Met officer suspended as 'song lyrics' claims checked

[peasepud 59]

A Metropolitan Police firearms officer has been suspended while an inquiry considers claims he included song lyrics in his testimony at an inquest.

 

The officer, known only as "AZ8", gave evidence to the inquest into the shooting of barrister Mark Saunders in an armed siege in west London in 2008.

 

The officer is accused of littering his testimony with song titles by acts such as George Michael and Duran Duran.

 

Mr Saunders, 32, died after he fired shots from his home in Chelsea.

 

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is leading the investigation.

'Enough is enough'

 

The officer was reprimanded when evidence of his actions emerged during the inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court, which came to a conclusion on 7 October when a jury ruled Mr Saunders' death was lawful.

 

A spokesman for the Met said: "On 28 October, 2010, the matter came to the attention of senior officers who felt a reprimand was insufficient.

 

"The Metropolitan Police Service takes this matter extremely seriously as we expect the highest standards of all of our staff."

 

The IPCC said it would now manage a further police inquiry into what effect this had on the officer's testimony, on proceedings overall and how the Metropolitan Police dealt with it.

 

AZ8 used the phrases "point of no return", which is also the title of a song by Duran Duran, and "line of fire", the name of a song recorded by rock band Journey.

 

He also said "first time", the title of a 1988 number one by Robin Beck, "enough is enough", the subtitle of hit single No More Tears by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer, and "you have got to have faith", a line from the chorus of Faith, a George Michael hit from 1987.

 

But the IPCC said it would not confirm if it was looking into specific phrases as part of its investigation.

 

The matter was referred to the IPCC on 29 October, a month after the officer gave evidence under oath.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-11699349

 

At least he didnt go for "he fought the law and the law won" or "Bang Bang"

[Monkeys Fist 43631]

He swears it was in self defence.

[AgentAxeman 199]

Mama just killed a man

Put a gun against his head

Pulled my trigger, now he's dead

[Wavey Davey 0]

--Extended Account---

 

It was almost like he was saying "Take Me Out".

 

I had a View to a Kill. I may be Breaking the Law but I wasn't gonna Rock The Boat.

 

It's My Life, so C'est La Vie!

[The Fish 11079]

A shot rang out

Across the land

The horse, he kept running

The rider was dead

I hung my head

[Guest alex]

With reference to Pud's thread, I was thinking of B A Robertson the other day and that tune. Not sure why. What a faux cockney twat btw.

[Monkeys Fist 43631]

Weegie wasn't he?

[Guest alex]

Weegie wasn't he?

Aye, that's what a meant. Sings with a proper cockney accent on that. No idea why it popped into my head btw. When I googled it it's on youtube from TOTP2 and it was originally on TOTP in about '79/'80, which is what I remembered it from, i.e. seeing him perform it on there at the time. I liked it at the time but it's bloody awful like. Have a gander

[manc-mag 1]

"Fire inferno wrecks lives"

 

To my surprise, 1 hundred stories high (thats how high fire can get, that), people get loose, they were trying to get down from the roof, folk were screaming, out of control (pandomonium), it was so devastating, when the boogie (which must be the American term for fire I think) started to grow, someone was quoted "burn baby burn.. disco inferno.. burn baby burn.. burn that mother down.."

 

Another child orphaned, sick minds we're dealing with.

[Billy Castell 0]

Weegie wasn't he?

Aye, that's what a meant. Sings with a proper cockney accent on that. No idea why it popped into my head btw. When I googled it it's on youtube from TOTP2 and it was originally on TOTP in about '79/'80, which is what I remembered it from, i.e. seeing him perform it on there at the time. I liked it at the time but it's bloody awful like. Have a gander

 

Maybe there was some sort of exchange involving Rod Stewart.