Comments on: There’s been plenty of smoke, hasn’t there?

By: JohnRS

JohnRS — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:12:23 +0000

If you read any blogs by serving police officers there appears to be an overwhelming “three cheers” from them (and those commenting on their articles) for this verdict. I suspect a lot of officers have known what was going on but no-one could do anything about it. Dizaei was effectively “fireproof” due to his manipulation of everyone’s fear about being accused of “racism”.

By: Biffo

Biffo — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:17:51 +0000

Watching reports on TV etc it would seem that the Iranian Bully Boy did indeed use the ‘race card’ a number of times during his career. Unfortunately, the BPA are still loudly defending him.

By: Mike Spilligan

Mike Spilligan — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:52:08 +0000

Rog has already mentioned Ian Blair, but I suspect that he was not merely “inertial” but that he was looking for good marks for being so very PC, from Blunkett and his many incompetent successors at the HO.

By: wrinkled weasel

wrinkled weasel — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:43:04 +0000

Slogger, how good do you look in a gold lame frock and a bouffant wig? There may be other reasons – sorry.

On my blog I inadvertantly conflated “Black” with “Iranian” – pointed out with merciless acuity by someone called “Indy”. Except that, Dizaei started it, by being the chairman of the BPA. Perhaps they have been applying their nom de guerre too liberally? Perhaps the next chairman will be white?

I shall try for the Supremes as well, and I look a darn sight better in a gold frock than Slogger.

By: The Slogger

The Slogger — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:57:11 +0000

Being a white male with no ear for music, I applied for the job as lead-singer in The Supremes three months ago. I haven’t heard a dicky, so I’m going to the Court of Human Rights about it.

Be it Caribbean London males in the 1970s or black South African corruption today, it’s nothing to do with race or colour and everything to do with culture. In the culture – or should I say multiculture? – we have in the UK now, Mr Disraeli seemed to fit in perfectly.
xx

By: Uncle Marvo

Uncle Marvo — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:25:04 +0000

Born in Iran?

Perhaps they’ll take away his persian. Sorry, pension.

By: Rog

Rog — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:09:02 +0000

The stench of corruption goes much further than any paper can print.
Try doing a job when many people you investigate directly phone Dr Ali Dizaei for advice.
His battle is not over yet. Expect appeals and claims of racism.
The perfect blend of political inertia was Blunkett and Ian Blair with Dizaei strutting his stuff.
Guess how many more are are in the Met.

By: Vimes

Vimes — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:56:51 +0000

Thank you – it’s a constant education.

By: T. P. Fuller

T. P. Fuller — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:50:58 +0000

I just wonder what will happen to him in prison. If they are so minded, apparently, the other cons can always find a way to make someone’s life a misery. Then there are the staff …

@Vimes, the appropriate term of abuse seems to be “raghead”. He certainly reduced his own headgear (see pic) to the status of a dishrag.

By: Subrosa

Subrosa — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:07:06 +0000

Ooops sorry, Thaddeus of course not Anna.

By: Subrosa

Subrosa — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:06:08 +0000

Anna, if you read some of the comments about his promotion applications, interviews etc it’s blatantly obvious they was only promoted because of his race.

I wonder how many more have had promotion this easily?

By: Vimes

Vimes — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:49:17 +0000

I believe that Mr Dizaei was born in Iran – I’m not sure what the appropriate insult for that is, but I’m sure someone will enlighten me. I bet he wishes that he’d joined CO19, though – they’re far more tolerant and protective of their particular brand of psychopath.

By: WitteringsfromWitney

WitteringsfromWitney — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:59:08 +0000

Anna,

To voice an opinion is not racist and bear witness that we all know the result had someone wanted a White Police Officers Association!

Someone’s ‘ascent up the ladder’ can only be achieved by ability, not because of the colour of his/her skin which just proves the illogicality of Labour’s equality and diversity policies which are no more than social engineering.

By: Cato

Cato — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:54:11 +0000

You’ve surely hit the nail on the head. And I know very well that there will be hundreds if not thousands of my former colleagues who will have been dancing up and down with joy as this odious racist bully received his desserts.

It is entirely true to say that he would not have achieved such high rank without behaving as the worst kind of racist…what I call the ‘reverse-racist…’You’re only doing this because I’m black’.

The membership of the Black Police Association should take a long hard look at itself and ask where it’s going when people like Alfred John, one of its leaders, call into question the reasons for the investigation.

By: Furor Teutonicus

Furor Teutonicus — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:49:31 +0000

There, you see? Even you have fallen for it.

You are scared of telling the truth “incase someone screams racism at me”.

Well I am bloody NOT.

Of COURSE he got promoted BECAUSE he is… what? Wog? Paky?

Na, no matter.

If he was white, he would not have made it past traffic wardens office window cleaner.