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.
Monday, 31 December 2007
Predictions for 2008 in response to the question in the Daily Telegraph
I predict that in light of the fear of erosion of civil liberties and freedom and the bias of anti discrimination, even more draconian yet ineffective laws will be passed and found only to be an efficient deterrent against law abiding citizens going about the legitimate business.
Many more people, vulnerable through age, illness or position in society will be harassed to an untimely death, perhaps taking with them some of their dependants in the most horrific circumstances as society rings its hands and shouts that something should be done.
I predict that Police services will be shown to be more effective next year but police officer will be more demoralised by the petty treatment dished out, probably in revenge for the Miner’s strike of the 80s and the ever increasing restrictions, legislation and bureaucracy.
1.9% when MPs awarded themselves 2% with £10,000 increase of allowances.
PCSOs will continue to embarrass themselves with only those who have yet to experience their ineffectualness and those who dare not speak the truth for fear of the repercussions. Without denigrating individuals some of whom would have made, some who will make good constables, why would you employ a group of people who have to patrol in pairs, which makes them more expensive than a single police officer, have very limited police powers, little training, are allowed, no encouraged to run away from confrontations, are not obliged to deal with anything. Ending up fighting on Westminster Bridge over whose turn it is to carry the radio. But PCSOs got their 2.5% backdated to September. They get paid more than an ITU nurse
The NHS will continue to be an open financial sore, attracting some of our brightest and best, then jaundicing them, creating a dependency culture focused on improving the care and conditions of its staff without equal improvement for its patients because there is no natural motivation in the target led bureaucracy laden empire that saps moral idealism as it does national resources, than to meet targets by whatever means available. Everybody knows it’s a lie no one will admits it because the whole pack of cards would collapse if they did ending up with the Government itself. Supervisors bump up their figures and get a pat on the back. Soon their colleagues are doing it too, because their managers aren’t interested in anything but good news, and it spreads.
The armed Services will continue to be exploited and underfunded. Injured servicemen will be abandoned. The MOD budget will continue to bloat ensuring Civil servants have the correct computer chairs, whilst the armed services will struggle for funds for essential equipment and make do with poorly designed equipment chosen by civil servants who will never be called upon to wear or use it in combat.
Schools will continue to meet targets and improve their performance whilst pupils will continue to leave ill prepared to deal with life and protected by the Benefit Systems from any dire consequences for their indifferent educational achievements.
The Social Security system will continue to cause stagnation in the employment market removing the mobility that initially drew the current unemployed’s forbears to the inner cities during the industrial revolution. Rewarding single mums and the irresponsible absent fathers whilst punishing working families.
I tell people about a conversation I had at a party with a man who was of Cypriot origins and had recently returned to visit his family. It usually raises a look of horror on their faces. He had been clubbing with his cousins and was standing in the street at 2am chatting with them, when they were approached by a police officer. The Officer enquired what they were doing there. They said just chatting. The officer told them to go and chat at home. I asked what he said to that. He said nothing, you don’t argue with the police there.
But should groups of people gather and chat. One group maybe innocently chatting another may not be so innocent. All large groups might be perceived to be intimidating especially if they’re a bit boisterous. They might also be seen as a target by other groups, especially particularly young groups. By surrendering a minor freedom that the vast majority would not wish to exercise, society in general can enjoy the freedom of not feeling dread as they walk the streets or fear in their own homes if groups congregate outside it.
Of course there need to be an effective means of dispersal. And this is where I write myself off as a crank in eyes of the intelligentsia. But then if you took the time to think, it’s “not nice people” who are committing the offences for whom all these superficially draconian laws would be an effective deterrent. Who thought an ASBO would cure anything. It’s not fines, because only those in employment or whose parents are in employment will be obliged to pay them. It’s not prison because it doesn’t reform anybody. Just protects society and punishes which are both necessary and laudable but ultimately futile if used against too many people in society. It’s what most working and lower middle class grandfathers told you about with a tear in their eye. You know the one about the local PC giving them a thick ear, taking you home and then your father giving you a thick ear because you brought a police officer to their door.
Oh dear all the problems it would cause. All those professionals by passed and now superfluous, not that there are currently, nor could we ever afford to employ enough of them anyway as the demand would be ever increasing. All those magistrates who would have time on their hands. All those probation officers, The Youth offending teams, Social Services, etc who are doing such an effective job at present with time on their hands to deal with those they might make an impression on if they could dedicate sufficient time and resources.
As for the NHS privatise it by giving it to the staff. Hey suddenly they are motivated by having an interest in their business as well as their ideals and freed of the meaningless disruptive targets imposed by Government. Give patients the choice of which hospital they wish to go to. Give patients their own budget and a choice of which GP they go to. So the better the GP the more income they attract. Let The Dept Health operate as an insurance company instead of a supplier. Bad hospitals would close. New hospitals would open where there was demand. Staff would be paid according to the market as opposed to whatever Gordon Brown feels like paying them this year.
Skooling. Sorry but bring back corporal punishment as an option of last resort prior to expulsion. If parents don’t like it then make sure your children behave or face all of your benefits being stopped.
Lets also think of different ways of solving societies problems other than giving people money. Oxfam understand it with their “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day, give him a net and he can feed himself for a lifetime” sentiment. Meanwhile we let the gobbie idiots persuade the government that anything but giving every greater amounts of money to ever greater numbers of people is demeaning. We are encouraging the growth an underclass who have never known anybody who has been in employment. Have no educational aspirations. Have no ambition in life except to have a good time. Are unable to rationalise when the adverse occurs and retaliate against the society which they perceive is failing to provide for their needs.
