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There is the argument that they are not all criminals. They are all fluent liars and perjury comes naturally. Michael Gillard explains and he does not get sued for libel, not if they want to win that is.
Untouchables: Dirty Cops, Bent Justice and Racism in Scotland Yard
by Michael Gillard and Laurie Flynn
The title says it all, well most of it. There isn't much about racism or even bent justice but the rest is spot on. Michael Gillard did a lot of financial writing for Private Eye and came up with some good stuff. He named names and rarely if ever got sued. That means that he got it right and could prove it. The police are also enthusiastic about using libel to suppress the truth and the Police Federation has a track record of success. Perhaps that is where the bent justice comes in.
Robert Mark was the commissioner who sacked 300 men and that was just in the CID. He was the last commissioner in the Met who gave us serious reason to believe that he had any intention of doing anything about police corruption. That was in 1977. It can be done and it needs to be kept being done. When bent coppers are frightened of the honest ones, it is as under control as it is ever going to be. Robert Marks was in thirty years ago. Significantly he was an outsider so blackmailing him was not quite so easy.
PS Messrs Gillard and Flynn are being done for Libel by one, Harry Ramis. He is trying for damages, aggravated damages and a gagging order He is having a go at publishers Cutting Edge Press (Edinburgh) too. See www.pressgazette.co.uk
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