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Fuel Protests - something to think on....
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
--- Quote from: "rollazuki" ---Oh god, here we go, war,fuel blockades, taxes, cops on strike.
One plus point is that there will be no cops to empty the speed cameras that we can zoom past, BUT we cant afford the fuel, AND theres no fuel anyway as we blockaded the terminals.
You just cant win.... :lol:
If the cops do strike will we have marshall law??
Damn its gonna get interesting.
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If the Police go on strike, the government will pull in special powers and give all the PCSO's and traffic wardens extra authority, and make more use of the Special Constabulary.
Not sure if I like that idea.
But, I don't see that happening. I took an oath when I joined to protect life and limb, prevent and detect crime etc etc .
I don't think I could live with myself if I was on strike and something happened.
Plus the fact I am a complete mercenary git. I still have to pay my mortgage and feed my family. I don't think a Police strike would be overly popular with the Public.
Yoshi:
Well we have the weird situation today of the shell garage being cheaper than tesco, morrisons and asda!!
It was 99.9 for petrol and 104.9 for diesel.
Biodiesel-Bev:
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--- Quote from: "littlepow" ---... threatened Police strikes and another potential war in Kosovo!
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Police Strikes? :? The police cannot legally (or illegally) go on strike.
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Who's going to arrest them if they do?
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Police officers are not allowed to go on strike or take any form of industrial action.
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No but what choice would they have if they feel backed in to a corner people will only take so much!
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It's quite simple, if an officer went on strike he/she would get their P45 PDQ.
The only actions that could be taken are 'work to rule' i.e. not working any overtime, additional duties etc. I suppose if we all went sick on the same day, it would get the message across... :wink:
datalas:
At the end of the day I'm afraid to say that the police really shouldn't be allowed to strike, the idea that they might is genuinely scary especially when we are continually made aware of yob behaviour.
Then again, I'm sure they have their reasons and the fact that any situation can reach the point where people are willing to strike is probably sufficient cause for concern.
It is impossible in any company, or organisation to keep everybody happy all the time, but allowing things to get to the point where the majority are unhappy the majority of the time should be indication enough that something needs to change.
pux:
--- Quote from: "datalas" ---At the end of the day I'm afraid to say that the police really shouldn't be allowed to strike, the idea that they might is genuinely scary especially when we are continually made aware of yob behaviour.
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so why should the fire brigade allowed to strike :roll:
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