The Nicola Bulley incident - Is it an example of how the British Press are out to trash the reputation of the Police

The Nicola Bulley incident - Is it an example of how the British Press are out to trash the reputation of the Police  

The Black Spy Podcast Season 8, Episode 0005

This week's Black Spy Podcast discusses a worrying trend of the seemingly incessant drip feeding of negative stories by all forms of the established media against the police. 

These stories are so biased that many capable individuals are put off from pursuing a career in the police. Consequently, recruitment is extremely difficult with the consequences for British society being grave. One should remember that the police alone in British society, are prohibited from striking due to## a 100 year old law put in place by Sir Winston Churchill.

Two years ago an off duty police officer, Wayne Couzens, murdered young executive, Sarah Everard. This sent the press into a frenzy. Then, last year another off duty police officer, David Carrick, was arrested for raping several of life partners at various time over a period of years. 

Prior to joining the police, both officers had previously served in the British Army, so were seen by police recruiters of being of good conduct. 

Although both offenders committed their offences off duty, in both cases the press suggested that the most important factor was that these individuals were police officers. 

The press also extrapolated that female members of the public, in particular, were not safe around police officers in general, on duty or off duty. 

Articles and unending columns inches were devoted to these incidents and to the 'so called police culture' they suggested spawned the incidents. 

The copious column inches however, neglected to say that at least a third of all police officers are women and over 42% of all new police recruits are women. Plus, more importantly, presently 40% of all British police Chief Constables are women.
   
Strangely however, the press is nearly silent when it comes to the murderous behaviour of other professions, drawing little or no connection with their employment even when this is a major factor in their crimes.

For example, in the last decade or so, nurses, on duty, have murdered tens of their patients in the UK - to practically no hue and cry in the press or media of any kind (TV, radio or printed). 

    •    Nurse Beverley Allitt murdered numerous babies at Grantham Hospital.

    •    Nurse Lucy Letby, at the same time as Sarah Everarads death was being fully exposed in the press, was charged with murdering 7 babies and attempting to Murder 10 others!

    •    Nurse Colin Campbell Norris murdered 10 of his patients and attempted to murder at least one other.

    •    Nurse Benjamin Geen  murdered at least 2 patients in an Oxfordshire hospital where others victims sustained grave life threatening symptoms at his hands.

    •    Nurse Victorino Chua of Stockport  Stepping Hill hospital murdered 2 of his patients and 21 others potential murder victims suffered life threatening hypoglycemia attacks at his hands. 

Frankly the list goes on.

This is not to mention: 

    •    Dr Harold Shipman who two decades ago in Manchester, murdered at least 250 of his patients. It is though he could have murdered double this number of patients.

    •    Surgeon Simon Bramhall who signed his initials on patients livers 

    •    Surgeon Ian Patterson who who was found guilty of operation on countless patients, mainly women, for seemingly no reason. He disfigured them by removing breast etc. This was allegedly done for financial gain according to the relatively little press there was in comparison to the David Carrick police case. 

However, unlike the hue and cry in two police cases, the press has not suggested at any stage that all doctors and nurses can not be trusted despite the gravity of the offences committed multiple serial murders by these very many more medic. Moreover, all these offences were committed whilst all these medical professionals were performing their duties. 

Its also worth noting that at no stage have NHS chiefs come on TV and radio or written in the press apologies for the the 'culture' of their profession that keeps allowing these mass murders to continue. 

Seemingly it is only the police who are seen as dangerous, misogynistic and racist. 

Could it be that the press considers police as working class plebs, but nurses a positive contributors to society and doctors, as fellow upper middle class professionals. Or is it just an inexplicable oversight by the press? 

These and other issues are discussed in this week's Black Spy Podcast featuring long term national media journalist Firgas Esack.

Once again, we hope listeners will learn from today's podcast whilst also being entertained! 

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