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Earlier today there as a post from Captain Gatso on Pistonheads exposing a senior police officer no stranger to controversy.

Speed, the Plod and the Law carried an exposé regarding Richard Brundstrom, playing away from home on a yacht in Conway Marina, with a lady friend - not his wife!
The information came from a senior Met officer apparently, who found out from his N.Wales opposite number at a Vehicle Crime Conference!

If this story is so well known in the job, then it is surprising nobody has had a quiet word with Richard about his future.
This is just the latest in a long line of scandals to hit the beleaguered police chief - maybe he has taken a leaf out of his former boss's book - Blunkett the serial philanderer, and thinks he can carry on regardless!

It's not good for any senior figure in the police or Government to be caught doing wrong, but it's worse when these people are lecturing to us on morals and standards of behaviour!

I look forward to reading all about it in his blog!

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Mate, this is the man who thinks that speeding is a more serious offence than peddling drugs to schoolchildren, why do you think he'd have any issue at all with adultery?!

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I'm sure all the leading figures in our society have skeletons in thier closets, do we really expect the Police to be any different? Personally I'd be quite worried if it turned out they were whiter-than-white!

Not defending the bloke mind, he's blatantly a pillock for cheating on his Missus, just like everyone else who does the same.

Of course, all the above is based on the truth of the original source. It sounds suspiciously like tabloid fodder to me!

Much as the guy sounds like a bit of a plonker, what does his private life have to do with anything? Was it a police boat? Was he on duty at the time?
On the positive side, at least he wasn't stealing anyone's money! (Well, probably )

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Andrew.

The only time this guy is whiter than white is when he has his druids costume on!!

The public feel under pressure at present - public disorder could be a real possibility - tax, mortgages, fuel prices, shop prices - there are no shortage of catalysts to set them off.
The last thing they need is an authority figure who has lectured them in the past, falling off his high horse publicly - he'll ruin the reputation of the decent folk who police our communities, not the few who abuse their authority.

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usually i would say that his private life is his own affaie (no pun intended).....I said usually.

If you are a senior public figure, as Blunderstorm unfortunately is, your private life will inevitably come under more than the usual scrutiny. It goes with the job.

If, as a senior public figure, you also set yourself up as some sort of crusader who occupies the moral high ground, as Blunderstorm unfortunately has, then your private life should reflect that self-appointed stance. If it doesn't, you've only yourself to blame when your moral lapses are exposed to public view.

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Does he treat his marriage vows with the same fervour as his swearing in as a policeman or in court?

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Ah, marriage vows. Yeah I forgot about them.

So he's broken his word, presumably. If what is alleged is true.

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Andrew.

I suggest it is well worth while reading RB's blog - there are some great contradictions in there, as well as an attempted defence of his use of a motorcyclists head as a prop for his pro-camera campaign.

He also refers to those opposed to his ideas as "Flat Earthers" and dismisses our concerns out of hand, yet reacts against criticism of his own!
Aspirin more dangerous than ecstasy? Yes, there have been more mentions of aspirin in coroners reports, than ecstasy according to Richard... of course the fact that FAR more people have access to aspirin seems to have completely escaped him!
Perhaps he should look to see how many times water was mentioned in coroners reports!!

His blog also records a visit to his home by a reporter from the Mirror, to ask his wife if he had left home, in April 2007.
It appears from the (now edited) post on PistonHeads, that RB's colleagues are starting to ask questions... not least perhaps, is if he has taken leave of his senses on some issues!

I bow to In Gears inside experience and knowledge on this, but I cannot see the public maintaining their confidence in a senior officer of the law, who is unable to even stick to his marriage vows, while rank and file members are less high profile and more likely to escape notice by the public?
It might not matter to Tesco whether the girl on the check out is seeing the young man in their warehouse "on the side" but a senior police officer could be open to blackmail, or at the very least exposure in the press, which might end his career.

I forget which one, but isn't there currently a recently ex senior officer who is under investigation for using police resources to conduct an affair?
For public confidence to be maintained, this latest matter needs to be "put to bed" as soon as possible, and if other officers are involved in disseminating the story, then they need to be a bit more forthcoming with evidence. Instead they seem to be arguing amongst themselves on PistonHeads! Even VonHosen is enjoined in the debate!

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Are senior police officers not subject to Developed Vetting?

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When I was living in America I got into ridiculous arguments about Bill Clinton.

In short, I thought he was good; good for the country and left the economy in the best condition it has known for a very long time.

His only ‘crime’? Well, I think even a monkey in Namibia read about that towards the end.

My argument was, quite simply, if I am getting a heart bypass by a surgeon, I may not like that he is cheating on his wife, (or vice versa), but first and foremost I want to know that he is a great surgeon doing a great job – wouldn’t we all?

They don’t have a problem with it in France. They seem to elect leaders to run their country, not priests, (thank God )

George double ya, like Tony Blur, should be tried as war crimminals. (But that's another story)

I don’t like Brunstrom! If b s could fly he would be a squadron leader IMO and I think he is en route to find that ultimate power corrupts ultimately.

Sadly, our society had degenerated to such a level that even the worst tossers are Teflon-coated and loved by the masses

I was born at least 30 years too late for my liking. (And others I suspect )

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You will be branded a threat to society by going over a speed limit where it is safe to do so, and suffer the consequences of your actions in a way criminals do not, more so than someone who is a real threat to our society.

The difference is though Tone, that neither Brunstrom, Prescott, or Blunkett could hold a candle to Clinton or Sarkozi!
They are inept, and lie through their teeth on a daily basis.
Blunkett ousted the Chief Constable of Humberside for a mistake made BEFORE he [the CC] took the post, on the argument that "the buck stops here" when in fact Blunkett as his superior should have gone!

The worrying aspect is that the alleged dalliance has come to light because it was reported by one of Brunstrom's own officers, not some Fleet Street hack.
That seems to indicate they want him out - and are not going to go away!

Remember the fuss over the headless biker - when it was revealed that Brunstrom had asked for photos to shock journalists - "bikers would be good" he said in an email - revealed again by one of his own.

I suggest you all go and read his blog - from start to finish, and then make up your mind if he is a few sandwiches short of a picnic!

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