Another paedo cop is jailed

Icon_article Published: December 20, 2011 13:34 by Copwatcher |

Tagged as: police
Neighbourhoods: nottingham

Former police inspector, Russell Dew, pleaded guilty to sexually touching a 13 year old girl and has been imprisoned for 6 years. He joins other officers such as Sergeant Darren Dearling on the sexual offenders register. Dew committed the offences whilst a serving police officer in Newark last year. In a sick twist he helped set up a centre for victims of abuse in Croydon.

It is natural that, when given a position of power over others as all police officers are, that many will abuse that power for personal gain. It is also natural that individuals who want to have power over others will join the police force in order to get that power. From administering beatings to intimidating photographers to lying through their teeth, abuses of power are rife within the police force and many officers clearly believe that they are above the law.

As long as we have a police force we will have predatory, abusive cops. No reforms will change that.

Comments

go back to school

Comment Published: December 21, 2011 00:35 by james

Given that there is probably over 100,000 police in the UK, statistically there is bound to be a few paedos in there. In the same way that any other large group of people few a few paedos

Name me one drop of 100,000+ people where there isn't a paedo or two?

This post is just an emotion hatred of cops rather than based on sound reasoning. By your argument, we should ban all school teachers and doctors as well. Idiot

@james

Comment Published: December 21, 2011 10:39 by -

"This post is just an emotion hatred of cops rather than based on sound reasoning."

No it isn't. It points out the power relationship that is created when a body of people are given a monopoly on violent, coercive behaviour.

Your statement that it is "emotion hatred" and that the poster is an "idiot" seems to have no logic behind it and is based on your own prejudices.

THERE IS NO JUSTICATION

Comment Published: December 23, 2011 00:23 by RESIDENT OF NOTTINGHAM

...for this kind of action. full stop.

however, if we are to be realistic; it should not be seen to be a criticism of the Police. ANY person in ANY job is capable of committing terrible offences, and Police Officers will then suffer the severe dissapointment and hatred from their colleagues for letting down the image and reputation of the service, as well as any judicial actions.

these are human beings with human failings. there is no way to tell who will do such things because i imagine many won't even know themselves, and until there is we have to accept that truly awful things can happen, but they are isolated, and the responsiblity lies with the indivudual and them alone.

Open your eyes

Comment Published: December 23, 2011 10:56 by -

"ANY person in ANY job is capable of committing terrible offences"

Oh really? What opportunities does working as a binman give you to do the things mentioned in this article? What opportunities does working as a bus driver give you to commit abuses of power? Probably quite minimal ones. The police are given state sanctioned capabilities to kidnap and assault and police officers very, very rarely ever get prosecuted for what they do. It is no wonder that they behave the way they do.

"and Police Officers will then suffer the severe dissapointment and hatred from their colleagues for letting down the image and reputation of the service"

Not necessarily. The police often close ranks around their own to protect them.

"there is no way to tell who will do such things because i imagine many won't even know themselves, and until there is we have to accept that truly awful things can happen, but they are isolated, and the responsiblity lies with the indivudual and them alone."

Utter nonsense. I think that people who are armed to the teeth and given carte blanche to wield power over others are far more likely to abuse that power than people who have none.

Take off your pro-police spectacles and see the reality. Our media is totally biased towards our police force so it's no surprise that so many people don't see the light.

Here's another one

Comment Published: December 23, 2011 19:48 by Copwatcher

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-16319562

Ex-police community support officer admits raping girl

A former police community support officer has admitted raping a 12-year-old girl.

Michael Yardley resigned this year from his role with Lincolnshire Police in Sleaford, where he worked from 2008.

Yardley, 35, of Haconby Lane, Morton, near Bourne, pleaded guilty on Friday to raping the girl on 27 October 2010.

He also admitted four charges of sexual activity with a young girl between November 2010 and April 2011 and will be sentenced on 3 February.

And another

Comment Published: December 23, 2011 19:53 by Copwatcher

Seems like there's rather a lot of bad apples around this week!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-16317895

Ex-South Wales Police inspector Geraint Lloyd Evans jailed for child sex web chat

Geraint Lloyd Evans Geraint Lloyd Evans pleaded guilty before Swansea Crown Court

An ex-police inspector has been jailed for 30 months for conspiracy to encourage others to sexually assault a child under 13.