Scully Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 If he was being arsy then yes,he's brought it on himself,and the officers were perfectly within their right to charge him.He has been taught a lesson in manners,but for the good of public safety?I don't think so.My point was that he is not typical of the person the legislation was meant to tackle,namely ****** patrolling their 'manner' and their schools armed with knives etc.I find in general that most people respond to figures of authority in the way that figure approached them.There are many officers out there with a ****ty attitude(and many perfectly pleasant ones)and whilst I'll admit that responding to such an attitude in a likewise manner is a no-win situation(when it comes to dealings with the police)it is perfectly understandable.But as I said,wihtout actually being there,none of us know exactly the circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robl Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 (edited) May well be, however the attitude test can (and should) be applied in reverse. Trouble is it doesn't give the public much recourse when it is. Absolutely. But, in all my dealings with the police over the years they have always opened the conversations by calling me Sir and/or being incredibly courteous and polite. Even if they were writing me a ticket at the time or questioning where Id been or what Id drunk, or why I was wearing a police cone on my head. For the sake of full disclosure, there are just two examples where that has not happened. One as a 20 something when a lad I was drinking with kicked and dented a parked car in anger, and the police had to arrest him. I believe there first words to him were something like Hey you, come here The first words to me were something like Are you with him? and my reply was Not anymore mate, he just grinned and left me alone. The second was a case of mistaken identity where a police van stopped, an officer rushed at me shouting STOP and I just stood them looking around me wondering who they were telling to stop. Quickly resolved when they confirmed who I was. Whenever a police officer approaches a member of the public they have to be ready that person may attack them, flee, lie or generally act in a bad way because thats what they are trained to do. So they approach in a neutral and ready for anything fashion. In my experience after the first contact the police will change their attitude to match the attitude of the person they are talking to. To get back onto topic, Lock knives Fine to have if you’re polite to the Old Bill, silly to carry if you like to wind up the police. Edited August 2, 2012 by Robl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Absolutely. But, in all my dealings with the police over the years they have always opened the conversations by calling me Sir and/or being incredibly courteous and polite. Sounds idylic,and in complete contrast to most of my experiences! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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