I watched Sky News talking about stop and search.
The reporter going on about how unfair it would be as already 70% of stops were on non white subjects.
If you base anything on statistics be very wary.
A colleague of mine was on a on a Robbery Squad which was very successful reducing the number of Robberys in his area over a 6 month period by 50% and successfully prosecuting large number of Robbers.
The Majority in that area mirroring the population and Afro-Caribean.
He earnt a lot of money out of it, so did his colleagues.
His newly promoted Inspector however was taken to task about the low number of stop slips being completed by the team, even though they were successfully bringing down robberies.
She asked team members to put in a stop slip for every arrest, after all they were all searched.
A skipper (sergeant) pointed out that these were section 32 PACE 1984 searches
not Section 1 searches and therefore didn't require a stop slip.
The Inspector made her displeasure known.
The problem though is that this distorts the statistics.
Then later on a Chief Inspector was assigned to deal with Robbery.
He cut the Incidents of Robbery overnight, without any extra expenditure.
How did he do it?
He reviewed all crimes before they were classified and classed them on as thefts with an assault.
He drastically improved the figures but what did it do to the statistics!!!
What he probably has done is caused a reduction on the budget for next year, because they no longer have a Robbery problem.
Now multiply this by the 32 London Boroughs and of course London is the safest its been in years, just don't leave your house.
Don't base any arguement on statisitcs unless you compiled them and verified them yourself, if you care
that is unless you want the next Rank, election to parliament or edit a paper, then publish and be damned.
Thursday 31 January 2008
Thursday 24 January 2008
So rude.
Driving back to base. With Big Mike(names changed to protect the innocent).
Black Caribean officer, two years to go. Mid 40s, built like a brick shithouse. Makes Hi-Tower in police accademy look puny, but soft as anything.
Sitting in the traffic when a dispatch rider cylces up the pavement.
I mentioned it so he pulled up, wound down the window and extremely politely pointed out that the cyclist had broken the law.
The Git replied "What ever"
I don't do politeness, so I leapt from the car with fixed penalty in hand.
I get accused of "Abusing your Authority"
"Abuse of authority, I'll show you abuse of authority when I arrest you. What ID have you got?"
More abuse from the twat with the clever mouth.
Just then a traffic unit pulled up to enquire if we needed any help.
"Just the code for cycling on the pavement" which they promptly provided.
Apparently Mike explained to the gobby twat that yes I could arrest him for cycling on the pavement if he couldn't prove who he was. And that I definately would.
He rumaged through his rucksack and volunteered a bank statement with his name and address on it.
Happy I completed his ticket. £30 for being rude to a police officer!
Mike said as we drove off. "I'm glad I've got two years to go, in my day i'd have punched him".
Black Caribean officer, two years to go. Mid 40s, built like a brick shithouse. Makes Hi-Tower in police accademy look puny, but soft as anything.
Sitting in the traffic when a dispatch rider cylces up the pavement.
I mentioned it so he pulled up, wound down the window and extremely politely pointed out that the cyclist had broken the law.
The Git replied "What ever"
I don't do politeness, so I leapt from the car with fixed penalty in hand.
I get accused of "Abusing your Authority"
"Abuse of authority, I'll show you abuse of authority when I arrest you. What ID have you got?"
More abuse from the twat with the clever mouth.
Just then a traffic unit pulled up to enquire if we needed any help.
"Just the code for cycling on the pavement" which they promptly provided.
Apparently Mike explained to the gobby twat that yes I could arrest him for cycling on the pavement if he couldn't prove who he was. And that I definately would.
He rumaged through his rucksack and volunteered a bank statement with his name and address on it.
Happy I completed his ticket. £30 for being rude to a police officer!
Mike said as we drove off. "I'm glad I've got two years to go, in my day i'd have punched him".
Wednesday 23 January 2008
STRIKE, STRIKE, STRIKE (not)
All these blogs and comments on the news and in the papers by the "Thickos".
Short memories!
Remember the turn of the Century.
Massive shortages of Police Officers.
Not enough recruits.
Retention problems, experienced officers leaving.
Because the Torys thought they could do policing on the cheap.
Oh increase the pay and allowances.
It worked.
BUT. Now they've got PCSOs they think they've got it covered.
Fluorescent jackets on the street.
Chimps - Completely Hopeless In Most Policing Situations.
Any potential police recruit push them into being a Special or PCSO first.
Well in answer to some of those comments ....
1). Its a nice pension but we pay 11% of our wages towards it which is not invested, just paid straight back out to police pensioners.
