that he was being followed by the police for some time previously (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 22, 13:50:52
- No, this was a lie (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 13:40:38
- Ran to the train I think (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 22, 13:45:32
- Mm. Ran the last few feet to jump on the train. Poor sod (n/m) (General Chat) - Hertz van Rental, Jul 22, 13:47:31
- Ran to the train I think (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 22, 13:45:32
- This is the sad thing for me, people still believe the original story (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 22, 13:43:01
- Was he not running away from the police too? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jul 22, 13:40:28
- all based on one of them noting that he had had "Mongolian eyes" (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 22, 13:39:46
- 10 years (General Chat) - Charles21, Jul 22, 13:36:13
- Standard rate of one day per day Chuckles. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 22, 13:39:16
- He clearly wasn?t killed for no reason. (General Chat) - norway, Jul 22, 15:11:37
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