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		mjw1007 on Sept 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Police-issued "courtesy cards" help friends and fa... Well, the Home Secretary would probably be forced to announce an inquiry, which might report over a decade later, long after said Home Secretary's political career was over. Consider for example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undercover_Policing_Inquiry « In 2012 Theresa May had commissioned Mark Ellison QC to review allegations of corruption » « The Undercover Policing Inquiry or Pitchford Inquiry … is due to report back in 2023 »

helsinkiandrew on Sept 2, 2020 [–]

Nonsense. That’s investigating thousands of investigations that took place over 40 years, with many questions and issues.

Whether ‘get out of jail free’ cards are acceptable is a yes/no question.

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