Perhaps a little heavy handed by the Mets?
Discussion
vonhosen said:
If a MoP had stuck a sticker on a Police car what would the Police witnessing it have done ?
I agree with SteveNot much. Depends on the nature of the sticker of course. But in this scenario the "I've Met the Met" sticker seems harmless enough (I'm aware of the origins of the stickers and past history, etc)
What would you do ?
Red 4 said:
vonhosen said:
If a MoP had stuck a sticker on a Police car what would the Police witnessing it have done ?
I agree with SteveNot much. Depends on the nature of the sticker of course. But in this scenario the "I've Met the Met" sticker seems harmless enough (I'm aware of the origins of the stickers and past history, etc)
What would you do ?
2) I would deal with it if a complaint was made to me.
vonhosen said:
Red 4 said:
vonhosen said:
If a MoP had stuck a sticker on a Police car what would the Police witnessing it have done ?
I agree with SteveNot much. Depends on the nature of the sticker of course. But in this scenario the "I've Met the Met" sticker seems harmless enough (I'm aware of the origins of the stickers and past history, etc)
What would you do ?
2) I would deal with it if a complaint was made to me.
What would you do if a member of the public stuck a (non offensive) sticker on the police car you were driving ?
Personally I'd hope that the vast majority of Officers would react in the spirit it was intended; e.g. If it's a joke as in this instance then enjoy the banter and show we're all human! I've certainly seen the Met stickers on some of our carriers and the inter-force banter on PSU refreshers at Gravesend is always enjoyed in good spirit.
Here's a good one. What happened next:
You turn up at a pub fight where the originally assigned officers have called for prompt (non urgent) assistance. You are stood down just before arrival but have to drive past the location.
You see a member of the public bending down at the rear of the parked police car. You stop, walk up and find that the MotP is letting air from the valve.
There are lots of people around, moslty revellers who are having a good time, but there is a certain irritation at the antics of said MotP.
The originally assigned officer appear from the door to the club with a prisoner.
To help you, the second unit included a big bloke, 6' or so, rather muscled, but with a sweet temper. He is very experienced and rather laid back.
You turn up at a pub fight where the originally assigned officers have called for prompt (non urgent) assistance. You are stood down just before arrival but have to drive past the location.
You see a member of the public bending down at the rear of the parked police car. You stop, walk up and find that the MotP is letting air from the valve.
There are lots of people around, moslty revellers who are having a good time, but there is a certain irritation at the antics of said MotP.
The originally assigned officer appear from the door to the club with a prisoner.
To help you, the second unit included a big bloke, 6' or so, rather muscled, but with a sweet temper. He is very experienced and rather laid back.
vonhosen said:
If a MoP had stuck a sticker on a Police car what would the Police witnessing it have done ?
It depends what the sticker was, surely. If the sticker was something like "yayyyyy I luv police they're great" then I can't imagein the member of the public being dealt with harshly (although if they would be then that's insane).If the sticker comes from the police then it seems implicit to me that there were good intentions and ti's nuts to prosecute.
I thought it was standard practice on mutual aid deployments to sticker up the other forces' gear.
Certainly last year in the aftermath of the riots there were about 30 forces' stickers round the Hendon HQ, particularly in the canteen. The funniest were Hants(?) 'I saved the Met'. Around nicks across London there were stickers in most of the toilets and ref. areas, as well as on vehicles. Some cheeky bugger even stickered up a Chief Super's office. It was all in good spirits though, and there was certainly no bother about it.
Certainly last year in the aftermath of the riots there were about 30 forces' stickers round the Hendon HQ, particularly in the canteen. The funniest were Hants(?) 'I saved the Met'. Around nicks across London there were stickers in most of the toilets and ref. areas, as well as on vehicles. Some cheeky bugger even stickered up a Chief Super's office. It was all in good spirits though, and there was certainly no bother about it.
Derek Smith said:
Here's a good one. What happened next:
You turn up at a pub fight where the originally assigned officers have called for prompt (non urgent) assistance. You are stood down just before arrival but have to drive past the location.
You see a member of the public bending down at the rear of the parked police car. You stop, walk up and find that the MotP is letting air from the valve.
There are lots of people around, moslty revellers who are having a good time, but there is a certain irritation at the antics of said MotP.
The originally assigned officer appear from the door to the club with a prisoner.
To help you, the second unit included a big bloke, 6' or so, rather muscled, but with a sweet temper. He is very experienced and rather laid back.
I'm not sure what happened next. I haven't reached that page in the book yet. You turn up at a pub fight where the originally assigned officers have called for prompt (non urgent) assistance. You are stood down just before arrival but have to drive past the location.
You see a member of the public bending down at the rear of the parked police car. You stop, walk up and find that the MotP is letting air from the valve.
There are lots of people around, moslty revellers who are having a good time, but there is a certain irritation at the antics of said MotP.
The originally assigned officer appear from the door to the club with a prisoner.
To help you, the second unit included a big bloke, 6' or so, rather muscled, but with a sweet temper. He is very experienced and rather laid back.
CAPP0 said:
Derek Smith said:
Here's a good one. What happened next:
You turn up at a pub fight where the originally assigned officers have called for prompt (non urgent) assistance. You are stood down just before arrival but have to drive past the location.
You see a member of the public bending down at the rear of the parked police car. You stop, walk up and find that the MotP is letting air from the valve.
There are lots of people around, moslty revellers who are having a good time, but there is a certain irritation at the antics of said MotP.
The originally assigned officer appear from the door to the club with a prisoner.
To help you, the second unit included a big bloke, 6' or so, rather muscled, but with a sweet temper. He is very experienced and rather laid back.
I'm not sure what happened next. I haven't reached that page in the book yet. You turn up at a pub fight where the originally assigned officers have called for prompt (non urgent) assistance. You are stood down just before arrival but have to drive past the location.
You see a member of the public bending down at the rear of the parked police car. You stop, walk up and find that the MotP is letting air from the valve.
There are lots of people around, moslty revellers who are having a good time, but there is a certain irritation at the antics of said MotP.
The originally assigned officer appear from the door to the club with a prisoner.
To help you, the second unit included a big bloke, 6' or so, rather muscled, but with a sweet temper. He is very experienced and rather laid back.
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