Episode 352 - Over the Thin Blue Line: the Undercover Police Scandal

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Imagine finding out that your partner of six years – the love of your life, the father of your children – had never existed. That during all of your most intimate moments, they’d been spying on you, taking notes to report back to their superiors. That’s what happened to dozens of innocent British women in 2011, when they uncovered the SDS – a super-secretive unit of London’s Met Police.

To infiltrate groups of (mostly harmless) left-wing activists, these officers went undercover, routinely starting long-term sexual relationships with female members, for years at a time. They groomed these women, sometimes even fathering children, only to eventually disappear without a trace. Plunge into the gross, ethically murky waters of undercover relationships.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=540XUH-OSsM

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'Undercover: The True Story of Britain's Secret Police' , Paul Lewis and Rob Lambert

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