Role play

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 379.

Role 1. You are Malcolm Bridle, a newspaper correspondent. You are going to write an article about the Metropolitan Police in view of unfair treatment and discrimination of some police officers. Interview Charles Shoebridge (role 2), Martin Brunt (role 3) and Patricia Smith (role 4) in this connection. Try to find out what happened to Mr Shoebridge before he left the Met in 2000, and what happened before the tribunal hearing described in the article given above.

Role 2. You are Charles Shoebridge.

Your cues: When you – to leave the Met in 2000, you – to be with the force for over 10 years and to uncover three major terrorist plots. The female officer you assaulted – Afro-European, lazy, incompetent – to be under your command for 6 months. Before the conflict, you – repeatedly to ask your superior to transfer her to a different department. She – to call you “a male chauvinist”. The final conflict – to occur because she – not to do her duty, and an undercover agent – to be killed. Since then you – to have a pronounced dislike for women. Bob Cox, the met chief press officer, – to envy you because since you – to be with the Met, you – to be a regular contributor to news organizations.

Role 3. You are Martin Brunt, Sky News' crime correspondent.

Your cues: You had to pass on the information your Met source – to give you because he – to threaten to stop informing you if you … . You, personally, think very highly of Charles Shoebridge (talented, intelligent, experienced). You – to know him before he – to join Sky News. He – to be your source of information in the Met for 4 years.

Role 4. You are Patricia Smith, a Sky News correspondent.

Your cues: Before the tribunal you – to have a definite dislike for Charles Shoebridge because he – always to display contempt for women. They – to feel humiliated. Now many of them (including you) – to warm up to him. However, it happened only after the details of his previous conflict with the Met – to reveal, not because he – to change.