And having made sure my attention was focused in one direction the universe, which likes a good laugh… — Ben Aaronovitch

For police officers, “close relative” frequently rhymes with “prime suspect.”

The media always calls this sort of thing senseless, but the motive made sense—it was just stupid, is what it was.

The main purpose of an administrative meeting is to establish collective guilt for whatever fuck-up arises out of its decisions.