Did it, Didn't it?

David Cameron is being accused of making up a story to impress his audience. The story is a tale of a schoolboy who has attacked a teacher, trashed a classroom and remains undisciplined.

The school in question has got up on its high horse claiming the incident never happened and demanding an apology. Cameron insists he was told this story and spoke to the boy. In reality, we'll never know. This kind of thing does happen, just read Frank Chalk's frighteningly good book to see for yourself.

Of course, unless Cameron gives us the name of the boy and the dates of the incident in question, he can't ever prove that what he said is true. Just as PC Copperfield can't prove he was ever the only police officer on duty in Burton, without coughing up the dates (and possibly a witness who can confirm the other fifty officers who might possibly have been on duty were actually committed full-time to detectioning and emailing).

When are people going to wake up and recognise that unless you provide comprehensive audit trails of every phone-call you make, every conversation you have and every step you take, then YOU DIDN'T DO IT? If possible, witness testimonies should be recorded every time you arrive for work and from every member of public you speak with. This is in accordance with the 21st Century Police Rule of Self-Monitoring which states that despite numerous departments created solely for the purpose of monitoring your every move, you are also required to document your own movements if you wish to have any proof that they occurred.

How can anyone expect to be taken seriously based on the evidence of their memory and integrity? It's almost as if police officers expect to be TRUSTED nowadays!

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