Catamong Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Another copper ere to defend my job!!! My force has about 1200 Police officers (not PCSO's). 40% of those are front line, ie meet the public and respond to jobs. Split them across 5 shifts and thet don't leave many for the huge area we cover. 3 of those 1200 officers work on speed detection and drive their vans. This is for a county with loads of youngsters killing themselves and others in their cars. Speed, drink and showing off are the main causes. Their vans were funded by the government and did not come from the local policing budget. To **** you off even more the funding from the government for PCSO's is being withdrawn this year. We will not be able to employ as many police officers this year because we have to pay for a few hundred PCSO's and about £17000 per year, and they cant work after 11pm, arrest anyone, get into conflict, blah, blah, blah. Having said all that I really do enjoy my job and would not want any other. Harry I'm not against nicking the hotheads who drive recklessly in built up areas, they deserve it, but these latest camera vans show no discretion, EVERYBODY doing 56 or more in a 50 limit outside a built up area on a deserted road at 5 in the morning gets a fine & 3 points, unless you happen to be a Police Chief Superintendent who will worm his way out on an obscure technicality, an option not available to Joe public. And why do those that drive foreign plated vehicles get away with it, because it's far easier to target the local vicar's wife than it is to chase up all of these mainly illegal, uninsured, unroadworthy vehicles that are now so prevalent on our roads..?? I was driving past the local council run Traveller camp a little while back, when a people carrier shot out of the exit onto the main road, causing the car in front to brake sharply. When I reached the next roundabout I saw the vehicle had Swiss number plates, why..., because they knew damn well that whilst driving that vehicle they were immune from prosecution. Take a trip to France, they're very hot on speeding in built up areas, and rightly so, try explaining to them when stopped that you're an Englishman and a foreigner and as we in the UK have a "softly, softly, can't be bothered" policy on nicking foreigners, they should do the same. They would drag you out of your car, take your keys and frogmarch you to the nearest cashpoint to enable you to withdraw the 90 Euro fine. As I say, the powers that be seem to have lost the plot, the villains all know it, and us law abiding gun owning fraternity all suffer the injustice of it. OK, rant over..!! Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Catamong's right, the police should either decide to be soft or go for a 'Zero Tolerance' approach. To us law abiding folk it just seems like whenever one of us is done for anything its because we're an easy target. We get the speeding tickets because we're generally law abiding citizens with the correct reg numbers on our cars. If two schoolkids get in a fight now there's no lecture, clip round the ear etc, they're both charged, its recorded as two seperate crimes and the government get to add another 100% solution rate on 2 crimes to their stats to dilute the burglaries that they can't solve. Burglary isn't even seen as a serious crime as its not against 'the person' , and any crime victim is compensated - why? to shut them up! If the police were any good they would eliminate crime and put themselves out of a job. The senior bods there are all safe with their cars, pensions, shiny buckles and respect. Who'd want to do that. Oh, and that Ian Blair makes me sick. I run a business in the East End of London. I have been given a personal telephone number for the head of the local armed response team and DHL won't deliver to my premises because their drivers get hijacked. DHL recently advertised that they are operation in Baghdad. What about London E8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 There is a general degredation of moral and ethical standards in society today. I'm no socialogist, nor am I a rocket scientist but you don't have to be to work out what went wrong. I do PROMISE though that those living in my area will get as traditional service from me and mine, as I'm able to deliver. I know I said I'd be quiet on this topic, but I think this post sums up what I, as a member of the public wanted to hear. Thanks for saying that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbuild Posted February 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Methinks it is time to put the lid back on this can of worms moderators. Cheers, Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darebear Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Methinks it is time to put the lid back on this can of worms moderators. Cheers, Rob. why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbuild Posted February 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2007 Methinks it is time to put the lid back on this can of worms moderators. Cheers, Rob. why? Nuff said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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