Still turned out nice again.
Many more people, vulnerable through age, illness or position in society will be harassed to an untimely death, perhaps taking with them some of their dependants in the most horrific circumstances as society rings its hands and shouts that something should be done.
I predict that Police services will be shown to be more effective next year but police officer will be more demoralised by the petty treatment dished out, probably in revenge for the Miner’s strike of the 80s and the ever increasing restrictions, legislation and bureaucracy.
1.9% when MPs awarded themselves 2% with £10,000 increase of allowances.
PCSOs will continue to embarrass themselves with only those who have yet to experience their ineffectualness and those who dare not speak the truth for fear of the repercussions. Without denigrating individuals some of whom would have made, some who will make good constables, why would you employ a group of people who have to patrol in pairs, which makes them more expensive than a single police officer, have very limited police powers, little training, are allowed, no encouraged to run away from confrontations, are not obliged to deal with anything. Ending up fighting on Westminster Bridge over whose turn it is to carry the radio. But PCSOs got their 2.5% backdated to September. They get paid more than an ITU nurse
The NHS will continue to be an open financial sore, attracting some of our brightest and best, then jaundicing them, creating a dependency culture focused on improving the care and conditions of its staff without equal improvement for its patients because there is no natural motivation in the target led bureaucracy laden empire that saps moral idealism as it does national resources, than to meet targets by whatever means available. Everybody knows it’s a lie no one will admits it because the whole pack of cards would collapse if they did ending up with the Government itself. Supervisors bump up their figures and get a pat on the back. Soon their colleagues are doing it too, because their managers aren’t interested in anything but good news, and it spreads.
The armed Services will continue to be exploited and underfunded. Injured servicemen will be abandoned. The MOD budget will continue to bloat ensuring Civil servants have the correct computer chairs, whilst the armed services will struggle for funds for essential equipment and make do with poorly designed equipment chosen by civil servants who will never be called upon to wear or use it in combat.
Schools will continue to meet targets and improve their performance whilst pupils will continue to leave ill prepared to deal with life and protected by the Benefit Systems from any dire consequences for their indifferent educational achievements.
The Social Security system will continue to cause stagnation in the employment market removing the mobility that initially drew the current unemployed’s forbears to the inner cities during the industrial revolution. Rewarding single mums and the irresponsible absent fathers whilst punishing working families.
I tell people about a conversation I had at a party with a man who was of Cypriot origins and had recently returned to visit his family. It usually raises a look of horror on their faces. He had been clubbing with his cousins and was standing in the street at 2am chatting with them, when they were approached by a police officer. The Officer enquired what they were doing there. They said just chatting. The officer told them to go and chat at home. I asked what he said to that. He said nothing, you don’t argue with the police there.
But should groups of people gather and chat. One group maybe innocently chatting another may not be so innocent. All large groups might be perceived to be intimidating especially if they’re a bit boisterous. They might also be seen as a target by other groups, especially particularly young groups. By surrendering a minor freedom that the vast majority would not wish to exercise, society in general can enjoy the freedom of not feeling dread as they walk the streets or fear in their own homes if groups congregate outside it.
Of course there need to be an effective means of dispersal. And this is where I write myself off as a crank in eyes of the intelligentsia. But then if you took the time to think, it’s “not nice people” who are committing the offences for whom all these superficially draconian laws would be an effective deterrent. Who thought an ASBO would cure anything. It’s not fines, because only those in employment or whose parents are in employment will be obliged to pay them. It’s not prison because it doesn’t reform anybody. Just protects society and punishes which are both necessary and laudable but ultimately futile if used against too many people in society. It’s what most working and lower middle class grandfathers told you about with a tear in their eye. You know the one about the local PC giving them a thick ear, taking you home and then your father giving you a thick ear because you brought a police officer to their door.
Oh dear all the problems it would cause. All those professionals by passed and now superfluous, not that there are currently, nor could we ever afford to employ enough of them anyway as the demand would be ever increasing. All those magistrates who would have time on their hands. All those probation officers, The Youth offending teams, Social Services, etc who are doing such an effective job at present with time on their hands to deal with those they might make an impression on if they could dedicate sufficient time and resources.
As for the NHS privatise it by giving it to the staff. Hey suddenly they are motivated by having an interest in their business as well as their ideals and freed of the meaningless disruptive targets imposed by Government. Give patients the choice of which hospital they wish to go to. Give patients their own budget and a choice of which GP they go to. So the better the GP the more income they attract. Let The Dept Health operate as an insurance company instead of a supplier. Bad hospitals would close. New hospitals would open where there was demand. Staff would be paid according to the market as opposed to whatever Gordon Brown feels like paying them this year.
Skooling. Sorry but bring back corporal punishment as an option of last resort prior to expulsion. If parents don’t like it then make sure your children behave or face all of your benefits being stopped.
Lets also think of different ways of solving societies problems other than giving people money. Oxfam understand it with their “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day, give him a net and he can feed himself for a lifetime” sentiment. Meanwhile we let the gobbie idiots persuade the government that anything but giving every greater amounts of money to ever greater numbers of people is demeaning. We are encouraging the growth an underclass who have never known anybody who has been in employment. Have no educational aspirations. Have no ambition in life except to have a good time. Are unable to rationalise when the adverse occurs and retaliate against the society which they perceive is failing to provide for their needs.
Still turned out nice again.
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