More strange behaviour from the antipodes with this nugget:
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A New Zealand policewoman has been allowed to keep her job, despite moonlighting as a prostitute.
The Auckland officer, whose name and rank have not been revealed, apparently took up the part-time work due to financial difficulties.
A police spokesman said although secondary employment was allowed, prostitution was "inappropriate and incompatible with policing".
Prostitution has been legal in New Zealand since 2003.
[continued on BBC Online]
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Different countries have different standards and if prostitution is legal in New Zealand, and police moonlighting is allowed, then so be it.
In the UK police officers often moonlight as racist louts and occasionally get confused between the two personas. Senior police offers also like moonlighting as politicians, and one chief constable has become a blogger. It is the same one that said that English flags in Wales could cause racism and public unrest. I have yet to visit his blog, but I am hoping it is called 'The Police Intelligence Conundrum.'
Back to the matter, as it were, at hand - Officer Goodhead of the Auckland police. I guess her influencing skills could be honed by her second career, but it is not difficult to imagine difficult situations. Arresting someone for lewd behaviour perhaps, only to discover that the offender is a 'client' from the previous night; or unintentionally 'hooking up' with a witness in a future trial.
The solution would be to keep it within the force. She could be the official force hooker, allowing her to make ends meet (apparently this is known as a spit-roast) while avoiding potential conflicts with the criminal justice system.
You see? There is a common sense solution to every situation.