Lawful Observers are setting the new standard, but we must first look at the fundamental values and principles that underpin all policing functions so that we can raise the bar.
The personal conduct required by all who work for the police service is to “behave in a manner, on or off duty, which does not bring discredit on the police service or undermine public confidence in policing”. We are to maintain these standards if we want to challenge what we are seeing being playing out, and we should adopt the very same set of values in a manner that evidences that they can be maintained. We are to hold ourselves as equals and accountable to the same values that we expect.