lazy policewomen who loses job

[tonyreddevil]

A police officer has been sent to jail because she "couldn't be bothered" to arrest a suspected burglar.
PC Michele Selby let the man off because she had letters to deliver to a police station.
The former Strathclyde police office has been jailed for a year for attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Selby was on duty at 5.30am on July 2010 when she and a fellow constable spotted a man acting suspiciously at the door of a Chinese restaurant in Kirkintilloch.
Selby's colleague told Glasgow Sheriff Court that he looked like he was trying to break in.
When the officers went to speak to him, they saw he had a screwdriver, wrench and a crowbar.
He claimed to be trying to fix the restaurant door.
Selby told him: "We know you are trying to break in and if we didn't have another call to go to you would be getting the jail."
She then confiscated the tools and took them back to her police station where she put them in a bin.
The court heard that Selby told her colleague the 'other job' was to deliver mail and said the man "would have got the jail if she could be bothered".
It emerged in court that the suspected burglar had six previous convictions, which included one for a similar offence.
Selby's behaviour was reported to fellow officers by her colleague.
Selby, 38, who has since resigned from the Strathclyde Police force, told her defence lawyer in court: "I made a mistake. It wasn't intentional, it wasn't wilful, it wasn't evil."

[RonOne]

So why didn't the other PC arrest the burglar.

[KAYS6912]

A police officer has been sent to jail because she "couldn't be bothered" to arrest a suspected burglar.
PC Michele Selby let the man off because she had letters to deliver to a police station.
The former Strathclyde police office has been jailed for a year for attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Selby was on duty at 5.30am on July 2010 when she and a fellow constable spotted a man acting suspiciously at the door of a Chinese restaurant in Kirkintilloch.
Selby's colleague told Glasgow Sheriff Court that he looked like he was trying to break in.
When the officers went to speak to him, they saw he had a screwdriver, wrench and a crowbar.
He claimed to be trying to fix the restaurant door.
Selby told him: "We know you are trying to break in and if we didn't have another call to go to you would be getting the jail."
She then confiscated the tools and took them back to her police station where she put them in a bin.
The court heard that Selby told her colleague the 'other job' was to deliver mail and said the man "would have got the jail if she could be bothered".
It emerged in court that the suspected burglar had six previous convictions, which included one for a similar offence.
Selby's behaviour was reported to fellow officers by her colleague.
Selby, 38, who has since resigned from the Strathclyde Police force, told her defence lawyer in court: "I made a mistake. It wasn't intentional, it wasn't wilful, it wasn't evil."

I could understand losing her job. But locking her up for a year? Far, far worse CRIMES have been committed - like KILLING someone due to careless driving and RAPE - and the perpetrators weren't jailed! It's about high time judges, sheriffs etc got their collective acts together and worked on these bliddy jail sentences! And what about the sneaky wee "colleague"? Why didn't HE do something? Imagine having to rely on that!

[victorfrank]

There must be more to the case than at first appears. As others have said, the sentence seems very harsh, and, what was the other bizzy doing and why were they not dealt with in a similar manner? (I blame Paypal).

[Salomina27]

She still doesnt seem to get it, whatever the case. "I made a mistake" she pathetically bleats. This is a police officer paid for and supposedly serving and suppoosed to BE protecting the public! She says it wasnt wilful or evil.
Well did she not have an informed choice ( I cant be bothered, the letter I need to post is more important) she should be accepting responsibility at the very least, but this culture we now seem to live in encourages the opositte on every level now. Nobody accepts or takes responsibilities and is prepared for consequences of their actions. Its always the fault of someone or something else.
I wonder how she would have felt if this burglar was breaking in to HER property...

[Pink_Panther]

The police don't mess about in Wales!

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[suesjools]

The police don't mess about in Wales!

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LOL!

Best wishes for many sales to all,

[papagran40]

no Idea why both were not done for this...but the year sentence could well be because the police are ment to be that bit better , and if they do something wrong , they get it a bit harder than we would....they are meant to lead by example... I think ???............ but I want you to be honest , they are human and as such they are bound to get fed up at times......but this is not an excuse for them............papa.

[papagran40]

The police don't mess about in Wales!

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neither does that wee Welsh lassie in Torchwood....ha ha ......papa.

[Salomina27]

The police don't mess about in Wales!

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In the old days perhaps, there is still enough complacency in Wales too. Not ALL of them, but still a lot