*Someone* in Nottinghamshire Police definitely is pond life.
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This is utterly ridiculous. This has to be the stupidest thing I've ever heard (if it is true).
Four Notts cops are threatened with the sack, for using inappropriate language in a *PRIVATE* conversation ; to wit, referring to some criminals as "pond life". This strikes me as rather restrained ; I would imagine in private your average BiB is rather more explicit about the dross with whom he (or she) has to work.
This conversation was recorded in an attempt to catch another corrupt BiB (successfully). The other four are accused of nothing criminal.
Do I not also recall that Nottinghamshire is the place that claims it doesn't have sufficient resources to catch murderers. (Obviously they aren't pond life).
www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1986258,00.html
Four Notts cops are threatened with the sack, for using inappropriate language in a *PRIVATE* conversation ; to wit, referring to some criminals as "pond life". This strikes me as rather restrained ; I would imagine in private your average BiB is rather more explicit about the dross with whom he (or she) has to work.
This conversation was recorded in an attempt to catch another corrupt BiB (successfully). The other four are accused of nothing criminal.
Do I not also recall that Nottinghamshire is the place that claims it doesn't have sufficient resources to catch murderers. (Obviously they aren't pond life).
www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1986258,00.html
There was the case of the woman who described someone as 'fat' in her statement. The plod taking the statement said she couldn't use the word.
You do have to wonder about the mentality of the Police at the top, but it goes a long way to explaining some of their other weird decisions.
You do have to wonder about the mentality of the Police at the top, but it goes a long way to explaining some of their other weird decisions.
I think the term 'pond life' is rather complimentary.
The world is going mad. I must thank my lucky stars that my 'place of work' is not too bad when it comes to political correctness, there when it has to be but pleasantly absent where it can be too.
Still, on the positive side, it caught a bad egg, something I and every other hard working bib find hard to stomach.
The world is going mad. I must thank my lucky stars that my 'place of work' is not too bad when it comes to political correctness, there when it has to be but pleasantly absent where it can be too.
Still, on the positive side, it caught a bad egg, something I and every other hard working bib find hard to stomach.
autismuk said:
This is utterly ridiculous. This has to be the stupidest thing I've ever heard (if it is true).
Four Notts cops are threatened with the sack, for using inappropriate language in a *PRIVATE* conversation ; to wit, referring to some criminals as "pond life". This strikes me as rather restrained ; I would imagine in private your average BiB is rather more explicit about the dross with whom he (or she) has to work.
This conversation was recorded in an attempt to catch another corrupt BiB (successfully). The other four are accused of nothing criminal.
Do I not also recall that Nottinghamshire is the place that claims it doesn't have sufficient resources to catch murderers. (Obviously they aren't pond life).
www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1986258,00.html
Political correctness ist strangling this country - Liebchen. Thought police are everywhere now. You'll see - they will move from tracing DNA at birth to microship in brain which can relate all thought to central policing unit. Minute you think leader ist twit - "orf with yer 'ed!"
I just find the whole thing astonishing. I have no problems with BiB holding any views they like - they can be homophobic racists if they want. As long as they keep it to themselves and don't let it affect their "Policing" so what ?
What sort of bloody country are we in if you aren't allowed to moan with your mates about things ????
What sort of bloody country are we in if you aren't allowed to moan with your mates about things ????
jamesson said:
rewc - there's a very good chance that the word "fat" couldn't be used in a statement because of CPS guidelines, not because the police officer involved thought it would offend someone.
Fat is a word in the English language and when a person is described as fat the population understand what that means. It is not up to the Police or anybody else to tell somebody what they should put in their statement - it is supposed to be in their own words.If it is indeed the fact that the CPS are trying to change a persons statement then that is very worrying, much more so than the word perhaps hurting someones sensabilities. Still it further confirms my belief that currently British law is an ass as are some of the people working in it.
Funny you should say that.
somebody on here was discussing this only the other day, and linked this report
on its history, its a good read if you've time
www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/4/4/121115.shtml
somebody on here was discussing this only the other day, and linked this report
on its history, its a good read if you've time
www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/4/4/121115.shtml
rewc said:
rewc - there's a very good chance that the word "fat" couldn't be used in a statement because of CPS guidelines, not because the police officer involved thought it would offend someone.
Fat is a word in the English language and when a person is described as fat the population understand what that means.
I assume that jamesson's point is that if a criminal (or witness for that matter) is described as fat in the statement, then by the time the case comes to trial the person might have lost the excess weight and be thin, potentially leading to the case being thrown out because of doubt over identification.
rich 36 said:
Funny you should say that.
somebody on here was discussing this only the other day, and linked this report
on its history, its a good read if you've time
www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/4/4/121115.shtml
Well worth reading
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