Papering Over The Cracks Gaping Chasms

A police force yesterday announced it would be placing rainbow stickers on the front desks of police stations in order to make gay and lesbians feel more confident about reporting crime.

/facepalm

North Wales police has a history of coming down strongly on those accused of homophobic crimes.

In 2006 they were criticised after hauling one of their own retired police officers through the courts when he called a woman colleague a ‘dyke.’

Criticism that was totally justified by the fact that the courts told them to go away and stop wasting everyone's time...

Former Detective Sergeant John Atkinson, 46, who had repeatedly apologised for the remark, was eventually cleared of any wrongdoing by magistrates and criticised the force for wasting taxpayers’ money.

It gets better...

During the hearing it emerged that Mr Atkinson, who served with North Wales Police for more than 22 years, faced trial even though the force’s then chief constable escaped prosecution for uttering a similar word.

Richard Brunstrom was apparently not charged despite referring to homosexuals as ‘queers’ during a meeting.

*sigh*

And we wonder why the police are leaving this failing system in droves, and leaving us just with the incompetents, the corrupt, and the jobsworths...