Post by frankthetriviaman on Feb 1, 2018 17:30:15 GMT -5
As Commissioner, Gent has no obligations to go into the field. So why did he until his retirement from fieldwork? The answer will surprise you.
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The newly appointed Commissioner Gent sat at the table with the other newly appointed heads of Scotland Yard. Assistant Commissioner Francis Blake, Deputy Commissioner Arnold Browne, and Deputy Assistant Commissioner Donald Watson had all been appointed to become the new commanding body of Scotland Yard in the wake of one of the most shocking scandals to grip London.
It had been a media sensation all over Europe, and the Americas. Scotland Yard had become mired in a corruption scandal so deep, it extended from low level constables all the way to the top commissioners. The internal investigation would not release the full details to the media, but they did say that what was involved "essentially blurred the lines between policeman and mobster"
More than one fourth of Scotland Yard's officers, detectives and all of the commissioners had been forced to resign, with trials to take place in the coming months.
Gent had gathered the newly appointed commissioners together to explain how he was going to handle the situation before them.
"People have lost their faith in our department. They are concerned that we are no longer capable of doing our jobs. It is for that reason that I have decided... to shadow our detectives and officers in the field. We must ensure that we have weeded out all the corrupt officers, and I feel this is the only way." Gent explained.
"you do realize that you have no obligation to do this" Blake pointed out.
"And you do have greater responsibilities" Browne concurred.
"I am aware; but this is something that needs to be done. A scandal this bad effectively means we must rebuild the department from the ground up. And that starts with effective constables and detectives" Gent explained. Agreeing with his logic, the other commissioners concurred with the plan.
When not fulfilling his duties as a commissioner, Gent would follow other detectives as they did their cases. The pressure of having the Commissioner on their backs proved to be the breaking point, and within two months, Gent had weeded out a further 9 corrupt detectives. But there was more work to do and he knew it
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The newly appointed Commissioner Gent sat at the table with the other newly appointed heads of Scotland Yard. Assistant Commissioner Francis Blake, Deputy Commissioner Arnold Browne, and Deputy Assistant Commissioner Donald Watson had all been appointed to become the new commanding body of Scotland Yard in the wake of one of the most shocking scandals to grip London.
It had been a media sensation all over Europe, and the Americas. Scotland Yard had become mired in a corruption scandal so deep, it extended from low level constables all the way to the top commissioners. The internal investigation would not release the full details to the media, but they did say that what was involved "essentially blurred the lines between policeman and mobster"
More than one fourth of Scotland Yard's officers, detectives and all of the commissioners had been forced to resign, with trials to take place in the coming months.
Gent had gathered the newly appointed commissioners together to explain how he was going to handle the situation before them.
"People have lost their faith in our department. They are concerned that we are no longer capable of doing our jobs. It is for that reason that I have decided... to shadow our detectives and officers in the field. We must ensure that we have weeded out all the corrupt officers, and I feel this is the only way." Gent explained.
"you do realize that you have no obligation to do this" Blake pointed out.
"And you do have greater responsibilities" Browne concurred.
"I am aware; but this is something that needs to be done. A scandal this bad effectively means we must rebuild the department from the ground up. And that starts with effective constables and detectives" Gent explained. Agreeing with his logic, the other commissioners concurred with the plan.
When not fulfilling his duties as a commissioner, Gent would follow other detectives as they did their cases. The pressure of having the Commissioner on their backs proved to be the breaking point, and within two months, Gent had weeded out a further 9 corrupt detectives. But there was more work to do and he knew it