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Thread ID: 77200	2007-03-02 01:24:00	Should Rickards Keep His Job.	Trev (427)	PC World Chat

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529335	2007-03-02 05:32:00	YES 1. A Court of Law (for what that's worth) found him innocent; 2. Only four people know what happened. For everyone else it's conjecture. His past misdemeanours are irrelevant. And he wouldn't have got to where he is without a certain level of competence. My :2cents: Feel free to pull it to shreds! :D	allblack (6574)
529336	2007-03-02 06:20:00	YES His past misdemeanours are irrelevant. Feel free to pull it to shreds! :D Hi allblack Sorry to disillusion you (not really !!!!!!) but employment law views things differently - If an employee, depending on his/her contract, brings the employer in "disrepute" or displays "conduct unbecoming" then his/her conduct (eg "admitted" group sex promulgated by the media) may be grounds for dismissal. Therefore we need to wait and see what outcome his contract may have. If it does not have something along those grounds for the most senior officer in Auckland then it is seriously deficient !! Grounds for thought --- at the very least. Misty :horrified	Misty (368)
529337	2007-03-02 06:47:00	Hi allblack Sorry to disillusion you (not really !!!!!!) but employment law views things differently - If an employee, depending on his/her contract, brings the employer in "disrepute" or displays "conduct unbecoming" then his/her conduct (eg "admitted" group sex promulgated by the media) may be grounds for dismissal . Therefore we need to wait and see what outcome his contract may have . If it does not have something along those grounds for the most senior officer in Auckland then it is seriously deficient !! Grounds for thought --- at the very least . Misty :horrified Hey Misty:D Okay . . . . . I phrased it badly . They are not irrelevant, but the point I was making is I don't think they should be grounds for dismissal alone, given his obviously good record with the Police . That said, I don't know the exact details, just what's reported in the ever-reliable media . He may have made a mistake in the past, I'm all for not hanging him unless they are a serious breach of ethics . From what I've seen of the guy, he's a straight-up, no-bull****, non-PC bloke . Could do with a few more of them in the police . AB	allblack (6574)
529338	2007-03-02 07:09:00	wait.....group sex is a bad thing? Lmao. Yeah right.	Metla (12)
529339	2007-03-02 07:14:00	wait.....group sex is a bad thing? Lmao. Yeah right. Certainly wasn't in the 80's. And if the cops I flatted with in the early 90's were anything to go by, things hadn't changed much.	allblack (6574)
529340	2007-03-02 07:21:00	Group sex plus adultery doesn't necessarily mean poor performance in some paid jobs . (Resisting the temptation to supply examples here) . And many of us have had colleagues whose alleycat activities didn't affect their jobs . I certainly have . But it does imply the guy is/was a sleazebag . And do you Aucklanders really want a sleazebag as your Top Cop? The jokes would continue for years . Policing's in a category of its own when it comes to public image . I doubt he can be sacked . I'm sure Police HQ would like him to go away - but he won't . So I guess they're looking for a way of shuffling him sideways .	Laura (43)
529341	2007-03-02 07:24:00	oops - double post	Laura (43)
529342	2007-03-02 07:37:00	But it does imply the guy is/was a sleazebag. By who's standards? This is about 20 years ago remember. Consenting adults having sex does not constitute a firing squad. Though I concede the adultery part of it is a different ball park....I have zero tolerance of that.	allblack (6574)
529343	2007-03-02 08:01:00	By who's standards? This is about 20 years ago remember. Consenting adults having sex does not constitute a firing squad. Though I concede the adultery part of it is a different ball park....I have zero tolerance of that. I agree with you that standards differ - though intrigued that you seem to suggest group sex was more acceptable in the public eye 20 years ago than now..? I'd have thought the opposite. Certainly the subject is talked about more nowadays. Admittedly, I'm no expert on this... I guess it'd be safe to say that generally older NZers would disapprove more than younger. Or would it? Wanna start a poll? Maybe I'm subconsciously influenced by the fact that in the case where he did admit the group sex, the woman said she wasn't a consenting adult...But yes, he was acquitted... I still think he's hardly an ideal Poster Boy for Auckland's police. And I suspect a lot of the troops may agree by now.	Laura (43)
529344	2007-03-02 08:08:00	Group sex plus adultery doesn't necessarily mean poor performance in some paid jobs. I think I lead a sheltered life. :blush: :blush: I think I need a lie down :D The police bosses will push him sideways and then out. He still has a disciplinary hearing with the police. He is also on contract. Once his 5 years is up, they don't have to reappoint him.	dolby digital (5073)
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