UK police caught slacking off by jamming their keyboards while working from home

The Register
Oct 2, 2025, 2:43 pm590 ptsHotTop
One officer was recorded pressing the 'I' key more than 16,000 times Police in the United Kingdom appear to be taking a cue from Homer Simpson's playbook, with officers in multiple departments accused of "key jamming" to make it look like they were working from home when they likely weren't. …

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