What do you think about the police officer who was sacked for being a member of the BNP?

They should be allowed to support whoever they want to.

The police had a ban on any of their members being a member of the BNP, they are mutually exclusive. The BNP goes against many fundamental principles of the UK.

The police officer broke the rules, he is claiming he did nothing wrong, but the police have spent months dealing with this issue and found it was not to their liking.

It is more important to show that BNP membership is taken seriously because the security of the free nation is at stake.

The RSPCA does not have anything against the principles of this country, so you have no problem, the police decided in 2004 that the BNP was dangerous and if you want to be a police officer you have to follow the rules set by your own people.

As far as i know freemasons, the green party etc are not threats to the stability of the UK, the BNP are.

Whether or not the ban on serving police officers being BNP members is just, that ban exists. This officer knew that, as a condition of employment, he could not hold BNP membership. He chose to ignore the conditions of his employment, and can have no complaint at his dismissal.

I would support a ban on police officers and serving armed forces being members of any political party, given the nature of their jobs. I don't believe the BNP should be singled out for special treatment.

He should have known that being a member was against the terms of his employment.

Whether it is right or not is a matter for discussion. However, the police and BNP, are not the only ones where there is a potential for a conflict of interests/ideologies or the job and other beliefs to be incompatible, in a professional occupation.

I am the member of a professional society. Whilst I am not explicitly excluded from joining a trade union, it explicitly says in the society's code of conduct, that where there is a dispute between my employer and the union, I may have to choose whether my obligations to the society and my employer as a professional or my obligations to the union come first. If my obligations to the union come first, the code of conduct suggests I resign from the society and possibly job.

Its all well and good sacking a bnp policeman re: racism but what about all the police members of the Tory, Labour and Lib Dem parties that can be expressed as racists and there are plenty of them, of that you can be assured. The whole thing smells of racism against the British patriotic people, how low can these governments stoop.

Vote BNP, for justice and liberty.

do the green party or the RSPCA advocate policies that are racist? im not sure they do - which is why theres no ban on members of them becoming police officers

police were banned from joining the BNP in 2004. you can argue the rights and wrongs of that, but you cant argue that if you break rules you must be prepared to suffer the consequences

he said it was a family member who enrolled him so he'll probably hope to appeal the decision

"if I needed a Policeman to come to my aid, I'd much rather he be a member of the BNP"

youre obviously white. im not sure most non-white british people would agree with you - or most white people

Because it is a sad day for democracy, the BNP's truth is to protect Britain's culture and heritage from over immigration.

Actually the inference here is quite frightening, isn't it? Does this suggest that everyone else on that BNP list is going to have their collar felt in some way? What happened to free speech in this country? And being a supporter of something is only a thinking process and not a real time act of treason or not invasive of our ability to do our jobs. I just wonder what the bottom line reason was for his dismissal? Perhaps being a police officer means that while you can be a 100% great and effective copper in every way, you simply must never have a private opinion elsewhere? If that is so, police officers would, by default, have to opt out of the human race ... perhaps they all need to be built and programmed like Robocop, then the problem would never arise!

What I still don't understand is Labours arrogance, it is their policies that is forcing many ordinary voters to vote for the BNP.

If Labour pursue policies that hurt working class people then the BNPs ranks will only swell, and it will be at Labours expense.

When people get desperate they tend to turn to and use desperate measures.

the BNP are not allowed as the NPIA (national police improvement agency) and ACPO (association of Chief police Officers) both agree that the BNP harbour radical, racist views.

In my opinion, i am suprised the force sacked him, he'll get a final warning on appeal and reinstated. Police generally close ranks when its one "of their own"

The police have rules. PC Dimwit broke the rules. They sacked him.

Incidentally, racism aside, I don't think police are allowed to associate with criminals.

http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/the-real-bnp/BNP-a-p...

http://www.stopthebnp.org.uk/uncovered/pg07.htm