Friday 23 September 2011

One Of Our Police Officers Is A Pothead…

…but we aren’t allowed to know which one:
A judge today granted anonymity to a police officer who used official records to snoop on dealers he was buying drugs from.
Isn’t this insider trading?
The unprecedented order was made to protect a Scotland Yard officer who claimed he had been using cannabis for more than ten years to treat "nightmares and flashbacks."
Of course he has…
He admitted five breaches of the Data Protection Act at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court today. District Judge Howard Riddell made a court order banning the publication of the officer's name - which was displayed on public lists in the court building - as well as his address, picture or anything that could identify him.
Which now means every police officer who works at Scotland Yard will now be looked at with suspicion. Great job!
Dalia Naaman, defending, said the officer had undergone a course of treatment and was now not using drugs.

"He was very concerned that he could be a victim of robbery or violence and he did conduct a number of checks on these people," said Ms Naaman.
"There will also inevitably be consequences in terms of his continuing employment with the MPS.
Well, yes. One would hope so.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's not me!
Jaded

Clarissa said...

@Jaded: Going for the double bluff? ;-)

Anonymous said...

What's new, over 1000 SERVING POLICE OFFICERS HAVE CRIMINAL RECORDS ranging from GBH to theft,
one more criminal in the ranks ain't going to do much harm.
google the capital letters above to check my numbers.

Anonymous said...

OK it was me-triple bluff.
Jaded
Shock-lots of people have criminal records.

SBC said...

Ask a policeman, a big friendly police man...Pc Mc Gary number 452


Man on the street:"Excuse me Officer, what time is it?"

PC: "oh wooOOOw...duuUUUde..like..you know..like ANY time man.....heavy...wow..time..awesome"

John Pickworth said...

The report says... "In 2008 his source of medical marijuana dried up and this led to him purchasing it from street dealers."

I humbly suggest this is the reason they granted this Officer anonymity... to protect him from Tupperware salesmen.

Anonymous said...

Poor sod. Stupid that cannabis isn't decriminalised anyway. He shouldn't be allowed to stay in job though and the case should be seen against ones in which witnesses are exposed to violent offenders by our clown courts. (aco)

Tory Aardvark said...

Fuck it I'm joining the Police, skin me up a nice fat bifta :-))

Now lets raid starbucks for some munchies....

Anonymous said...

Dear Jaded,

Please supply the customary weight of 'good gear' for a little soirée.

Putting past misunderstandings aside, it is only fair to advise you that Prince Harry, our VIP connoisseur of serious snort, has insisted upon testing lines for adulterants.
Let us forego a hat trick prejudicing the Royal septum with doughnut icing.

James Higham said...

Which now means every police officer who works at Scotland Yard will now be looked at with suspicion. Great job!

Such classy people "in charge of" us these days. I feel so secure.

John Pickworth said...

They're all at it: Bolivian anti-drugs cop jailed for cocaine trafficking

Anonymous said...

Actually, I think it's most likely that he was simply checking to make sure that none of his suppliers were actually undercover narcotics officers. Guess he missed one.

JuliaM said...

"@Jaded: Going for the double bluff? ;-)"

Heh!

"Poor sod. Stupid that cannabis isn't decriminalised anyway."

I think we'll see that within 10 years.

"Actually, I think it's most likely that he was simply checking to make sure that none of his suppliers were actually undercover narcotics officers. Guess he missed one."

Good point!