Chief Dick

By: John Green - 22nd February 2017 at 15:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

As seems to be the custom, ineptitude is rewarded.

By: Beermat - 22nd February 2017 at 21:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Come on then, John the expert on everything. What competencies does she lack? Or is it (possibly ironically) the lack of a penis that offends?

By: Bradburger - 23rd February 2017 at 01:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Well, there is the small issue that she was in charge of the operation that lead to the execution of Jean Charles de Menezes, who had nothing to do with the 2005 London terrorist bombings.

But perhaps she she will redeem herself in her new role!

Cheers

Paul

By: John Green - 23rd February 2017 at 11:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

There you are Beermat. The complete answer ! On her watch - the murder of an innocent.

By: Beermat - 23rd February 2017 at 14:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Now put down the tabloid and instead find out what happened. Start with the inquest.

Dick said Menezes was not a security threat. The officers that shot Menezes were not acting on the instruction of Cressida Dick. Quite the opposite, according to at least one person close to the discussions that took place. Cressida Dick was possibly the only Commander who had said at the time that Menezes was to be detained and not shot.

From the IPCC report (which found the Met organisationally culpable):

"The family’s representatives list a number of failings they allege were
made by AC Dick. AC Dick is the only person in this incident on whom
a jury has come to a definite, unambiguous conclusion about their
conduct. In the Health and Safety trial the jury exceptionally added a
rider to their verdict that [then] Commander Dick had no personal
culpability for Mr de Menezes' death".

It's people who condemn before checking that are the problem. Then and now. I know it was 'on her watch'. Interestingly, it had only been her watch for two and a half hours when de Menezes left his flat.

By: John Green - 23rd February 2017 at 17:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Wriggle as you like, the truth will out. She was - allegedly - in charge of the operation.

Just 'two and a half hours' ? Why didn't you tell us all earlier. Well now, that makes all the difference.

By: Moggy C - 23rd February 2017 at 18:30 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

The truth is out.

Beermat posted it for you John

Moggy

By: Beermat - 23rd February 2017 at 18:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Not a wriggle, just salient facts that show your lazy accusations of ineptitude to be incorrect.

Read the facts. The rules under which the autonomously-acting unit on the ground were operating as well as the flawed lines of communication were set up by Dick's predecessor in the post.