Sixth Met officer sacked after BBC Panorama film
Following a BBC probe, a Metropolitan Police sergeant who said a detainee deserves to be beaten up
has been dismissed as the sixth officer based at Charing Cross police station. Lawrence Hume, a detention sergeant, was dismissed on Friday at a accelerated misconduct hearing, where he also heard he used a vulgar word to describe the detainee. Officers were shown calling for immigrants to be shot, reveling in the use of force and dismissing rape allegations. Sgt Hume had
according to Cdr Simon Messenger.death disregard for the protection of the public and the professional expectations of a serving police officer,
It's correct he has been dismissed,
Cdr Messenger said at the hearing in south London,
Charge him, send him to prison, throw away the key,we work tirelessly to raise standards and improve the culture within our organization.
Sgt Hume said of the same detainee,don't worry, deserves to be beat up.
Sgt Hume's behavior, according to panel chairman Cdr Jason Prins, constituted gross misconduct and he was dismissed without notice. According to Cdr Prins, the sergeant was unable to give a convincing explanation
as to why he believed a prisoner deserved to be beaten up. He made the remarks on two occasions unprompted,
Cdr Prins said.
Sgt Hume's remarks, according to an allegation, had a definite intention to minimize and not record force used in detention.He was in a leadership role in charge of the care of prisoners.
'Scum'
Sgt Clayton Robinson was dismissed after a jury heard he had trivialized the accusation
of a woman during a rape probe and mocked the perpetrator
by performing a song with another officer on October 28. After being secretly filmed boasting about and reveling in the use of force
on a prisoner, Jason Sinclair-Birtwas dismissed on October 24. After charges of gross misconduct were upheld a day earlier, Sgt Joe McIlvenny, PC Philip Neilson, and PC Martin Borgwere were dismissed. Sgt McIlvenny was caught dismissing a pregnant woman's allegations of rape and domestic abuse against her partner and making derogatory remarks. PC Neilson was caught on television referring to invasion
of scum
from the Middle East, as well as making derogatory remarks against people from Algeria and Somalia. Following the 1st broadcast of the 1 October, three more officers, including PC Sean Park, PC Brian Sharkey, and Sgt Steve Stamp, will appear in court as part of the Met's accelerated misconduct trial. Sgt Hume's complaint that he failed to oppose or report Sg. McIlvenny's remarks after being alert of them was also unproven. Sgt Hume's remarks, according to Amanda Rowe, the head of the Independent Office for Police Conduct, were unacceptable and unprofessional.
A panel has found that the officer violated the police code of professional conduct relating to authority, respect, and dishonest conduct, and it's correct that he has been barred from service. "Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Soundsand, a BBC London narrator. Www.
