police officers routinely drugs tested

[darren9]

The time has now come for police officers to be routinely drugs tested.

Myself and selected persons on duty at the same time were yesterday tested for drugs and alcohol. This has been common practice in industry for years but seems to have taken some considerable time to leak into the police force.

I am right behind the scheme whats other BiBs thoughts?

[FiveStar]

What about testing your girlfriend to see if she is a hooker?

[darren9]

erm, can do if it makes you feel better I suppose?

[deevlash]

What about the grizzled detectives that dip their finger in the pile of white stuff they just found to test if its coke?

[darren9]

that only happens on TV.

I think?

[cluelessboy]

If a constable inhales a large amount of cannabis smoke, on a drugs raid for example, would they have cannabinoids in their piss? And would this be taken into consideration on the drug test?

[deevlash]

Network rail apparently test all their staff and require contractors to do the same. If anyone fails its an instant dismissal or, in the case of a contractor, theyre not allowed on site anymore. It seems sensible that the police should be drugs tested given the job they do, I assume the drivers and marksmen already were? Id still let off the grizzled detectives though, theyre probably only a day away from retirement and "too old for this st" anyway

[FiveStar]

The Tuscan Rat said:

I am all for it, however we bend over backwards to help out drug users we come into contact with so why should this be different for one of our own. If an officer provides a positive test then they should be withdrawn from front line policing and given help to clean up. If they can be regulary tested and found to be clean for a year then why should they lose their job ?

But surley when you sign up to be bib you are agreeing to abide by all laws?? MOP never sign anything saying they agree to laws...so i disagree it should be gross misconduct and automatic sacking.

[vonhosen]

The Tuscan Rat said:

I was asked to give a quote for " The Job " the magazine of the Met police about this a few weeks back. The article is this months issue.

I am all for it, however we bend over backwards to help out drug users we come into contact with so why should this be different for one of our own. If an officer provides a positive test then they should be withdrawn from front line policing and given help to clean up. If they can be regulary tested and found to be clean for a year then why should they lose their job ?

Also I said that all ranks should be tested, one name comes to mind....

I think it's a case that if you approach the job with a 'medical condition' they will be more supportive, but if you only declare it when they've called you for a test, then the good will factor will have evaporated.

[splitter / judas]

The Tuscan Rat said:

Also I said that all ranks should be tested, one name comes to mind....

I thought James was naturally Dopeee





Sorry James

[Mojocvh]

Nothing new to this at all. In the RAF, apart from the "Random" turn up at RAF bases of the testing people, any Major Air or Engineering accident leads to all involved undergoing testing.

[paoloh]

Do this tests incluing roids????

[Jasandjules]

I believe my ex-employer had a policy of being able to test for drugs if they wanted, and each potential employee undertook a full drugs test prior to being offered the job.

I can't see why police officer and prison officers and MPs should not be randomly tested. At least with MPs testing positive it would confirm my suspicions as to where some of their policies come from...

[baldy1926]

i was tested today at hendon.they also go out to stations to test people.it only took about 20 mins

[Jasandjules]

paoloh said:

Do this tests incluing roids????

What, hem? No, just Hemp I suspect.. Bit embarassing otherwise......

[insanojackson]

the drugs testing is meant to be intelligence lead (in my force anyway) not random. How they would ever prove wrongdoing is beyond me unless they had a surveillance on you? er i might have tested positive for (whatever) but i think i was spiked last saturday night!

How could this be disproved?

(i dont take drugs or go to work drunk by the way)

[baldy1926]

i forgot to mention the met does randon tests both on excisting staff and on all new recruits-both civil and constables and has done fr the last year or so

[Aubrey]

Don't forget Police officers are subjected to a drugs test when they join up. We were told we could also expect a random test at any point in the future.