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What sort of news editor thinks ‘police sack a convicted murderer’ is a story?

The police officer who murdered Sarah Everard has been dismissed from the Metropolitan Police, a week after admitting the crime.
Wayne Couzens, 48, pleaded guilty on 9 July to the murder of the 33-year-old marketing executive.
The hearing was held as soon as possible after PC Couzens' guilty plea, the Met Police said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-57869528

I'm not a news editor, but I definitely think that's a story. I definitely want to know that police officers who commit murder are jailed. Judging by the level of interest in the trial, I suspect many other people are interested too.

I saw it on the Guardian's site and just thought "Well, duh!".

You'd know if he wasn't sacked because that's a news story.

Well played Daily Mash.

Your legal questions answered, by Tommy Robinson

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/soc ... 1627028527