Do you think the Police Have too much power in light of the findings below?

Question

A married Police Inspector has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman he met through the internet.He was known as Plod34 on aol
chat rooms
British Transport Police officer Mick Khan, 40, is said to have met up with the woman at Gatwick Airport while he was on duty. He is then accused of taking her to a police office and attacking her.

Khan, who has children, denies rape. He claims the un-named woman consented to sex.

However, even if Khan is cleared, he is almost certain to be dismissed for romping with her when he should have been working.

Khan, who has been with British Transport Police for 14 years, is in charge of a response team at Victoria rail station in central London and travelled to Gatwick - which is in the area covered by his London South team - on Sunday July 23.

The woman, whom he had met through a dating service, made an official complaint and Khan was arrested on Tuesday when he arrived for work.He

He was taken to nearby Belgravia Police Station before being

Answer 1

This does not show excessive police power or anything remotely different from standard opperating proceedures. A man may or may not have committed a crime and he was taken into custody.

Answer 2

No where have you demonstrated an abuse of power. He never arrested her or used his authority to make her do something that she didn't want to do. They don't even say that he kidnapped her or forced her into a vehicle where he brought her to his office. He happened to be a police officer that was accused, nothing more. For all you know may not have even committed the act. The article says nothing about an investigation or evidence that leads them to believe that the incident even happened.

I think you are just a bitter individual that can't wait to bash the police any chance you get.

Answer 3

this action reflects on the person, not the police department. police officers are hired from the general public. all police agency's do very thorough screening, unfortunately a few bad apples slip through the cracks. often officers develop disorders long after they are hired. incidents like this are very isolated and have nothing to do with how much authority is given to the police.

Answer 4

So, now the police control the Internet and it is a power base to commit crimes from?
They commit crimes, they should get arrested. Don't get where you are coming from unless you are saying because the Police have used the Internet to capture criminals, and some cops used the Internet to commit crimes, then Police shouldn't use the Internet as a crime tool? rather protracted argument ,but possible.

I need more beer.

Answer 5

This is the act of one twisted individual, it has nothing to do with the extent of police powers in general. To say that I have too much power because some guy was charged with rape is not rational.