2). If convicted of an offence the pension can be confiscated, even though we pay for it.
3).We can be compelled to work overtime on our rest days.
4). If we are given more than 15 days notice the only compensation is a day back.
(Then you find that you can't actually take the day back at a time convenient to you)
5). We start with 22 days annual leave.
6). If something happens, and incident or arrest we have to stay on and deal with it.
7). We are required to be presentable, smart, in uniform.
8). We are not allowed to take an active part in Politics.
9). We can't speak to journalist without the permission of the chief officer of police.
Ok many jobs have similar demands.
But then
10). If you fail in to discharge your duty, Malfeaseance in a Public Office contrary to Common Law, you can go to prison for life "Imprisonment at Large".
11). Your Children may be bullied at school because their parent decided that they wanted to contribute something to society rather than just pedal the cheapest, nastiest goods manafactured in a third world sweatshop at the highest possible price or deliver a slipshod service when it suits them, not you. "Do you want that am or pm, Sir? No we can't narrow down the time, Sir".
12). Should you realise your mistake and resign, you'll find that that expensive pension is now frozen till your 60th birthday by which time if you're still young it will be worthless.
13). Anybody can complain about your conduct and you may find yourself banned from dealing with the public, working any overtime for a year or more before it is resolved, and it still remains on your record even if it was completely malicious.
14). You can't go on strike.
15). You can't discuss going on strike.
16). You may find your car regularly vandalised in the street because you are a police officer.
17). If you go to court it will be implied that you are a racist, incompetant, corrupt.
18). Should you, under pressure to assist a member of the public be involved in a traffic accident you could be looking at being reported for a traffic offence and potentially losing your license and possibly going to prison.
19). Should some idiot run into you, on or off duty, they will not be reported, incase it is deemed to be an abuse of authority on the part of the police.
20). You'll quickly learn that even though you joined to help the weak and vulnerable, and to bring criminals to justice, that you were sadley deluded. Police are there as a comfort factor to reassure the public that everything will be allright.
21). If you do any police work you will that you have to duplicate that work several times over and create files with a rainforest full of paper.
22). You get used to biting your lip when some smart mouth argues the toss, knowing that 30 years ago such a discussion would be ended with a swift punch in the mouth. Which would allow the perpertrator to reflect on their conduct and their attitude to a Constable.
23). You need permission of the Chief officer of police to reside at any given address in case it is unsuitable for a constable.
24). You should ask permission to marry.
25). Like other emergency services we deal with the dead, dying and seriously injured. That includes The elderley, Motorists, pedestrians,building site accidents, and the most distressing for us parents young children.
26). We are the final emergency service safety net. No ambulance, call the police. No fire brigade call the police, no social worker call the police.
27). Who else in this country aims to be with you in under 12 minutes when you cry for help.
Emergency plumbers, the fourth emergency service maybe.
28). Which other emergency service does everyone have an opinion on. Haven't you got anything better to do isn't thrown at fireman and paramedics.
29). How many of the other emergency services are routinely assaulted and injured by members of the public.
30). Oh and the numpties coming out of training schools all primed with "integrity is none negotiable". If you think that an experienced colleague is behaving inappropriately then report them.
Well some of these idiots who ten years ago would never have been allowed out of the doors of the training schools in uniform are possitively dangerous. My colleague dealt with a fraud. the Perpertrator at the scene confessed all. Was arrested. interviewed. The Trainee constable standing there couldn't remember the confession. She insisted that it had happened at the police station a version of events which wasn't supported by the CCTV in the custody.
My colleague was grounded. 18 years service, Police pursuit driver, very experienced, left to guard the rear gates of the police station for almost a year.
The CPS offered no evidence in a case where they had a confession from the accused.
The internal affairs interviewed the defendant who confirmed my colleagues version of events and said he was dealt with very professionally and was grateful for her understanding.
So it was all dropped.
The Defendant walks free, an experienced police officer off the street for a year..
all because of a numpty who shouldn't be allowed to be a council street warden let alone a constable.
If you can tick all the boxes you may well be a police officer. Otherwise even if you the most obnoxious police hating retard we will still come out to at 3am in the morning to chase away the night mares.
You ungrateful lot. I'm leaving the country as soon as I can.
Short memories!
Remember the turn of the Century.
Massive shortages of Police Officers.
Not enough recruits.
Retention problems, experienced officers leaving.
Because the Torys thought they could do policing on the cheap.
Oh increase the pay and allowances.
It worked.
BUT. Now they've got PCSOs they think they've got it covered.
