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Dozens of Metropolitan police officers had very expensive haircuts at a police station in east London earlier this month. The force says the 31 officers who cut their hair while on duty at Bethnal Green station will receive a fine of £ 200 each, about $ 275, and the two officers who arranged the session with a professional barber will be investigated for misconduct, reports CNN. Barbers and hairdressers are banned from acting during the national exclusion of Britain, and Cressida Dick, Metropolitan Government Police Commissioner, recently announced that the police will crack down on rioters.
The officer’s commander, Detective Chief Inspector Marcus Barnet, said it was “deeply disappointing and frustrating” that they had violated the regulations they had to enforce. “Even though officers donated money to charity as part of the cap, it does not excuse them from making a very poor decision. I expect a lot more from them,” Barnett said. Guardian. “Quite rightly, the public expects the police to be role models in complying with the regulations aimed at preventing the spread of this deadly virus.” He said he hoped the fines and misconduct would prove that “the police are not immune to the application of the rules.” (Read more stories about the UK.)