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Lord Shagg-Pyle:
Oh well, here we go again! The Press has done a great job of completely unbiased reporting as usual and once again everyone starts on a 'lets have a go at the Police'

Whats one of the posts on here? Oh yes. "The Police do nothing these days"

Really? So the officer that got killed the other day answering a call to a domestic was doing nothing was he?

Sharon Beshenevsky was 'doing nothing' when she was shot when answering a report of an armed robbery?

A female police officer was 'doing nothing' when impaled with a pitchfork when she was trying to stop some lunatic from throwing things on to a motorway?

Get your facts right.

I could go on and on about how many times Police officers, Fire crews, Medical Staff put their lives on the line for YOU, the public and to see things like that written on a forum, is extremely insulting to those who have died, been injured or assaulted in the line of duty.

You may say I am biased, maybe I am, but having done this job for a great number of years I have seen my fair share of the idiotic situations that the public get themselves into, and all I will say is if you think we do nothing, then get off your backside, join the Police as a Constable, a Special or a Police Community Support Officer or any of the other myriad of jobs and then when you have had to put up with abuse, insults, injury and idiocy from the outside and bureaucratic incompetence and mis-management hoisted on us by an unknowing Government, then perhaps you may just look at things with a different view.

Bishops Finger:
Think positive...

If the police are busy charging kids with having a fully loaded cucumber slice at least they won't notice folk sneaking down RB's :wink:  :lol:

pilgrim:

--- Quote ---Oh well, here we go again! The Press has done a great job of completely unbiased reporting as usual and once again everyone starts on a 'lets have a go at the Police'
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Lets face it, the vast majority of the men and women in our police force do a fantastic job given the resources available to them, just as do the majority of nurses, school teachers and most other civil servants.

The issue is not the individuals doing the job, but the ridiculous levels of management and bureaucracy involved. Would the police be happier arresting thieves or murderers rather than kids with toy guns, you bet. They want society to be a better place - I can't see any other reason for signing up for the job given the level of personal risk. For that, I am extremely grateful.


(Now can you please stop sitting in camera vans giving me speeding tickets?)

RCRockCrawler:
Personally, I have a lot of respect for the actual Policemen and women.

My next door neighbour was a Special Constable for a long time, and has now joined the force permanently. These people have to deal with some bloody rude and downright abusive people, and always have to remain respectful and polite, or else they'll be accused of 'brutality'.

Then, they have to take orders and abide by rules of people that have no idea what they are on about, and are just currying up to the press.

I'll stop now. :evil:

Evilgoat:

--- Quote from: "Lord Shagg-Pyle" --- idiocy from the outside and bureaucratic incompetence and mis-management hoisted on us by an unknowing Government, then perhaps you may just look at things with a different view.
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I think you'll find this is the view most people share, although enough people groan about the police the blame isnt always aimed at them, certainly in my case it wasnt. I know the resources they have in this area and the delays are down to the fact theres a handfull of vans dealing with more crimescenes than a whole fleet could.

As Ex Ambulance I have every sympathy for those on the front line having had abuse/objects/pellets flung at me while doing my job.

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