From: "John Hurst", [EMAIL PROTECTED] >So can this senior officer be charged with "malfeasance in >public office" then? Steve, Yes, if the PC's who were witnesses come forward. And then the problems which I described in an earlier posting apply. Their only defence for not acting would be duress of circumstances. "I vos only followink ze orders" would not do. The real significance of this story is that the troops have had enough and are rebelling against the present politicaly correct regime. The same thing happened at the stop the city demonstration earlier this year when Winston Churchill's statue was desecrated but did not reach the national press apparently There is a petition circulating in the Met. BTW in support of the PC who was dismissed for saying bad words. This is unprecedented in my service. It is rumored that the senior officers concerned immediately stripped the PC of his uniform and sent him home in one of the paper suits which rapists get, but this is unconfirmed. The originator of the petition is however a member of a "visible ethnic minority" and they have been left alone I understand. Unlike the late "IG", I am reluctant to give an opinion on policy because the disipline code reserves that for senior officers. I will discuss law as much as you like however, in order to comply with my oath <g>. Regards, John Hurst. Cybershooters website: http://www.cybershooters.org List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics