Search results

A good guess but it's not right.

I would ask that people define 'police' when asking this. Who has said this Do people seriously think that your average cop wants to see everyone on the DNA database? Do people also think that all cops want people's civil liberties trampled on in this way? No. Also, Gary Pugh is a...

Not really. A punch to the nose which causes a bleed will be considered ABH, which is not as serious as GBH. GBH falls into two categories where there is intent and no intenet but the injuries are more severe such as broken bones, lacerations, stab wounds etc.

I assume you will be signing up then ? When you have an understanding of what the police do on a daily basis, do get back to me.

Strange one that. I had to complete and enquiry on a traveller's encampment and there was just myself and another officer. I did what I am paid to do and in the face of adversity left the site with the job done. I speak for myself when I say I won't lose face in front of anyone. If...

Taxing is the way forward for binge drinking but why tax the innocent? If someone is in A&E because they are ****** up and have punched through a shop window then slam them with a £100 surcharge for the treatment they receive. If someone is in there where their injuries are self inflicted...

From that am I correct in assuming that the hijackers were justified in what they did and the outcome was entirely proper?

He mentions zero tolerance policing. That can appease one but upset another and is not always the answer.

Afghan hijackers take over an aircraft and using armed force divert it to Stansted where after a stand off all are arrested. They subsequently can not be deported back to Afghanistan because of the Human Rights Act despite what they have done. I was absolutely stunned at that ruling. It...

Me too. A call which is a burglary is progress and weapons used would warrant an immediate response from divisional staff and quite possible authorising an ARV to travel also, depending on the weapons mentioned. As for two PCSOs being sent to an aggravated burglary and control staff not...

When I joined it was a requirement that officers could swim and part of the initial recruitment test was to swim down to the bottom of a pool about 10 feet deep to retrieve an object. We were also taught basic water rescue in terms of approaching a subject and brining them back to the shore but...

I am astounded that the very man who introduced PCSOs and approved their remit and training has the audacity to comment.

Well that I certainly can't comment on and would not ask any further. Police priorities are set top down. The Government / Home Office states that this is what we need to do and how we want it done and this is taken into practice by the force on the instruction of senior management...

Ineffective how? You do not see what happens day in and day out Spie. You read or watch what the media wants you to view or perhaps you have some personal experiences that you wish to share? If you have personal experiences that have resulted in a poor police response then I would be interested...

Agreed, it is young, inexperienced drivers. I also want less people killed on our roads and to tackle that will only take more traffic based officers .... which isn't going to happen as the Giovernment have decided that, certainly for motorways, civilian Highways Agency vehicles will suffice...

Sorry Dolph but that generalising comment gets thin after a while. I am no fan of Gatsos by a long chalk and traffic duties in general are not my favourite but if you think that ordinary cops rub their hands at the prospect of speed cameras then you have a very dim view of the force, which on...

Yet again the media rush in where non fools fear to tread. I do not blame those PCSOs one iota. The bare facts of the matter is that they are NOT trained to handle any life saving situation aside from basic first aid and they are not trained in any form of water rescue. Had they tried to...

Israel is bordered on all frontiers by countries hostile to it and raids like this can be expected when nuclear material is a possible threat. Is there any time or point for debate with a nation like Syria who openly despise Israel and would dance at it's destruction. I think one of the...

You would be committing fraud by false representation and it's not worth the chance taken.

There lies the problem. People who don't understand and never will being given such positions with vulnerable people. It's a shame to read that because some people who could really benefit from your experiences and guidance are missing out.