Policing

Well that was quite flowery... But yes, maybe getting slightly inebrieated. Can I abstain now and come back in the morning with who I thinkn is a cock or not without getting banned in the meantime? I do a cracking bacon and eggs, all come to the farm guys.

Those were the days when cops were cops, villains were villains and women knew their place.

"Put yer knickers on and make us a cuppa tea luv."

6 months ago a very nice ladies car struck me whilst i was getting in my car, went to the police station to report it and 4 police personal were sat in the office having a good old laugh about something or other, why the hell arnt they out on the streets, I asked myself. Probably waiting for someone to ring was the only answer I could come up with. 

Cant win 'em all Roy  

Policing is no different from Nursing it's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. It was better in the days people did it for the love of the job, nowadays too many want it for the career and can't be doing with the down and dirty bits. Unfortunately there isn't another way and the good old service has long gone

kittenkat wrote (see)

And Flat Foo..ted I've noticed (ironically) that you are maybe the RW equivalent of the  public sector mis-management bosses if we could actually shrink the concept down to a thread on RW. (Pushing it I know).

You 'try' to fight the corner always of who you perceive as current at the time? Without looking at the wider view of ... there were many more  people before you or me. But kep fighting your narrow minded allegiances.

If i drank as much as you would i understand what your trying to say?

Someone phones the police about an intruder.

Is told that no-one is available.

The someone mentions that they think the intruder has a gun.

Police turn up in huge numbers.

"there's no gun" say the police

The someone say "you said no-one was available."

I see my local police every morning on my way into work, I pass two drive-in MacDonalds, I can guarantee I'll see three Police cars, and sometimes an ambulance.

Flat Foo..ted wrote (see)

kittenkat wrote (see)

And Flat Foo..ted I've noticed (ironically) that you are maybe the RW equivalent of the  public sector mis-management bosses if we could actually shrink the concept down to a thread on RW. (Pushing it I know).

You 'try' to fight the corner always of who you perceive as current at the time? Without looking at the wider view of ... there were many more  people before you or me. But kep fighting your narrow minded allegiances.

If i drank as much as you would i understand what your trying to say?

You're... Who drinks the most?

Flat Footed, I'm not intending to be rude, or a 'bully' etc... But you seem very 'um' decided on your affiliations, without actually knowing any of the Pirates pre... what, 2 years ago?

So therefore I don't have any respect for you, but if you would like to introduce yourself to us formally...

Tazers ... we need more tazering ... that'll sort the little scrotes out. Wanna push drugs ... Zzapp !! ... Bit of light vandalism ... zzapp .. zapp ... think twice next time .... drop some litter ... zzzappppp!

Yup tazers are definately the way to go ... if you want to be asked how you're doing and have your hand held ... phone the Samaritans !

KK, I didn't understand a word of that thing you wrote

Slowfoot Going Goofy wrote (see)

Do you want pink and fluffy who worry about how you feel and will talk things to  or will grab wrongdoers by the balls and shake them till they stop ?

Both please. Like we have at the moment.

I amazed that they see themselves as a service ahead of being law enforcers ! Policing isn't a job to make you popular  its about doing uncomfortable jobs that others can't or won't stuff being nice go get in the faces of the bad guys !

It's real life not Hollywood - society isn't divided up into easily recognisable bad guys and good guys - however inconvenient for policing that might be.    

Slowfoot Going Goofy wrote (see)

I amazed that they see themselves as a service ahead of being law enforcers ! Policing isn't a job to make you popular  its about doing uncomfortable jobs that others can't or won't stuff being nice go get in the faces of the bad guys !

That isn't how they "see themselves" at all. It's the government that made them a "service" rather than a "force". They see their job as keeping lowlife off the streets - same as they always did. 

The only difference now is that they have loads of meaningless targets to hit.

Scream

 I agree with some of what you say however when you look at the Senior managers the majority have all been promoted  not becuase they are good coppers but because they have met, introduced and reinforced the pointless targets Why have a senior manager who refused to send police in to stop a rave because she was worried about confrontation and bad press. Sadly to those who want to progress they haven't got the balls to stand up and admit that the targets are pointless because they want the next rank