Current Events > 6 cops to be fired for 'joking' about murdering Albanians on sight.

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Six police officers who compared a black colleague to a dog and joked that Albanian migrants should be shot on entry to the UK have been found guilty of gross misconduct. After someone made an anonymous complaint to a whistle-blowing service, a bug was planted to record the organised crime unit.

Even though the recording only lasted 24 days the investigation uncovered enough racism and sexism to last a lifetime. The officers likened the units only black officer, DC Solomon Koranteng, to a mixed breed dog, sang Bob Marleys Buffalo Soldier at him and said he had been flown from Africa in a crate and taken to London Zoo.

The squad also placed a map of Africa above the area in the office where DC Koranteng and another officer of African heritage sat and nicknamed it African Corner. On the recording, women were referred to as sluts, sugar ****s and sweet ****, while an officers partner was described as an absolute whore.

Officers also sent explicit fake pornographic images of Prince Harry and Kate Middleton having sex to the works WhatsApp group.

Detective Inspector Tim Ireson was accused of permissive leadership. Three of the PCs in the team were heard joking that Albanian migrants should be shot on entry to the UK or killed with a nerve agent and called women sluts and whores. The SOCU unit at Northern Police Investigation Centre in Basingstoke, Hampshire, was described as ableist, sexist, racist, transphobic and homophobic.

All six of them were found guilty of cumulative gross misconduct after the disciplinary panel spent two days deliberating on the allegations. As the findings were read out, PC James Oldfield, who boasted about coming into work drunk, interrupted proceedings, shouting: This is an absolute disgrace. It is absolutely ridiculous. Unbelievable.

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The dangers of believing that white people are becoming a minority The officers accused of gross misconduct were Detective Inspector Timothy Ireson, Detective Sergeant Oliver Lage, Detective Sergeant Gregory Willcox, trainee Detective Constable Andrew Ferguson, PC James Oldfield, and PC Craig Bannerman.

The panels chairman, lawyer John Bassett said: The panel, having spent the last two days in deliberation, can now provide our findings. In respect of each officer the cumulative finding is gross misconduct. We have provided a summary in respect of each allegation faced by the officers and indicated our individual findings in relation to each of those matters.

Six officers, in SOCU unit at Northern Police Investigation Centre, have been found guilty of gross misconduct after making 'stomach-turning' racist and sexist comments. The SOCU unit at Northern Police Investigation Centre deals with organised crime

Detective Inspector Ireson, who along with Detective Sergeant Willcox was found guilty of failing to supervise and set boundaries for the team, had previously claimed swearing was in the fabric of the police force.

But he admitted some of the comments made were stomach turning. Defence counsel claimed that the stress and intense workload on the highly successful gang-busting unit led to strong bonds forming within the team and they forgot to apply the filter when in the office.

The officers argued the investigation into their behaviour had lost all sense of perspective. However, prosecutors said DI Iresons permissive leadership allowed a toxic culture to become embedded in SOCU North where anyone could say anything and not be challenged.

Joanna Bunch, an intelligence analyst who worked on jobs with the team, said: The SOCU Office North just seemed to be stuck in a time from 25-years-ago. DI Ireson has retired and PC Bannerman has resigned since the covert recordings were made between March 9 2018 and April 2 2018.

The officers will be able to appeal the decisions. If they are unsuccessful sanctions, which could include dismissal, will be handed down on January 4. The panel was made up of Mr Bassett, a male police superintendent and a female lawyer.

Full Article: https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/18/six-police-officers-who-compared-black-colleague-to-dog-face-the-sack-13774765/


"they had strong bonds and forgot to apply a filter." is such a Goddamn weaksauce defense.

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racism exists everywhere

I lived with an albanian for a while. His english was hilarious, he sounded like borat. He was a good roomie

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Imagine your employer planting a
secret microphone in your office to record your conversations with coworkers.

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radical rhino posted...

Imagine your employer planting a
secret microphone in your office to record your conversations with coworkers.

They did that in my old job

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I'll be honest here. I dont understand what the police in the UK really do on a day to day basis.

In the US we're constantly aware of them because they go out and openly harass the public or worse. In the UK are they just hanging out in the office all day being racist and waiting for a call to confiscate screw drivers?

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what's Queen's English for "fair, next"?

Questionmarktarius posted...

what's Queen's English for "fair, next"?

Serv's em roight dinnit'?

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Jiek_Fafn posted...

I'll be honest here. I dont understand what the police in the UK really do on a day to day basis.

In the US we're constantly aware of them because they go out and openly harass the public or worse. In the UK are they just hanging out in the office all day being racist and waiting for a call to confiscate screw drivers?

The UK police are worse than the US ones for harassment

they just don't have guns and are understaffed

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this isn't the first time someone from the UK has acted like this. I remember a case a few years ago as well

I'm albanian so I pay attention to these types of stories but I'm more entertained that people hate us more than offended

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Pretty much every hotel audio records their front desk now.

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ThyCorndog posted...

this isn't the first time someone from the UK has acted like this

no shit

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ThyCorndog posted...

this isn't the first time someone from the UK has acted like this. I remember a case a few years ago as well

I'm albanian so I pay attention to these types of stories but I'm more entertained that people hate us more than offended

brexit :/


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So is the hatred towards Albanians just fuelled by an influx of Albanian immigrants, analogous to what happens with Mexican immigrants in the United States?

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Shadowplay posted...

So is the hatred towards Albanians just fuelled by an influx of Albanian immigrants, analogous to what happens with Mexican immigrants in the United States?

No these cops are just jerks

The Polish immigrants are the UK'S analogy for Mexican immigrants. Bulgarians too to a lesser extent

In my experience the average Polish dude is way nicer than the average British dude as a person

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Shadowplay posted...

So is the hatred towards Albanians just fuelled by an influx of Albanian immigrants, analogous to what happens with Mexican immigrants in the United States?

No, Southern and Eastern Europeans in general get a lot of ire in the UK.

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Regardless, this is one of the most appalling things I've read about racism and bigotry behind "closed doors" in quite some time.

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LepartialJury posted...

Definitely not just the UK.

what do you mean?

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LepartialJury posted...

Western Europe in general aren't fond of eastern-europeans.

The UK also hate the Portuguese and other Southern Europeans like the aforementioned Albanians, too.

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Bat178 posted...

The UK also hate the Portuguese and other Southern Europeans like the aforementioned Albanians, too.

I saw a video of brits harassing 2 girls from Spain in a train in the UK

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europeans are so prejudiced towards each other

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jon1012 posted...

europeans are so prejudiced towards each other

which makes the MAGA/Alt right narrative that Europeans are a single, harmonious race of brothers the more hilarious

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SPE posted...

which makes the MAGA/Alt right narrative that Europeans are a single, harmonious race of brothers the more hilarious

Ehh

People are always going to be dicks to each other but the mainland Europeans are nicer to each other as a rule than the UK is

Despite being part of Europe, culturally the UK has always tried as hard as possible to be as distant and indepednant as it can. Hence Brexit.

Call an Englishman a European and sooner or later one is going to punch you.

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UnfairRepresent posted...

Senior Met Police officer called colleague 'Asian babe' in text messages

No pics?

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