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.