Sex in the Police Force?
Discussion
NinjaPower said:
Sadly, none of that surprises me in the slightest.
You know what they say: "Join the force, get a divorce".
Almost without exception everyone I know who has joined the police as an officer or a civilian staff member had ended up banging someone at work and then leaving their partner. Then banging someone else at work...
I've heard many stories of cops on night shifts at it with each other while parked in their patrol car on a quiet lane.
It amazes me that they get any work done in between having affairs with each other.
I wonder what on earth causes this 'culture'?
I think it relates more to the shift patterns royally putting people in bad moods/never spending time with partner than rampant totty at work. You know what they say: "Join the force, get a divorce".
Almost without exception everyone I know who has joined the police as an officer or a civilian staff member had ended up banging someone at work and then leaving their partner. Then banging someone else at work...
I've heard many stories of cops on night shifts at it with each other while parked in their patrol car on a quiet lane.
It amazes me that they get any work done in between having affairs with each other.
I wonder what on earth causes this 'culture'?
La Liga said:
I don't buy the whole 'home partner / work partner' thing on any meaningful scale and separate nights out. It's never anything I've known.
As Derek essentially states, shifts and weekend working can make people see their colleagues more than their partners which doesn't help.
Same here, in over 10 years in the job I've never seen it either.As Derek essentially states, shifts and weekend working can make people see their colleagues more than their partners which doesn't help.
My OH is also in the police and we certainly never had any hump time at work!
anonymous said:
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Just seen the thread, so here's my take...In every line of work, people will have affairs with colleagues. Ramp up the inherent stress levels, throw in some shifts and I imagine there will be more people at it. Policing is one of those jobs where unless you've actually done it, no matter how understanding you are, you'll never quite fully "get it". Lots of cops socialise with just other cops. As above, throw in the stress and shift work, the opportunity for after work drinks or social events during the week with your shift and it's easy to see why people do have affairs.
Should it happen? Ideally, no, for a multitude of reasons, not least it could potentially undermine an officer's integrity, in and out of court, or at least allow it to be called into question. Affairs that don't work, or unrequited attention, can cause problems on the shift, between other shift members, make people more difficult to manage, undermine team spirit... Then there will be jealousy when someone fancies someone but they then get involved with a third party... It's bad enough when the participants are peers, but when there is a disparity of rank between the parties, it makes it exponentially more complicated.
As HantsRat so succinctly put it, "People at work in having sex with each other shocker".
Greendubber said:
bobtail4x4 said:
mate of mine was told when he signed up to avoid the 4 (may be more)"P" property, panda cars, public, and policewomen.
he was told they all get you into trouble,
Paperwork, property & police women he was told they all get you into trouble,
Found property handed in by members of the public, items belonging to prisoners in custody, items seized during course of investigations.
Need to be very careful & precise in recording everything - e.g gold jewellery should be described as 'yellow metal' and silver items as 'white metal'. Bit difficult to argue that the item returned to a prisoner is the bit of fake bling he actually had when the custody record says 'gold chain'.
Need to be very careful & precise in recording everything - e.g gold jewellery should be described as 'yellow metal' and silver items as 'white metal'. Bit difficult to argue that the item returned to a prisoner is the bit of fake bling he actually had when the custody record says 'gold chain'.
CarAbuser said:
If the careers staff in school had told me what goes on in mixed sex work places I'd never have ended up in engineering.
Everyone else gets a hedonistic romp-fest for a christmas party. We just have a load of old blokes sat in a country pub.
Meh. sEveryone else gets a hedonistic romp-fest for a christmas party. We just have a load of old blokes sat in a country pub.
tting where you eat is overrated. As long as you have a social life and interests outside work it shouldn't be necessary to look to your workplace to provide sex unless you're a sex worker. anonymous said:
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Depends where you live I guess, if you're lucky enough to be in a '24 hour city' like London you can go out and have fun, socialise and meet people pretty much any time of the week there's something fun and social happening somewhere. Maybe out in the sticks you're more tied into the 9 to 5 crowd but then there's always sheep I guess. 
vsonix said:
Meh. stting where you eat is overrated. As long as you have a social life and interests outside work it shouldn't be necessary to look to your workplace to provide sex unless you're a sex worker.
And it shouldn't be necessary if you DO stting where you eat is overrated. As long as you have a social life and interests outside work it shouldn't be necessary to look to your workplace to provide sex unless you're a sex worker. t in your own back yard to expect somebody else to foot the bill for covering it up.The events described in my first post are the result of wrongdoing at work, in work time in some cases, and then covered up at public expense.
Mill Wheel said:
vsonix said:
Meh. stting where you eat is overrated. As long as you have a social life and interests outside work it shouldn't be necessary to look to your workplace to provide sex unless you're a sex worker.
And it shouldn't be necessary if you DO stting where you eat is overrated. As long as you have a social life and interests outside work it shouldn't be necessary to look to your workplace to provide sex unless you're a sex worker. t in your own back yard to expect somebody else to foot the bill for covering it up.The events described in my first post are the result of wrongdoing at work, in work time in some cases, and then covered up at public expense.
anonymous said:
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I see your point, but as a cop i prefer to go to the pub with my dogs and sit and read the paper than go out with my colleagues. The social aspect is nowhere near what it was 20 years ago. its being turned into just a job now other than a vocation and most cops stay as far away as possible from it when off duty.Blame the government for that. It might be a plus point though? I'm not sure?
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