Top Cop at Centre of Israeli Fan Ban Scandal Walks Away With Full Pension

The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police has been able to walk away with his full pension intact amid a roaring scandal encompassing the banning of Israeli football fans from a British city, a blur of A.I. hallucinations, alleged Islamic extremism, and threats of anti-Semitic violence.

Chief Constable Craig Guildford of West Midlands Police (WMP) announced his retirement on Friday, the culmination of weeks of controversy over his force’s handling of a Europa League football match played between Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv and local team Aston Villa in November. The local demographics of Aston Villa’s home ground in a north Birmingham suburb skews heavily Muslim, and the local Member of Parliament, pro-Gaza independent Ayoub Khan, campaigned hard after the match was announced to see Israeli travelling fans