AWOL Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 What Andrew Mitchell has actually said in a roundabout way is "Look, pleb, you are only the law and I am way above that" Politicians make the law and as such should be the first to uphold them! Also the rumoured reference to the burglary in Manchester was inexcusable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old cossack Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Got a better idea sack the lot of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Police screaming for him to be sacked it's a pity the aren't as quick to sort their own bad apples out. Not the point though is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafya Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Does freedom of speech not apply in this case than? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 I'm no Tory but I don't think Andrew Mitchell should resign. He disputes that he used foul language against the policeman, but acknowledges that he shouldn't have called the policeman a "pleb". The body representing rank and file officers also weighed in and called his behaviour a disgrace. The same could be said of their treatment of the Home Secretary at their conference earlier in the year when she told them things they didn't want to hear. It's all very well for police representatives to demand respect and civility, but they must also give it to others - whether they hold public office or not. Again, that isn't the point. It's not about the accumulated perceived wrongs on the part of the police force. It's about what Mitchell did, unless of course you're arguing he did it because of the accumulated perceived wrongs on the part of the police force? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villacal Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Not the point though is it. Yes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWOL Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Politicians make the law, they should adhere very closely to the laws that they make and set an example. They should NOT make laws for others and think that they themselves are above the laws that they make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladesman Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Good to see even the people in power can be the victim of a total jobsworth. Seems that way regardless of what was said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Tamudo Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 After his disgusting outburst at the police today this arrogant cretin should be dismissed. All in Favour? I'm in favour. It just serves to reinforce what the majority of people feel about this mob, a bunch of arrogant posh boys who not only don’t understand how most people live but actively look down on them with disdain. Why people like you support them is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlo998 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 It was the officer's job to protect the minister. He was doing his job. Anyone who says "Don't you know who I am?!" is an inflated buffoon and should be sacked. Typical tory, the lower classes are to be sneered at and ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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