"I'm such a hugely proud policeman to be asked to lead the Met in bringing safety to millions of Londoners, millions of visitors and leading the Met's national efforts, " he said.

BBC: Stephenson named as new Met boss

The turning point may have come after a Chicago policeman, testifying in an obscenity trial, was asked how a movie made him feel.

WSJ: Roger Ebert on Movie Ratings

At a traffic circle near a dam on Samarra's outskirts, an Iraqi policeman approached the Marines and asked if they had come for prisoners, Fisher said.

CNN: Marines rescue seven U.S. prisoners of war

In the first of the taped police interviews, Witness E said Mr Wootton had asked him if he was going out with a girl whose father was a policeman.

BBC: Constable Stephen Carroll

One woman was asked about her alcoholic son, and another who was shot and killed by a policeman.

CNN: Nichols an unknown to potential jurors