DUNBLANE DAD WANTS HEAD OF COP CHIEF No 2; 'Buck stops with Wilson'.TRAGIC Dunblane dad Mick North yesterday called for a second Scottish police chief to resign. Dr North, whose daughter Sophie was gunned down by maniac ma·ni·ac n. An insane person. maniac one affected with mania. Thomas Hamilton Thomas Hamilton may be:
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; over his handling of the massacre. He claims that Mr Wilson, whose force gave Hamilton a gun licence, refused to shoulder the blame for the way relatives of murder victims were treated at Dunblane. And he believes his force "cultures arrogance" and "distorts truths to protect themselves". Dr North believes Mr Wilson should follow Dr Ian Oliver, the Grampian Police chief who was forced to resign following his force's handling of the Scott Simpson murder. Lothian and Borders Lothian and Borders is an area in south-east Scotland consisting of the East Lothian, City of Edinburgh, Midlothian, West Lothian areas (collectively known as Lothian) along with the Scottish Borders. Deputy Chief Constable Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) is the second highest rank in all British territorial police forces (except the Metropolitan Police, in which the equivalent rank is Deputy Assistant Commissioner, and City of London Police, in which the equivalent rank is Assistant Graham Power's inquiry into the murder investigation found Grampian's own report could "invite speculation that it was intended to draw people away from the truth". Dr North wrote: "How often have police become involved in an attempt to cover their tracks to ensure their version of events was not challenged?" "My own experience of the Dunblane tragedy lends support to the view that police are prepared to write reports primarily to satisfy themselves rather than the truth. "My daughter was a victim at Dunblane Primary School. "We were promised that the Cullen Inquiry into the events would seek to establish the truth. "We were to be sadly disillusioned dis·il·lu·sion tr.v. dis·il·lu·sioned, dis·il·lu·sion·ing, dis·il·lu·sions To free or deprive of illusion. n. 1. The act of disenchanting. 2. The condition or fact of being disenchanted. within hours of the opening of the inquiry." Dr North added: "One of Scotland's most heinous crimes took place on Mr Wilson's patch, his force failed, and still they choose to distort what happened. "The buck should always stop with the man at the top. "If this is appropriate when there has been incompetence over the murder of one child then it must apply where there has been incompetence over the murder of 16 children and their teacher." Meanwhile Dr Oliver went on the attack yesterday. Speaking on BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Radio Scotland's Eye to Eye programme, he called on Scots Secretary Donald Dewar and Grampian Police Board chairman Pat Chalmers to quit. He said: "If the buck stops at the top why is it that Mr Chalmers is still chairman and why is the Secretary of State still in place when he's breached the law of natural justice?" lTHE Scottish Office yesterday unveiled plans to make it easier to sack chief constables following the Dr Ian Oliver affair. |
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