"UK police chief quits over scandal" New York Times Syndicate September 17, 2014
LONDON — The police commissioner in charge of the northern English town of Rotherham resigned Tuesday after weeks of pressure and intense public outrage over a sexual abuse scandal in the town involving as many as 1,400 children.
A report published Aug. 26 said that children in Rotherham had been beaten, raped, and trafficked by organized gangs in northern England over a period of 16 years, from 1997 to 2013, while the local authorities ignored a series of red flags.
Procurement rings for the perverted elite. That's the only thing it could be.
The commissioner, Shaun Wright, was head of children’s services in Rotherham during part of that time, and later became the police and crime commissioner for all of South Yorkshire, the post he resigned from Tuesday.
The publication of the report by Alexis Jay prompted repeated calls for Wright to resign, including by Prime Minister David Cameron and other senior politicians. After Wright appeared before the South Yorkshire regional police oversight panel last week, the panel adopted a resolution of no confidence in him.
In a statement, Wright said he was stepping down because the debate over his role was “detracting from the important issue” of providing support for the victims and tackling child sexual exploitation.
On learning of Wright’s resignation, Home Secretary Theresa May said: “It is right that where people failed in their duty, they should take responsibility. Police and crime commissioners are accountable to their local electorate.”
Off with his little head, if you know what I mean.
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They shoved it into Scotland instead.
What's next, war?
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