Fluorescent jackets on the street.
Chimps - Completely Hopeless In Most Policing Situations.
Any potential police recruit push them into being a Special or PCSO first.
Well in answer to some of those comments ....
1). Its a nice pension but we pay 11% of our wages towards it which is not invested, just paid straight back out to police pensioners.
2). If convicted of an offence the pension can be confiscated, even though we pay for it.
3).We can be compelled to work overtime on our rest days.
4). If we are given more than 15 days notice the only compensation is a day back.
(Then you find that you can't actually take the day back at a time convenient to you)
5). We start with 22 days annual leave.
6). If something happens, and incident or arrest we have to stay on and deal with it.
7). We are required to be presentable, smart, in uniform.
8). We are not allowed to take an active part in Politics.
9). We can't speak to journalist without the permission of the chief officer of police.
Ok many jobs have similar demands.
But then
10). If you fail in to discharge your duty, Malfeaseance in a Public Office contrary to Common Law, you can go to prison for life "Imprisonment at Large".
11). Your Children may be bullied at school because their parent decided that they wanted to contribute something to society rather than just pedal the cheapest, nastiest goods manafactured in a third world sweatshop at the highest possible price or deliver a slipshod service when it suits them, not you. "Do you want that am or pm, Sir? No we can't narrow down the time, Sir".
12). Should you realise your mistake and resign, you'll find that that expensive pension is now frozen till your 60th birthday by which time if you're still young it will be worthless.
13). Anybody can complain about your conduct and you may find yourself banned from dealing with the public, working any overtime for a year or more before it is resolved, and it still remains on your record even if it was completely malicious.
14). You can't go on strike.
15). You can't discuss going on strike.
16). You may find your car regularly vandalised in the street because you are a police officer.
17). If you go to court it will be implied that you are a racist, incompetant, corrupt.
18). Should you, under pressure to assist a member of the public be involved in a traffic accident you could be looking at being reported for a traffic offence and potentially losing your license and possibly going to prison.
19). Should some idiot run into you, on or off duty, they will not be reported, incase it is deemed to be an abuse of authority on the part of the police.
20). You'll quickly learn that even though you joined to help the weak and vulnerable, and to bring criminals to justice, that you were sadley deluded. Police are there as a comfort factor to reassure the public that everything will be allright.
21). If you do any police work you will that you have to duplicate that work several times over and create files with a rainforest full of paper.
22). You get used to biting your lip when some smart mouth argues the toss, knowing that 30 years ago such a discussion would be ended with a swift punch in the mouth. Which would allow the perpertrator to reflect on their conduct and their attitude to a Constable.
23). You need permission of the Chief officer of police to reside at any given address in case it is unsuitable for a constable.
24). You should ask permission to marry.
25). Like other emergency services we deal with the dead, dying and seriously injured. That includes The elderley, Motorists, pedestrians,building site accidents, and the most distressing for us parents young children.
26). We are the final emergency service safety net. No ambulance, call the police. No fire brigade call the police, no social worker call the police.
27). Who else in this country aims to be with you in under 12 minutes when you cry for help.
Emergency plumbers, the fourth emergency service maybe.
28). Which other emergency service does everyone have an opinion on. Haven't you got anything better to do isn't thrown at fireman and paramedics.
29). How many of the other emergency services are routinely assaulted and injured by members of the public.
30). Oh and the numpties coming out of training schools all primed with "integrity is none negotiable". If you think that an experienced colleague is behaving inappropriately then report them.
Well some of these idiots who ten years ago would never have been allowed out of the doors of the training schools in uniform are possitively dangerous. My colleague dealt with a fraud. the Perpertrator at the scene confessed all. Was arrested. interviewed. The Trainee constable standing there couldn't remember the confession. She insisted that it had happened at the police station a version of events which wasn't supported by the CCTV in the custody.
My colleague was grounded. 18 years service, Police pursuit driver, very experienced, left to guard the rear gates of the police station for almost a year.
The CPS offered no evidence in a case where they had a confession from the accused.
The internal affairs interviewed the defendant who confirmed my colleagues version of events and said he was dealt with very professionally and was grateful for her understanding.
So it was all dropped.
The Defendant walks free, an experienced police officer off the street for a year..
all because of a numpty who shouldn't be allowed to be a council street warden let alone a constable.
If you can tick all the boxes you may well be a police officer. Otherwise even if you the most obnoxious police hating retard we will still come out to at 3am in the morning to chase away the night mares.
You ungrateful lot. I'm leaving the country as soon as I can.
