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NEWS ONLY PLEASE Cressida Dick

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Riverwalk Wed 22-Feb-17 16:50:17

No rejoicing from me either.

The Metropolitan Police do an excellent job for the most part, and it's understandable that sometimes special operations can go spectacularly wrong, but the deliberately misleading information fed to the press in the immediate aftermath of the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes was disgraceful - on a par with Hillsborough.

willsmadnan Wed 22-Feb-17 16:26:30

well, I'm not rejoicing. One of the worst cock-ups (of the many) in the history of the Met came during her watch, and now she's heading up the whole force. God help us! Is the Met ever going to get a decent CC ?

Ana Wed 22-Feb-17 16:18:58

(Oh dear, d'you think jollyg was attempting to forestall this type of schoolyard humour? We are incorrigible...sorry!)

Ana Wed 22-Feb-17 16:14:36

But the first to flag it up before she's even started...grin

MawBroon Wed 22-Feb-17 16:13:15

Not the first D* to be Chief Commissioner..? hmm

Ana Wed 22-Feb-17 16:07:02

It is a rather unfortunate one, isn't it...?

merlotgran Wed 22-Feb-17 16:01:37

I think I'd change my surname.

Jalima Wed 22-Feb-17 15:54:13

Apologies - Jean Charles DE Menenez

Jalima Wed 22-Feb-17 15:53:26

hmm
Wasn't she in charge of operations when Jean Charles Menenez was killed?

jollyg Wed 22-Feb-17 15:41:21

After all the disasters appointed to be top cop in London, it can only get better with the appointment of Cressida Dick.

With a female PM and now chief commissioner I hope things can only go from strength to strength.

The men have had their chance.

Good luck Cressida