Sunday, November 14, 2004
Police - Government relations take another hit
5 Police Officers and 1 civvie are to be charged with traffic offences after doing what they were told to by one of the PM's staffers. My Right thought the affair was flogged for all it was worth at the time - the idea of the PM's motorcade doing a few extra clicks does not particular perturb me (as long as no civilians were endangered) - but this response seems extreme.
5 careers prejudiced in a face saving excercise that can do nothing for to ease tensions between the Government, the Police HQ and front line Police. Two of the officers are being chargeed for being a party to dangerous driving. So they are getting done for 'being there', was Helen not there as well?
Don't try to tell me that the officers driving were solely responsible for the decision to speed. Don't try to tell me that Helen did not realise that they were flying and could not have told the lads to settle down (after all, she wasn't that fussed about the rugby in any case).
Here's hoping the officers involved refuse to lie down and cop all the rap themselves. If one thing is clear from this whole sorry saga, it is this; if something happens that could make Helen look bad - be somewhere else.
