BBC News item today:
"A police officer has kept her job despite urinating in a clothes shop fitting room while drunk off-duty and then lying to her bosses about it. PC Amelia Shearer, 24, of Cleveland Police was found guilty of gross misconduct following the incident in Urban Outfitters in York last year. A disciplinary panel in Middlesbrough found her conduct was discreditable and she had been dishonest. It decided not to sack her but instead issued a final written warning. The panel's chairwoman, Ogheneruona Iguyovwe, said: "There is scope for her to be rehabilitated, there is scope for her to set the record straight and to begin on a new path."
Does anyone remember "gross misconduct" ? Back in the day, it would warrant instant dismissal. Seems we're now more into rehabilitation than summary justice. I do not approve.
There is a long establshed tradition of Police officers being allowed to resign before a disciplinary action against them is held. Mind you, it happens in industry all the time.
Nothing woke about this example - wrong word