Saturday 19 January 2008
Sick to the pits of my Stomach
Notts police. Wankers.
Some of my families lives there and I've alway taken their whinges about the police with pinch of salt.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=0CGLT3LD214KXQFIQMGCFGGAVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2008/01/19/nhaveago119.xml .
Arresting a 73 year old for shouting at anti social kids.
Ok if we're talking about shouting at very young children, toddlers maybe then there might be grounds to arrest.
But teenagers.
If any of those Notts tossers produce one of their warrant cards to me, I'll be looking for the arrest.
Be warned you useless tossers.
But then you get the police service you deserve not the police force you want.
Easy arrest, CPS would probably agree, so judicial clear up.
Statistically the country is getting safer and more crimes solved. This shows how the crimes are being cleared up though.
Some of my families lives there and I've alway taken their whinges about the police with pinch of salt.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=0CGLT3LD214KXQFIQMGCFGGAVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2008/01/19/nhaveago119.xml .
Arresting a 73 year old for shouting at anti social kids.
Ok if we're talking about shouting at very young children, toddlers maybe then there might be grounds to arrest.
But teenagers.
If any of those Notts tossers produce one of their warrant cards to me, I'll be looking for the arrest.
Be warned you useless tossers.
But then you get the police service you deserve not the police force you want.
Easy arrest, CPS would probably agree, so judicial clear up.
Statistically the country is getting safer and more crimes solved. This shows how the crimes are being cleared up though.
Wednesday 16 January 2008
Word of Wisdom from the ancient Marriner
It's the same the world over, If you don't want a policeman to do something add more paperwork to it and take away the overtime.
They'll find something else to do.
Drink tea in the canteen is favourite, (if you can find a space amongst the PCSO).
Here endeth the lesson.
They'll find something else to do.
Drink tea in the canteen is favourite, (if you can find a space amongst the PCSO).
Here endeth the lesson.
Tuesday 15 January 2008
The Perfect Ambush
This one tickles me. I Used to go all over London carrying out ANPR (automated number plate reader) operations.
Well one of the hits lead to the usual pillars or should that be pillows of society trying to persuade me that his lack of tax was an oversight, yes he had got insurance, it was his mates car, his mate was called John, no he didn't know his mates surname, no he didn't know where his mate lived, they drank together and yes he had a full license.
"Ok, What colour is your driving license photocard".
Answers
a) Pink - correct answer.
b) Green - wrong answer.
c) I've got the old style license - Git answer
d) "It's a fair cop guv" - true answer
or "That colour" pointing to a block of flats built out of dirty yellow London bricks.
I looked at him.
He smirked.
I looked at him.
He positively beamed at me.
I said nothing.
He looked expectantly waiting for me to say something.
I pulled out my warrant card holder.
His face changed to slight puzzlement.
I pulled out my photcard (thumb over my personal details)
He sagged, he stumbled, he shrunk 2".
I explained that we were going to play a different game that went along the lines of convince of who you are or I'll be drinking tea in the canteen whilst your drinking Maxpacs in a cell for the rest of the day.
I arrested him anyway.
Well he'd lied to me already so I'm not going to believe anything he tells me.
Afterwards I reflected that he obviously doesn't even associate with anyone who has a full UK license.
Still earnt some overtime out of it.
Well one of the hits lead to the usual pillars or should that be pillows of society trying to persuade me that his lack of tax was an oversight, yes he had got insurance, it was his mates car, his mate was called John, no he didn't know his mates surname, no he didn't know where his mate lived, they drank together and yes he had a full license.
"Ok, What colour is your driving license photocard".
Answers
a) Pink - correct answer.
b) Green - wrong answer.
c) I've got the old style license - Git answer
d) "It's a fair cop guv" - true answer
or "That colour" pointing to a block of flats built out of dirty yellow London bricks.
I looked at him.
He smirked.
I looked at him.
He positively beamed at me.
I said nothing.
He looked expectantly waiting for me to say something.
I pulled out my warrant card holder.
His face changed to slight puzzlement.
I pulled out my photcard (thumb over my personal details)
He sagged, he stumbled, he shrunk 2".
I explained that we were going to play a different game that went along the lines of convince of who you are or I'll be drinking tea in the canteen whilst your drinking Maxpacs in a cell for the rest of the day.
I arrested him anyway.
Well he'd lied to me already so I'm not going to believe anything he tells me.
Afterwards I reflected that he obviously doesn't even associate with anyone who has a full UK license.
Still earnt some overtime out of it.
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