Finally some concrete evidence that Plasticops (tm) are a waste of oxygen

Achtung!  Schnell!  You vill not be phographink me!

At long last some evidence has surfaced about the plasticops (PCSOs) that rings true, instead of the usual drivel about them being a "visible deterrent" and other such utter shit.  From the Torygraph:

Earlier this year a report found that PCSOs accounted for more than half of all police staff gross misconduct cases during the last financial year despite only making up about a fifth of the workforce.

If there ever was any evidence that these are precisely the kind of people to whom one should not be giving any power, however slight, then this is surely it.