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One of Auckland's top police
officers is so fed up with his staff passing material to the media that he
has sent out a special memo asking them to dob in the "traitorous
actions" of their colleagues. In a special edition of
the internal newsletter CoMmunique, Counties Manukau District Commander Steve
Shortland said it was disappointing to see that some staff "feel the
need to sneak off to the media and let their work mates and police all over
the country down". He referred to a
"recent leak to the Herald" as an example. In that case a source
contacted the Herald following concerns about problems with the chain of
command during a night of "mayhem" in the South Auckland and
Meremere areas. The source said there
was a "very open and easily heard spat" over the police radio when a
Strategic Traffic Unit sergeant refused to follow the instructions of a
senior sergeant. At the time Counties
Manukau police spokeswoman Angeline Barlow said no comment would be made on
the incident until more information was available. The story ran in the
Herald on February 11, the same day Superintendent Shortland sent out his
memo. Mr Shortland said while
most staff discussed problems with a workmate or supervisor there were one or
two people who "seem to take delight in bringing the District and Police
in general into public ridicule ... " "What sort of
person does this?" he asked. "My Ethics booklet (the one you get
your ethics training from) suggests a number of reasons why some individuals
become traitors." He then listed the
following reasons: ·
For money ·
For a free lunch and drinks ·
Sex ·
Stupidity or lack of judgment ·
All of the above Mr Shortland finished
his memo by asking police to "expose" anyone they suspected of
leaking information |
