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Was this officer out of order?


Senior officer faces action for saying 'whiter than white'

The comment was allegedly made when the officer discussed the need to be faultless and above reproach in carrying out inquiries.


A senior Metropolitan Police officer who used the phrase "whiter than white" faces losing his job for alleged racism and gross misconduct.

The detective superintendent is said to have made the comment in a briefing to colleagues during which he discussed the need to be faultless and above reproach in carrying out inquiries.

But a complaint was made about his choice of words which was passed to the police watchdog for investigation, according to the Evening Standard.

The highly respected officer has been placed on restricted duties while the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigates and has reportedly been warned the inquiry may take up to 12 months to complete.

He is attached to Scotland Yard’s anti corruption squad, the Directorate of Professional Standards.

The detective superintendent is said to have made the comment in a briefing to colleagues.

Fellow officers leapt to his defence and are understood to be upset that a colleague’s career hangs in the balance for using a common phrase widely used without controversy.

They suggested that the probe was proof that the police misconduct process had got out of hand.

One told the Standard: "There was no bad intent in this comment, it may have been a poor use of language but this is not what the misconduct process is for.


“This is not corruption, this is not serious wrongdoing. There should be informal ways of dealing with this, particularly at a time when we are so short of experienced officers."

An inquiry concerning an officer's use of the phrase "pale, stale and male" in another force is also said to be in progress.

A spokesman for the IOPC said: “I can confirm that as part of Operation Embley into allegations of serious corruption and malpractice within the Directorate of Professional Standards a notice of investigation has been served on an officer informing them we are investigating the alleged use of language deliberately intended to offend and that had racist undertones.

“A notice is issued to inform an officer at the earliest opportunity following an allegation and to safeguard their interests. It in no way indicates that misconduct proceedings will take place.”

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Yes of course it is, he's only quoting a washing powder advert after all! ;)


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ApusApus wrote: Sat Sep 15, 2018 4:19 pm Yes of course it is, he's only quoting a washing powder advert after all! ;)


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That is exactly what I was going to say. If anything, the person complaining is being racist.
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It was actually William Shakespeare who coined the phrase
Teaching the sheets a whiter hue than white,
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Pathetic, it's becoming very tedious that every word one says is picked up, and used purely to make trouble for someone. It's time the 'politically correct' brigade were disbanded.

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Hear hear..
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memory man wrote: Sat Sep 15, 2018 4:47 pm It was actually William Shakespeare who coined the phrase
Teaching the sheets a whiter hue than white,
Well I never, was obviously to be ………… or not! :)


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Just as well we don’t have black and white tellies any more.

Are these phrases 'politically correct' ??


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It is certainly getting that way that those phrases will not be correct..

What abut a Black and Tan drink as well ??
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Firefly wrote: Sat Sep 15, 2018 6:34 pm It's time the 'politically correct' brigade were disbanded.

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Oh dear, I can't say that now :o


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Don't tell the chickens, or we will have to eat bacon on it's own :lol:
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Is it still ok to mention bacon ?
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