Mr Smith never ceases to be amazed at just how lawless the members of our constabularies are becoming. Clearly, the "boys and girls in blue" will reflect the characteristics of Scottish society and officers will be accused of some offences as a result of undertaking their duties, but some of the more recent cases go well beyond this and illustrate that those who are charged with upholding the law seem to be having an increasingly hard time obeying it.
"A Detective has quit his force after being arrested and charged with drugs offences. Detective Constable David Johnstone, 32, handed in his resignation after a meeting with senior officers at Tayside Police. Johnstone had been working in Dundee and investigated drugs cases."
"A Police officer is to stand trial accused of disorderly conduct at a Scottish Cup tie. Kenneth Burnett was arrested during Falkirk FC's fourth-round match against Aberdeen on Saturday."
"A former police driving school chief was banned from driving for speeding at 118mph at an accident blackspot. Paul Gee had claimed he was carrying out a "risk assessment" to help traffic cops "hone their high-speed driving skills."
"A Police child protection officer is behind bars accused of downloading kiddie porn. Iain Duncan, 28, was arrested and charged with being in possession of graphic illegal images on his computer."
"A Strathclyde police officer has been charged with assaulting a 14-year-old boy during an arrest."
"A drunken Strathclyde Police officer who drove a force sports club minibus the wrong way down a one-way street has been banned from driving for two years. John Reid, 32, from Hamilton, was almost three times over the drink-drive limit when he was stopped in Perth."
And all of those were reported in the space of just over a week. It makes you wonder. No wonder there are so few cops on Scotland's streets. It seems a large number of them are either in court (as the accused) or on suspension pending a court case.
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