Met deputy Paddick to quit (1 Viewer)

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"Brian Paddick, one of Britain's most controversial police officers, is to leave his job next month..."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2066206,00.html

This is pretty sad. He seemed like a good guy, and an important and influential copper.

Mr Paddick came to public prominence as the borough commander in Lambeth, south London, where he oversaw a pioneering scheme under which people caught with small amounts of cannabis were warned about their conduct.
The initiative was launched on the back of community demands that police concentrate on more serious crime.
This, plus the fact he is openly gay, made him a hate figure for certain rightwing tabloid newspapers, but a hero for those who believe the police should become more liberal.
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Mr Paddick, who once admitted he found the idea of anarchism attractive, said he was keen to pursue a new career in politics, television or working with a non-governmental body such as the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights.

Hopefully he can keep making a difference.

 

[Janer]

Ya more chief constables have similar pioneering ideas then people realise.