As her term draws to a close, the senior officer of the force said she would think about what more she and others could have done during her tenure in the role. He suggested that more should be done to “uproot those who do not follow our standards and do not deserve to wear our uniform.” Dame Cressida, who was given a guard of honor with cheers “hip, hip, tail” as she left Scotland Yard before her last day at work this weekend, had previously stated that she had “no choice” but to resign. February. after the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, lost her “trust”. Image: Outgoing Senior Police Officer (center) patrolling with local officers in Chingford, Essex She said she was “really proud” of what the force had achieved in its five years in office, adding that it was “much different, much more professional and bigger” with more than 34,000 officers employed. Dame Cressida insisted that her resignation was not a decision to visit Kent in the last days of her term, claiming that the mayor “made me say I would step aside”. She resigned after Khan criticized the handling of racist, half-hearted and homophobic messages shared by a group of officers based at the Charing Cross police station, amid a series of confrontations that plagued the Met during her tenure. Her resignation shocked her staff, as she had said in an interview a few hours earlier that she had no intention of resigning. Some of us “disappointed you all so terribly” In her “letter to London” she wrote: “I have the privilege of leading the Metropolitan Police for the last five years. “I will always look back on my time as Commissioner with pride in what has been achieved, with humility for when Londoners have been disappointed and with great confidence the changes we are making will ensure that you can be proud of the Met in the future.” Image: Dame Cressida acknowledged Met’s mistakes while in power He emphasized that the “violence has been reduced”, as well as the killings, shootings and stabbings, adding: “This is not an accident. They are not repeated in other major cities in the United Kingdom. “ However, he acknowledged that their numbers were not enough to defeat Met, adding: “We hear the criticism, we know that not everyone trusts us to provide a good service when we need it and we have seen horrible actions disappointed you all, and us, so terribly. “Each of us leads us to become better, to uproot those who do not live up to our standards and do not deserve to wear our uniform. To improve our response, so that all our communities feel protected by us.” Dame Cressida said that learning from mistakes, power “listens and acts according to what you tell us, so that we can change for the better.” “It was only this week that we launched our plan for violence against women and girls, which was shaped by the views of hundreds of Londoners.” “The politicization of policing is a threat” But her letter did not back down from criticism of the “politicization of policing” by the United Kingdom. He said: “The current politicization of policing is a threat not only to policing but also to confidence in the entire criminal justice system. Image: Dame Cressida Dick served as Met’s police commissioner for five years “Operational independence from local and central government is vital to an effective democracy and is a model respected around the world. We must all safeguard and protect it.” She ended the letter by saying that she was “saddened” that her time “in this great work is fast coming to an end”, but expressed her enthusiasm for the future of the Met. “I will look back and analyze further” During a visit to the Metropolitan Police Specialist Training Center in Gravesend, Kent, Dame Cressida was applauded by firefighters and law enforcement officers who gave her a certificate after 40 years of service. She also thanked every officer and trainer at the center, with many also thanking her in return for her leadership. Speaking about whether she regretted things she might have done differently, Dame Cressida told reporters: “I guess when I sit there, after I leave, I will look back and analyze further, what may have happened, what I could. have done or what others could have done in specific circumstances. “But I’m really proud of what the Met has achieved at the moment. I think London needs to know that it has a fantastic police service, a top police service in the world that people from all over the world come to see, that has improved. “ Her last day in office will be on Sunday, after which she will receive unused annual leave, with her last day of employment being April 24th.
