“This not only highlights not only the incompetence and unprofessionalism of our police force in this country but also how many instances of misconduct and incompetence there really are within our police force. Police officers are meant to set an example and uphold the law, not break it...Shame on them!!
Acts such as these normally get covered up and this is the function of the Professional Standards Dept (PSD) within each police force and it is their task to ¿play down¿ and ¿gloss over¿ the many complaints they receive and prevent them from being made public or being taken any further, such as a prosecution. They do a good job of protecting, defending and ¿sheltering¿ their officers who commit acts of misconduct and incompetence!
It is not surprising that so many complaints are now raised against the police. For information, in 2008 two complaints that were deemed upheld & substantiated were against the same officer within Thames Valley Police Force, DC Mark Torrington who is based in Banbury. The complaints were raised through the IPCC and after an investigation by the Thames Valley Police Professional Standards Dept (PSD) it was concluded that both complaints against were indeed upheld and substantiated.
The complaints were for ¿Improper Disclosure of Information¿ and the investigation report details that DC Torrington disclosed personal & private information and data to the complainants employer on a regular basis and continually providing ¿updates¿ therefore breaching the Data Protection Act 1998. Due to this breach Thames Valley Police have also been reported to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).
The second complaint which was also concluded as being upheld & substantiated was for ¿Mishandling of Property¿. This involved the same officer, DC Torrington giving away various personal possessions & items of the complainants property to an unauthorised person and also without permission or even recording it.
The investigation report details and concludes that DC Mark Torrington will receive Management Advice from the Area Commander as a result of his actions.
This officer should have been prosecuted in the same way as any member of the public would have been!
However this once again highlights the poor conduct of officers and the very low standard within Thames Valley Police which on many occasions just gets glossed over from the public. The actions of this officer are just one example of why Thames Valley Police have got such a poor reputation and proves that officers including DC Torrington obviously can not be trusted!!”

“The Cps should appeal this pathetically short sentence if they have any kind of moral fibre in them. He quit his job because he was caught.
Well done the brave victims for coming forward and saying 'NO'. Shame on the judge!”

“Tumnus what you been upto again?”

“police officers/probation officers/priests/social workers.?ect should be given 10 years for this sort of crime its been going on behind closed doors for along time now theres alot more sick morrons in these so called groups that has not been caught yet ?weed them out judges as well ?they are there been there for years ask the catholics(sorry is not good enough for this type of behavior?steal my money you go down for along time ?but have sex with kids and you get alot of help from the ??????same groups(tax payer cops up all the time?sick”

“Lets not forget my fellow tax payer's! this guy will get a new Identity with a house In some other town, possibly fitted with C/T/v so that his previous employers (the police) can keep him safe! whilst no-one around will know If he's Interfering with THEIR children!

He will get more protection than any member of the Innocent public, surely these saddo's should be castrated at the very least?
Im at a loss to know where we will all end-up you know! Escape to New-York Is not very far away my friends - mark my words!!”

“Mel...stupid prat. Fact.

As for Lawson. He is a disgrace to his profession. He deserves one thing, and that is a rope around his neck and a long drop.”

“Mel, why do u talk utter rubbish all the time? u really really need 2 sort ur life out love/dude, not sure if ur a chick or just a plain d1ck”

“The courts lie to you - six years is only three years inside!!! They say the sentence given NOT the time actually spent in jail.
Three years for abusing three kids - one year a piece. Isn't that all your child is worth, or is this another poxy sentence!”

“6 years is a bit harsh,surely?”

“sick man”