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Can of worms time!
Skibum346:
--- Quote from: littlepow on May 20, 2008, 22:11:54 ---Ok that's a really scary though, load of people with training and experience in war zone peace keeping trying to police a peacefull country!!!
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Sorry I missed that... what did you say...?
:roll:
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
--- Quote from: SteveGoodz on May 20, 2008, 23:31:23 ---Almost certainly this puerile Government will spin the situation to their advantage and you'll end up with nothing more than you have already ~ which is not enough, IMHO.
One thing to consider though; if the Gov't continue to deny you the right to strike but you go ahead and do it anyway, what can they do to you? There aren't enough prison places to jail 140,000 officers and if they sack you all they leave the country completely devoid of police.
Perhaps what you need is a mass resignation with every officer under the rank of Inspector handing in their notice on the same day :dance:
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What Gollum and his cronies would do is invoke Emergency Powers, give Special Constables, Police Community Support Officers and other Tom, Dick or Harry involved in 'Community Safety', full Police powers, which would cause chaos.
You would end up with the likes of the 'B Specials' in Northern Ireland during the early days of 'The Troubles'. It doesn't bear thinking about.
Disco Matt:
--- Quote from: Lord Shagg-Pyle on May 21, 2008, 10:37:52 ---
--- Quote from: SteveGoodz on May 20, 2008, 23:31:23 ---Almost certainly this puerile Government will spin the situation to their advantage and you'll end up with nothing more than you have already ~ which is not enough, IMHO.
One thing to consider though; if the Gov't continue to deny you the right to strike but you go ahead and do it anyway, what can they do to you? There aren't enough prison places to jail 140,000 officers and if they sack you all they leave the country completely devoid of police.
Perhaps what you need is a mass resignation with every officer under the rank of Inspector handing in their notice on the same day :dance:
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What Gollum and his cronies would do is invoke Emergency Powers, give Special Constables, Police Community Support Officers and other Tom, Dick or Harry involved in 'Community Safety', full Police powers, which would cause chaos.
You would end up with the likes of the 'B Specials' in Northern Ireland during the early days of 'The Troubles'. It doesn't bear thinking about.
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That's just disturbing - the Neighbourhood Watch Alliance in power (anyone else who has seen Hot Fuzz will understand :lol:)
Seriously, I think Rich has it right - this government has pretty much always responded to things they don't like by ignoring them and having their media buddies make sure it doesn't get airtime. However, after their recent drubbing in local government elections and with the BBC beginning to grow some round objects again post-Hutton that might not work this time!
mike142sl:
They would just give responsibility to the other organisation that has as much power already - The Ramblers Association :evil:
Disco Matt:
--- Quote from: mike142sl on May 21, 2008, 13:54:31 ---They would just give responsibility to the other organisation that has as much power already - The Ramblers Association :evil:
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I thought that was where they got the idea for the NWA? :lol:
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