We profiled Ewan McHardy in August this year. He was found guilty of tampering with a urine sample in the hope of avoiding a drink driving conviction. The judge in the case refused to send him to prison and instead he ended with a £6,000 fine. There are some huge problems with this case:
- At the trial, he claimed to have no money and would have to take a loan to pay the £6000 fine he received. McHardy was paid £160,000 by Grampian police having been on suspension since March 2005.
- The judge in the case refused to send him to prison because of the cost of incarcerating a police officer. Prison Officers are usually kept in a nonce wing and afforded few protections above and beyond that. Few judges have problems jailing a paedophile regardless of the cost of incarceration. As that famous Scottish proverb goes: laws catch flies, but let hornets go free
- Grampian Police force has serious problems with criminality within its staff. 34 of its officers have criminal records, including 4 for either common or indecent assault, two for perverting the course of justice and eight for breach of the peace.
Interestingly, Mr McHardy has not yet resigned. Is he hoping to limp over the 25-year service line for the overly generous police pension?
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