JerryChicken wrote:
So do you think that his reaction to a simple request to use a gate three yards away was acceptable and that by his own admission using verbal abuse towards a police officer is justifiable ?
And do you therefore think that his boss should reinstate him and why do you think he hasnt so far ?
There you go again. Accepting fully the discredited police version. The police had been instructed in writing to allow Ministers and Mitchell in particular unfettered access to Downing Street. It is on record that certain officers had consistently and for no reason other than political been difficult and obstructive at the gates to Tory ministers for over a year.
You fail to see that it was the officer's behaviour that was unacceptable and had causeed a letter of complaint to be sent to the Inspector in charge with a warning that if these obstructions were repeated the matter would go all the way up to the Commissioner. We are talking hear about elected members of the government working long hours and being obstructed by gate guards on shorter shifts, with little else to do but open and shut the gates for most of the time.
It is becoming clear that certain officers at the gate had targeted Mitchell in the hope he would lose his well known temper and they had a plan to exploit this. From the VT it is clear there is no losing of temper - the 45 seconds of confronation does not show the body language of temper.
Mitchell has not admitted verbal abuse towards police officers. Why do you persist in this lie. He has admitted to muttering as he walked to the pedestrian gate no more than "...I thought you people were supposed to be here to F.....g help us" (quote may not be extact but from memory) This cannot in todays world be misconstrued as abusing the police even apart from the prejudiced sceptic PC keyboard generals.
The F word is defined these days as "Adv. f.....g - intensifier, very colloquial; "what took you so f.....g long?"
Even leftie LiberalDems will on occassions use the f word as an intensifier I am sure, and if not you will have had good cause to us the word as slang when describing the sexual scandals of your MP's, leaders etc
It is quite obvious that the Prime Minister cannot reinstate Mitchell while ever court cases etc are hanging over his head. Once these are finally cleared up without further evidence or charges against Mitchell then of course he will rejoin the government. And at that time there will also be apologies expected from most of the Labour front benches for overlooking justice and jumping to conclusions in the rush to exploit a political advantage in such a shameful way.