If I’m reading this correctly he saw a woman he fancied at the shop, looked up her name from her car reg, and then tried to connect via instagram. Sounds like a creepy stalker to me and I’m baffled as to how he’s kept his job, especially in the current climate.
Knew a former CID copper who used the database to look up people he didn’t like.
This is exactly the headline I’d expect to come out of Derby
This should be instant dismissal. It’s ridiculous that it’s not.
PC stalks a woman, keeps their job
Meanwhile, an NHS doctor is caught using their wife’s tfl travelcard for nearly 6 months and is fired from their job
Edit: was suspended 6 months but still
For anyone thinking this is police protecting their own, the hearing would be run by a panel made up of an independent legal chair (think barrister or judge) who chairs proceedings, an independent member of the public, and a senior police officer. The panel needs to have minimum 2/3 agreement on outcome.
I can’t believe he kept his job and I imagine the reaction is similar amongst his colleagues. Ridiculous decision by the panel if the article is true about the facts.
Excellent that they are now seeking access to private communications by breaking end-to-end encryption through the Internet Safety Bill.
Whatever ideal is pursued we cannot ignore the fact that the implementation will involve people like this who are either incompetent, have bad intentions or both.
This example is not only proof of that (if you somehow needed convincing) but it’s also proof of the fact as an institution they don’t even care.
Good to know the Police continue to learn nothing from their countless mistakes.
This is disgraceful. Like many others, I can access people’s personal data through address/phone numbers but this would not only be a sackable offence but could also result in time in prison depending on the severity – we’ve had this for one guy who found out where someone was living and provided the details to a “gangster” who was looking for said person and went round to the house.
We live in a social media world full of nosey fuckers, people are always going to snoop/stalk when they know someone’s name unfortunately it’s the nature of the beast. I worked in a male dominated profession and we had more females joining, and I had one working with me for a while and when we signed into numerous offices/businesses to work she had a few guys add her. Two times we had to return the next day and I made sure I absolutely embarrassed them in front of their colleagues.
But using reg plate data to find out what someone’s called then stalking them on social media is next level fucking weird.
this is insane! in my old job we had access to people’s personal details and it was drilled into us so strongly that this was never to be looked up without a business reason and it was an automatic sackable offense. this is actual creepy stalking and apparently that’s fine…
With all the ‘The Police are full of sex perverts’ stories going around at the moment, this feels like it would have been the perfect time to prove that they are starting to actually take police acting like sex perverts seriously.
If you’re gonna kill someone, do it with a car.
If you’re gonna stalk women like a creep, be a cop.
I know that some jobs have advantages over others. But this is definitely taking it too far.
This is why I think back doors in messaging apps and Digital ID held by the government is a bad idea.
I honestly don’t know why people are surprised. Judging by actions and results, we’re a country that doesn’t really care about sex crimes and stalking.
Ah let’s wait until the problem escalates then shall we?
Sacked immediately. Full investigation and retraining of the rest of the force. The abuse of power is frightening.
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Jeez how many red flags do the police need before the get rid of someone.
Working for the police isn’t like working in an office. The police force only works when the public have trust in it.
This shit right here? This is why people don’t trust the police.
Women in Derbyshire are not safeguarded by the police. This is the same county force that mismanaged the stalking and tragic, needless death of Gracie Spinks.
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If I’m reading this correctly he saw a woman he fancied at the shop, looked up her name from her car reg, and then tried to connect via instagram. Sounds like a creepy stalker to me and I’m baffled as to how he’s kept his job, especially in the current climate.
Knew a former CID copper who used the database to look up people he didn’t like.
This is exactly the headline I’d expect to come out of Derby
This should be instant dismissal. It’s ridiculous that it’s not.
PC stalks a woman, keeps their job
Meanwhile, an NHS doctor is caught using their wife’s tfl travelcard for nearly 6 months and is fired from their job
Edit: was suspended 6 months but still
For anyone thinking this is police protecting their own, the hearing would be run by a panel made up of an independent legal chair (think barrister or judge) who chairs proceedings, an independent member of the public, and a senior police officer. The panel needs to have minimum 2/3 agreement on outcome.
I can’t believe he kept his job and I imagine the reaction is similar amongst his colleagues. Ridiculous decision by the panel if the article is true about the facts.
Excellent that they are now seeking access to private communications by breaking end-to-end encryption through the Internet Safety Bill.
Whatever ideal is pursued we cannot ignore the fact that the implementation will involve people like this who are either incompetent, have bad intentions or both.
This example is not only proof of that (if you somehow needed convincing) but it’s also proof of the fact as an institution they don’t even care.
Good to know the Police continue to learn nothing from their countless mistakes.
This is disgraceful. Like many others, I can access people’s personal data through address/phone numbers but this would not only be a sackable offence but could also result in time in prison depending on the severity – we’ve had this for one guy who found out where someone was living and provided the details to a “gangster” who was looking for said person and went round to the house.
We live in a social media world full of nosey fuckers, people are always going to snoop/stalk when they know someone’s name unfortunately it’s the nature of the beast. I worked in a male dominated profession and we had more females joining, and I had one working with me for a while and when we signed into numerous offices/businesses to work she had a few guys add her. Two times we had to return the next day and I made sure I absolutely embarrassed them in front of their colleagues.
But using reg plate data to find out what someone’s called then stalking them on social media is next level fucking weird.
this is insane! in my old job we had access to people’s personal details and it was drilled into us so strongly that this was never to be looked up without a business reason and it was an automatic sackable offense. this is actual creepy stalking and apparently that’s fine…
With all the ‘The Police are full of sex perverts’ stories going around at the moment, this feels like it would have been the perfect time to prove that they are starting to actually take police acting like sex perverts seriously.
If you’re gonna kill someone, do it with a car.
If you’re gonna stalk women like a creep, be a cop.
I know that some jobs have advantages over others. But this is definitely taking it too far.
This is why I think back doors in messaging apps and Digital ID held by the government is a bad idea.
I honestly don’t know why people are surprised. Judging by actions and results, we’re a country that doesn’t really care about sex crimes and stalking.
Ah let’s wait until the problem escalates then shall we?
Sacked immediately. Full investigation and retraining of the rest of the force. The abuse of power is frightening.
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Jeez how many red flags do the police need before the get rid of someone.
Working for the police isn’t like working in an office. The police force only works when the public have trust in it.
This shit right here? This is why people don’t trust the police.
Women in Derbyshire are not safeguarded by the police. This is the same county force that mismanaged the stalking and tragic, needless death of Gracie Spinks.