tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307739442406722533.post1793243007821277993..comments2023-06-23T03:34:17.600-07:00Comments on The Thin Blue Line: INSPECTOR GADGET : OFFICER DOWNCrime Analysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13625925803753107945noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307739442406722533.post-24534261284496445522013-03-31T03:14:54.806-07:002013-03-31T03:14:54.806-07:00I have read his blogs since he started and will mi...I have read his blogs since he started and will miss him terribly.<br />He was an intelligent man and very fair,not offensive in any way.<br /> I am saddened he had to finish, in fact very angry.<br />annettesbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12364634112229667169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307739442406722533.post-65600360017328981022013-03-22T06:00:01.596-07:002013-03-22T06:00:01.596-07:00Gadget stops blogging and the press get 'regul...Gadget stops blogging and the press get 'regulated'. And so it begins. 1984. Just 20 years later than George Orwell predicted.ExTrafficBikernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307739442406722533.post-28395616335448077122013-03-15T17:46:45.775-07:002013-03-15T17:46:45.775-07:00"The Emporer's new clothes" revisite..."The Emporer's new clothes" revisited?Hogdayafternoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06188146617570775741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307739442406722533.post-65234429067291468592013-03-15T11:14:43.400-07:002013-03-15T11:14:43.400-07:00Thanks for the ACO
Totally agree. The key thing he...Thanks for the ACO<br />Totally agree. The key thing here isn't whether Gadget is a serving copper or not (although my contact suggests nothing other than a passionate commitment to root and branch reform), but that the problems reported are very real, supported by the undoubtedly real police contributors to the site over the seven years. The really sad point is that the truth is being swept under the carpet yet again with obfuscation and suppressive tactics. Once again it seems that the legislation intended to protect whistle blowers applies to everyone except police officers. Crime Analysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13625925803753107945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307739442406722533.post-73992136053147204782013-03-15T10:25:24.889-07:002013-03-15T10:25:24.889-07:00I was never sure Gadget was a police officer - tho...I was never sure Gadget was a police officer - though much of what he said needed saying. He was inclined to suppress views that didn't fit his. The treatment of whistle-blowers is bad in all sectors and we desperately need more public scrutiny - not least on banks and politics. I prefer Steve's more considered work, but I'd rather Gadget was blogging than not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307739442406722533.post-35099067316418429442013-03-15T08:34:34.158-07:002013-03-15T08:34:34.158-07:00Dickie..
Seems as if everyone else in every other...Dickie.. <br />Seems as if everyone else in every other walk of life is free and encouraged to speak out about issues of public interest except police officers. The closed shop mentality does nothing but erode confidence in the service still further. Like many, I didn't agree with everything Gadget said, but his heart and soul are in the right place, focused on restoring common sense policing for the sake and safety of us all. Pushing boundaries is sometimes necessary to get people to sit up and listen. Hardly surprising and totally human if the line is crossed inadvertently sometimes, either out of sheer frustration maybe, but rarely out of kilter with public support. If this is indeed the last we have seen of the Guvnor, the public and serving guys and gals have lost a passionate and eloquent voice for reform. Crime Analysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13625925803753107945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3307739442406722533.post-53934010804894806552013-03-15T08:17:25.810-07:002013-03-15T08:17:25.810-07:00Sign of the times, isn't it?
Down, down, ever ...Sign of the times, isn't it?<br />Down, down, ever down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com