The court ruled that the Public Advocate under the City Charter was entitled to obtain the files of officers with substantiated complaints (with names and identifying information redacted) and that I was also entitled to find out how often these proven complaints led to any police discipline.
It would allow visitors to browse safety-related complaints about various products while giving manufacturers the ability to post replies and, if they can prove a complaint is inaccurate, have it removed.
This sort of arrangement benefits cops too, as Tomaszewski's case shows: It's pretty simple to prove a complaint is bogus when every instant of a self-administered beating is caught on tape.
Zachary appealed based on what he said were factual errors in the report, but because interviews were not recorded, Zachary was not able to prove his complaint held water.
"Depending on the strength of the evidence and how carefully it was documented, they should be able to use it to prove some complaints," she said.
In response, Cardinal Egan said his critics were merely doing the bidding of the sexual abusers among them — a sweeping reaction that some priests said proved their complaints.
Within the Met, the Guardian knows of at least two cases where whistleblowers have been bullied, isolated and investigated for spurious disciplinary offences which have never been proven, after making complaints to superior officers about bad practice, including racism and sexual assault.
Tory line last week that there were no complaints was proven false almost immediately.
Firms bidding for government contracts will also need to prove they are complaint with tax laws.
General Kennedy's complaint proved explosive among senior Army officers and resulted in an accusation of personal misconduct against her, later determined to be unfounded.
