What are the Mets thinking of - hacking scandal

[Derek Smith]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/sep/16/phone-...

I accept there is probably - certainly? - more to this than is written but to use that bit of legislation, one that has been criticised frequently and many feel justifiably, and against the paper that led the hacking revelations, seems to me to be a bit pathetic.

The journos will not reveal their sources so they are making martyrs. Further, the section of the legislation, despite the criticism, would not be attacked if it was only used in extremis. Then it would be too late. Here the Mets risk having the whole thing overturned when they are seen as complicit in the hacking.

This must have been cleared at the top as well so one would assume the government know about it.

Given how poorly the Met have dealt with the hacking inquiry you would think they would be circumspect as to how they proceed.

[greygoose]

The senior officers of the Met seem like the Keystone Cops, the whole investigation should have been turned over to another force after the failings of the first investigation and close relationship between officers and NI executives.

[swamp]

Very odd. I can only guess the police were actually conducting a big investigation when the Guardian blew the lid on the whole thing after they received a tip off from a police source. The Met want to find out who leaked the information.

[chris watton]

I have come to the conclusion that the UK Police Force has become a parody of the spoof TV series 'operation Good Guys'

[Oakey]

Not really related to the phone hacking case but I recently read this rather interesting article from 1995 about other NotW practises in obtaining information and the wrath of the Murdoch empire against individuals:

http://www.nickdavies.net/1995/10/01/the-scoop-mon...

[Willie Dee]

greygoose said:

The senior officers of the Met seem like the Keystone Cops, the whole investigation should have been turned over to another force after the failings of the first investigation and close relationship between officers and NI executives.

What's to say the other force wont be just as corrupt and want to help its friends in the Met?

[Mr_annie_vxr]

You obviously don't appreciate how much some forces enjoy telling another force how wrong they were.

If you'd ever been investigated by PSD you'd know there is no quarter given by them. They are tenacious and have a huge budget.