TWO police officers have been sacked following “utterly despicable” behaviour towards vulnerable people who they had been tasked to assist as part of their duties. Police Ombudsman Jacqui Durkin said that all the people affected by the two male officers’ actions were “vulnerable”. “They should have been treated with compassion and empathy,” she added. “Instead, they were treated with nothing short of contempt”. Both officers were dismissed from the PSNI after an investigation by the Police Ombudsman (Police Officer B) and following a related internal investigation by the PSNI (Police Officer A). Police Officer A recorded videos and took pictures of people who had requested police assistance, reported crimes, were intoxicated or considered at risk of self-harm. The videos and images were captured in people’s homes, in hospitals and in police vehicles.
