It Will Be Ironic If This Finally Seals The Met Police's Fate...

Meghan Markle wanted to go public after she was made aware of child sex abuse claims against her father but the Metropolitan Police's royal bodyguards advised her not to, it is claimed. The revelation comes after Scotland Yard confirmed it handed the Duchess of Sussex, 45, a letter containing allegations against Thomas Markle, 82, in January 2019, but failed to alert other law enforcement agencies.

I don't know whether to be horrified by their lack of responsibility to law and order or astonished at their success in getting this woman to keep her mouth shut for once:  

The handwritten letter from Loveless, who died in 2024, was assessed by the Met's royal protection team, before it was passed on to the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Kensington Palace for 'awareness'. It has now emerged that Meghan wanted to speak out about the allegations, which she last week described as 'troubling and disturbing'.

You have to admit, that's some achievement!  

However, one of her Royalty and Specialist Protection [RaSP] bodyguards reportedly told her: 'Leave it with us, we'll investigate it.' The same officer reportedly advised Meghan not to go public at a time she was being criticised for cutting ties with her father without any explanation, who did not attend the Sussexes' wedding in 2018. The Met, who did not did not investigate any of the allegations against Markle due to them taking place abroad, are still trying to identify and find the officer in question, The Times reports.

Due to them 'taking place abroad'..? That's stopping them now?  I guess there's not a lot of golf courses in the Phillipines...

But there’s always someone to tell you black is actually white and you are wrong for thinking that a police officer should have any concern for illegal activities:

On Saturday, a source within the Met said it appeared as though the RaSP officers who assessed the 2019 letter had failed to understand the significance of the allegations and failed to refer it up the chain of command. The source said: 'These people are not detectives and have a tendency to be quite linear in their thinking. 'RaSP would only have been interested in what it meant for the security of the Duke and Duchess [of Sussex]. Having assessed that, they should have thought about the wider consequences.'

Clearly employing the best and the brightest for the role! 

Wrong, We, The Longsuffering Taxpayer Do....

Scotland Yard has paid out almost £50,000... 

Have they really? No, of course not. It comes out of the taxpayer's pocket as always, when it really should come out of the pockets of the idiots in blue. And idiots they once again proved themselves: 

Armed police smashed into the home of Roy Morton, who has a pacemaker, fired the stun gun, pinned him down and handcuffed him after a call handler provided the wrong address for a firearms incident.

The terrified father-of-two was then arrested for affray and detained for 11 hours after the raid at 7.13am on December 28, 2021, despite his heart condition and the case being a clear instance of mistaken identity.

How clear a case? Well, Reader, the suspect they were looking for was a young black man in his 20s. Mr Morton is white and 80 years old.

An internal investigation conducted by the Met found the call handler missed multiple opportunities to spot that the address was incorrect.

 You don't say..?

Despite this, the force denied full liability and a five-day trial was listed for next month. The claims were settled on January 22, however.

Understandably, who wouldn't? So it must have been decided faily quickly?

Mr Morton's lawyer, Rachel Harger, an associate at Bindmans, slammed the force for pursuing years of litigation to settle the case. 

Oh. Well, why not, since it doesn't cost them anything... 

'There was an early public acknowledgement that a serious error had occurred, yet Mr Morton was forced to pursue proceedings to the brink of trial to achieve any finality,' she added. 

And what do the Met have to say for themselves? The usual platitudes: 

Detective Chief Superintendent Neil Smithson said: 'We wholeheartedly apologise to Mr Morton and understand the impact this incident has had, while also recognising the amount of time it's taken to reach a conclusion in this case. 

'We hope Mr Morton is able to move forward and thank him for his patience during this process. 

Did he really hsve a choice?  

'We have reviewed the circumstances of this incident to identify any learnings and implemented specific training procedures to avoid similar instances in the future. This includes delivering training to each and every call handler within the Met.'

You mean they weren't already trained to ensure they got the right address? Well, why would they be, when they've got no skin in the game? 

Mine Remains Strangely Undented...

...though I've absolutely no confidence in the IOPC to dent:

The family of a man shot dead by a police officer during a foiled prison break have accused Scotland Yard of evading accountability after a case against the marksman was thrown out.Baker’s family said there was no justification for the killing and questioned how W80’s action had escaped scrutiny. The police watchdog said the case has dented public confidence in police accountability.

There was every justification for the shooting since their family member was a criminal engaged in criminal pursuits. It’s insane that once again a cop who did his job is persecuted for it. 

The officer, known only as W80, shot Jermaine Baker as police stopped a plot to snatch two prisoners from a van near Wood Green crown court in 2015.Baker, a father of two from Tottenham, north London, was shot at close range by counter-terrorism specialist firearms officer W80, who thought Baker was reaching for a gun. Baker, who was sitting in the front passenger seat of a stolen Audi A6, was unarmed. An imitation firearm was later found in the back of the Audi, the misconduct hearing previously heard.

The fact it wasn’t a real gun means nothing. 

Prosecutors said in 2017 that there was insufficient evidence to bring criminal charges over the shooting, but the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) directed that the officer should face misconduct proceedings, prompting a lengthy legal dispute between the watchdog and the Metropolitan police.

The IOPC is not fit for purpose and needs to be shut down. 

Maybe Because You Pre-empted It?

 The Met Police congratulate themselves:

This year's Notting Hill Carnival had "far fewer" incidents of serious violence than in recent years, the Metropolitan Police has said. As of Monday evening, there had been 423 arrests over two days. There were two stabbings, but the Met said neither led to serious injury.Met Assistant Commissioner Matt Ward said the use of live facial recognition, metal detectors and stop-and-search had "prevented some of the serious violence we have seen at previous carnivals".

But hang on. Does that include your pre-event arrest tally?  Because maybe that played a part too?

Police have arrested 100 people ahead of the Notting Hill Carnival, and say they have taken dozens of weapons off the streets as part of an operation to ensure the safety of all those attending Notting Hill Carnival this weekend.

Or maybe we should accept that ‘only two stabbings’ is some sort of great result, and not call for the closure of this ridiculous event which panders to black culture at the expense of the taxpayer? 

And Probably Not The Last...

...because there's no chance of the useless Met Police changing, and no-one in government inclined to bring them to heel. 

A prolific burglar who broke into a M&S store to steal £500 of sirloin and T-bone steak as well as 20 bottles of prosecco, has become the first person to be jailed in a private prosecution.

Only large chains are able to afford the action this story celebrates, however. The small shopowner is unlikely to be able to afford this. 

David Hanson, 44, who had 105 previous convictions including 33 burglaries, was caught in the act and arrested by two detectives from a private policing company. The store manager from M&S in Streatham Hill had called police immediately after catching Hanson stealing on CCTV but despite the footage, the Met Police decided not to investigate.

Instead, the case was taken on by TM Eye - a private investigator company which was founded by former Scotland Yard chief detective David McKelvey. The firm, which uses plain clothed officers and those in uniform, has already helped prosecute 280 shoplifters, however, the south London case marks the first time a prosecution has been made against a thief.

Just as with the police initially ignoring reports of dangerous dogs, when they do act, they often find other criminality. So they are cutting their own throats with this policy.