"West Midlands Police Chief Constable no longer has my confidence"

[Everanewbie]

Back in October I had many debates on here about the banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from their fixture against Aston Villa. Many argued that the fans were known to be hooligans and that this had nothing to do with pressure from B'ham MPs and councillors, elected on a Gaza ticket, and certainly nothing to do with antisemitism.

Now that facts have emerged, and the Chief Constable's rationale and decision making process has been scrutinised, the Home Secretary has withdrawn her confidence - essentially demanding the resignation of the Chief Constable.

In view of this, AIBU to suggest that those defending the ban should reconsider their position?

From the BBC website, quoting the Home Secretary's findings:

• The report - by His Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Andy Cooke - is "damning", Mahmood said
• She said WMP "conducted little engagement with the Jewish community and none with the Jewish community in Birmingham"
• The home secretary accused the police of "confirmation bias", saying "rather than follow the evidence the force sought only the evidence to support their desired position: to ban the fans"
• She said a summary of conversations with the Dutch police, after Maccabi played in the Netherlands, was "inaccurate", and that claims were "all either exaggerated or simply untrue"
• In general, Mahmood said, police "overstated the threat posed by the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans while under-stating the risk that was posed to the Israeli fans if they travelled to the area"
• "Sir Andy’s report does not argue that the entire force is failing," Mahmood said, "but... we have witnessed a failure of leadership"
• "I must declare today that the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police no longer has my confidence," she said

How can anyone continue to defend this decision?