Kent Police - It is not good enough

In August of 2009, Mr Peter Cox aged 34 was assaulted by a gang in New Romney,Kent. As Mr Cox was being treated by paramedics, two police officers pulled up at the scene but quickly drove off after stating that : 'It isn't our shout.' It was five hours before Police attended the scene.Five men were later arrested but were released due to lack of evidence.

Despite an investigation which, has taken 18 months,Kent police say they have not been able to identify the officers who drove off. According to Mr Fox, Kent police have admitted that there were only 3 patrol cars in the area that night.

At one point the police even claimed that the officers concerned were from a different force. This whole affair stinks. I accept that there is a possibility that the officers concerned may have being crewing a passing traffic department vehicle but it is more likely that they were the crew of one of the three patrol cars in the area that night.

I wonder if this had been a murder enquiry or a terrorist incident if the police would have failed to identify the culprits from a total of between 4 and 6 suspects. This investigation needs to be re-opened if necessary by an outside force or the IPCC. These officers need to be  found and charged with neglect of duty, bringing the force into disrepute and any other criminal or disciplinary offences disclosed.

As a result of this assault, Mr Cox lost the sight in one eye. It is by no means certain that if the two police officers had carried out their duties that anyone would have been charged and convicted but the scene would have been preserved and a positive outcome in terms of  justice would have been more likely to have been achieved.


Thanks to BBC South East, Mail on Sunday and www.ghananation.com for the reports

UKIP Why are you doing this ?

I am concerned that the leader of UKIP, a party which I am tempted to support is urging people to vote Yes  in the upcoming AV referendum. I can understand that UKIP may feel it can  do better under an alternative voting system but surely in the most simple terms, if the Yes vote prevails then it will be difficult and in fact probably impossible for UKIP to ever become the governing party on its own.
Now, to think that UKIP could ever form the Government  might be regarded as pie in the sky thinking but surely every party is formed in the belief that one day it will succeed. If that belief is watered down as time goes by then basically it is saying that it is content to reach the semi finals but never to win the final. I would suggest that this is a position which does not appeal to prospective voters.
UKIP should be saying NO to AV and promoting the NO to EU idea more forcibly. To participate in the Yes campaign is a negative move which shows little self belief in the future of the party. It gives the appearance that UKIP is content to have a share of power and to participate in a coalition, a never-ending coalition.
Stop it now Nigel and change direction on AV. Stand up for your policies and promote the idea of withdrawal from the EU with more vigor.