South Wales Police have a questionable record of getting things right - miscarriages of justice, wrongful arrests are examples.
Former Chief Constable Barbara Wilding has put her foot in her mouth in a big way with a deeply insulting jibe at people who live in the Valleys.
Her comment in an interview that all Valleys girls want to do is get pregnant was ill-judged and ill-informed.
She clearly lived in a leafy area of South Wales while Chief Constable and has no empathy with Valley people, who I've always found to be hugely welcoming and positive people, despite the lasting impact of the Thatcher years.
Many young people in the Valleys have huge aspirations and to condemn all with such an ill-thought comment is a disgrace. No wonder many people - and not just in the Valleys - have no time for the police.
Let us hope that the new Chief Constable Peter Vaughan who was born in the Valleys is more in touch with the community his force serves than Barbara Wilding. He has got some community rebuilding to do.
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