Police officer resigns over Margaret Thatcher tweets

[alp227]

A police officer who allegedly tweeted that he hoped the death of Lady Thatcher was "painful and degrading" has resigned from the Metropolitan police.

Sergeant Jeremy Scott quit as the Met prepared to suspend him, a prelude to disciplinary action that was likely to lead to a severe sanction.

Scott's alleged comments, revealed by the Daily Mail, were posted on an account called @thinbluespeck which has now been deleted from the social messaging site.

Met chiefs branded his behaviour as unacceptable and moved quickly to limit the damage from the episode.

Scott is alleged to have greeted the demise of Thatcher, saying her death was "87 years too late" and writing that the world was a "better place".

full: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/apr/12/police-officer-margaret-thatcher-tweets

[Mike Nelson]

1. She was not a favorite of mine...

...but I hope her passing was peaceful.

[tularetom]

2. The world is not necessarily a better place because of Thatcher's death

but it almost certainly would be a better place if she had never been born.

[LeftishBrit]

4. Fully agree.

The world would likely be better if she'd never existed. Certainly, the UK would.

But the death of Thatcher does not mean the death of Thatcherism; and until that happens, the world is not really a better place.

[LeftishBrit]

3. I've detested the woman literally since childhood, and make no pretence of mourning her death...

but I do think that wishing for someone's death to be 'painful and degrading' is a bit much, especially perhaps from a policeman. Even when it's Maggie.