Why has this convicted Copper kept his job?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lancashire/3679954.stm
good job it was "Three experienced road traffic officers"
Yeh right, police driving standards are rubbish IMO, bet we hear no more of this incident either.
Martin

"was off sick with bad back from earlier accident"
obviously a bloody awful driver as well.

I can see it now - large personal injury claims/early retirement which we the tax payer will have to fund.

Evening all

Mike

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Originally posted by MichaelC:
Could it be that the answer lies in the name of the individual concerned.

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that did cross my mind too

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A police officer who sped off leaving two women and a child injured in a car crash has been allowed to keep his job.
PC Tariq Mahmood, who had no insurance, resprayed his car and tried to persuade his sister and girlfriend to lie for him in a desperate attempt to cover his tracks.

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Despicable behavior, obscene leniency

Stuart

So it's

Not Very-PC Tariq Mahmood .......

Should be no longer PC Tariq Mahmood.

To the faux naive asking how his surname could impact: the sad truth is that in the UK, the ethnic mix of the uniformed services does not match the ethnic mix of the UK population, and the Grown Ups are very keen to redress this. There is also the worry that sacking the bugger could result, sadly, in him playing the race card.

Can I make it absolutely plain that in my experience of the uniformed services, the attitude I saw is best summed up with the (para)phrase " We have no black blokes in our mob. Just blokes. "

I hope that this is taken for what it is, sheer equality.

Regards

Mike

Spending money I don't have on things I don't need.

Race, creed or colour should not be the issue here.

He broke the law in a simple way. This law was well within his understanding and he attempted to cover it up.

For that reason he should be dismissed from the force.

I hope there is a civil case for damages against Mr. Mahmood personally as the offence clearly happened when he was off duty.

It's incredible to me how such a thing could happen, an upholder of the law an'all ?


Graham George Von Shocked & Stunned

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PC Mahmood, who joined Greater Manchester Police as a special constable in 1994, was driving his red Alfa Romeo when he was involved in a collision with a Peugeot 106 as he pulled into a petrol station near his home in Ashton-under-Lyne.
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was let off with a fine of a week's wages - around £425.

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There is something not right with this story. Special Offiers are unpayed, and offer their time for free.

So is this is the case (i.e. he really is a Speacial Constable) do you think he shpuld still be able to offer his time to the Police. Does this change your opinion?

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who joined Greater Manchester Police as a special constable in 1994

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Don't say he still is.
If he was off duty thats OK then

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Originally posted by greeny:
So is this is the case (i.e. he really is a Speacial Constable) do you think he shpuld still be able to offer his time to the Police. Does this change your opinion?

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Yes! In fact I now realise that there is a simple solution to prison overcrowding: let everyone out - as long as they join the police and work unpaid. Ranks could be assigned according to the seriousness of the conviction, so murderers and rapists would be Chief Constables, and so on. Naturally, there would be some wastage but carefully sacking only those with a spotless record would almost guarantee that the prison population remained low.

Officers who committed new crimes could arrest themselves, and then (via a new fast-track process) they could be simultaneously convicted and promoted.

A special constable is a completely different thing to a Police officer.

Graham.

Not a lad any longer and not from London!

It looks as if my now deleted post, which was intended to be an oblique comment upon the policies of those who shape police policy, may have upset some - that was never my intention and I apologise to those who may have taken offence.

Mike

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Originally posted by London Lad:
A special constable is a completely different thing to a Police officer.

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The point is that, in my opinion, nobody who has recently committed crimes / dishonourable acts as serious as those described should be allowed to have any connection with the police whatsoever.