Stupid Racists

Screams from the People carrier parked on the pavement. A child or woman screaming let me out you can't do this. Oh dear. Can't really ignore this one. I ran across the road to rescue this victim of crime.
I yelled at the black driver to stay where he was whilst on the phone asking for assistance.
He totally ignored me, got out of the car and ran towards me.
Training took hold. I shouted "Get back" at him
The passenger door then opened and a fat white middle aged man came out cussing and swearing trying to assault the driver.
What the hell was going on?
He was trying to get at the driver who I was now having to protect.
Then he said it.
Nigger.
Two white women got out one a bit hysterical who tried to assault the driver as well.
Then the cavalry arrived. They wanted to square it up. Too right had I been in their position, I'd have given it a go too.
I was very tired on my way home and the stupid fat loud mouth wouldn't shut up when I told him too.
I just snapped your being arrested for racially aggravated affray and cautioned him.
One of the women started to cry blaming it on the driver. He'd took then the long way round. Then he'd locked them in the car when they'd refused to pay the taxi fare.
Then the fat racist started to try and abuse me. She his wife was taking an exam in the morning. I had destroyed the families chances because without him at home there would be no one to take care of the kids.
Her exam was their hope and dreams of a better life. I had ruined it all.
It was all my fault.
I put him in the van.
The wife slumped down on a wall.
She said that obviously she had to be careful but she would never use a taxi driven by a person like that again.
What was the point.
Has no one every been ripped off by a white taxi driver in the history of cabbying.
Was it worth getting arrested over a couple of quid extra on a taxi ride.
Why couldn't they have said thank goodness officer this gentleman has been taking us for a ride, can you help us.
But after I'd slammed his cell door and started to writing my statement, I thought its all wrong. What had the system required me to do. I'd done what was required and intended but I hadn't changed any of those idiots minds, all I'd done had made them more careful about what they said and where they said it.
I realised that the establishment and race relations industry had got it all wrong. Educate them, persuade them. But don't force the bigots underground with threat of punishment. Expose their sad little lives and sad little thoughts. Challenge them and educate them.
But then why should the Establishment worry. They, their families and houses are protected by armed policeman and whisked about in armoured limousines. They only have to meet with the hoy poloy at election time or in sterile conditions of their own choosing. The race relations campaigners are just seeking their path into the establishment. as long as it gets votes they'll say what they need to without examining alternative strategies that might not sound so sexy as throwing racist into jail.

Fluorescent Placebo

You join young and idealistic.
Protect the weak and vulnerable.
Bring Criminals to Justice.
They give you a fluorescent jacket so that the public can see you.
Funny the criminals can see you too.
Funny the criminals don't have a senior management stupid enough to make them wear fluorescent clothing.
Funny only really stupid unobservant criminals would commit a crime where there is a police officer with a fluorescent jacket on.
Funny crimes seem to occur when a police officer in a fluorescent jacket isn't present.
Solution more police officers in fluorescent jackets...
Recruit some numptys to wear fluorescent jackets, but don't give them any responsibility.
No police canteen should be without a group of PCSOs drinking tea.
I could be a senior police manager.