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Paulle

31,904 posts

234 months

Wednesday 9th January 2008
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Dizeee you have just warmed my wee! A police driver suspended for a year just because some scrote fell off a 'bike rage fishing line/cheese wire could be the answer!

EU_Foreigner

2,838 posts

257 months

Wednesday 9th January 2008
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I feel sorry for the drivers on the M1. Not concerned about the idiot running over the motorway trying to escape.

Jasandjules

72,682 posts

260 months

Wednesday 9th January 2008
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EU_Foreigner said:
I feel sorry for the drivers on the M1. Not concerned about the idiot running over the motorway trying to escape.
+1

wasted years

4,330 posts

240 months

Wednesday 9th January 2008
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I know where you're coming from James. TVP have a no pursuit policy for 'peds/bikes/quads. I'd quite happily fit bull bars to the cars and ram them (my opinion and NOT my employers who would go silly if they saw this).

As the saying goes - you drive too quickly for those who don't need you and too slowly for those who do. The job is now social services with cuffs and when asked what my job is I reply "garbage collector" wink

Mg6b

6,649 posts

294 months

Wednesday 9th January 2008
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wasted years said:
I know where you're coming from James. TVP have a no pursuit policy for 'peds/bikes/quads. I'd quite happily fit bull bars to the cars and ram them (my opinion and NOT my employers who would go silly if they saw this).

As the saying goes - you drive too quickly for those who don't need you and too slowly for those who do. The job is now social services with cuffs and when asked what my job is I reply "garbage collector" wink
If you are TVP, you will also be marriage guidance counsel and baby sitter too for all the hormonal 15 year old mispers that can't live with their single parent!

wasted years

4,330 posts

240 months

Wednesday 9th January 2008
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Mg6b said:
wasted years said:
I know where you're coming from James. TVP have a no pursuit policy for 'peds/bikes/quads. I'd quite happily fit bull bars to the cars and ram them (my opinion and NOT my employers who would go silly if they saw this).

As the saying goes - you drive too quickly for those who don't need you and too slowly for those who do. The job is now social services with cuffs and when asked what my job is I reply "garbage collector" wink
If you are TVP, you will also be marriage guidance counsel and baby sitter too for all the hormonal 15 year old mispers that can't live with their single parent!
I hate my job!

Mg6b

6,649 posts

294 months

Wednesday 9th January 2008
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wasted years said:
Mg6b said:
wasted years said:
I know where you're coming from James. TVP have a no pursuit policy for 'peds/bikes/quads. I'd quite happily fit bull bars to the cars and ram them (my opinion and NOT my employers who would go silly if they saw this).

As the saying goes - you drive too quickly for those who don't need you and too slowly for those who do. The job is now social services with cuffs and when asked what my job is I reply "garbage collector" wink
If you are TVP, you will also be marriage guidance counsel and baby sitter too for all the hormonal 15 year old mispers that can't live with their single parent!
I hate my job!
I only have to hate it for less than another 3 years and they owe me 37 rest days at the moment with 264 units TOIL smile

streaky

19,311 posts

280 months

Wednesday 9th January 2008
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I'm waiting for a certain individual to post that foot chases should be abandoned - Streaky

wasted years

4,330 posts

240 months

Wednesday 9th January 2008
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Mg6b said:
wasted years said:
Mg6b said:
wasted years said:
I know where you're coming from James. TVP have a no pursuit policy for 'peds/bikes/quads. I'd quite happily fit bull bars to the cars and ram them (my opinion and NOT my employers who would go silly if they saw this).

As the saying goes - you drive too quickly for those who don't need you and too slowly for those who do. The job is now social services with cuffs and when asked what my job is I reply "garbage collector" wink
If you are TVP, you will also be marriage guidance counsel and baby sitter too for all the hormonal 15 year old mispers that can't live with their single parent!
I hate my job!
I only have to hate it for less than another 3 years and they owe me 37 rest days at the moment with 264 units TOIL smile
Lucky bastid wink

aw51 121565

4,773 posts

264 months

Thursday 10th January 2008
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wasted years said:
... The job is now social services with cuffs and when asked what my job is I reply "garbage collector" wink
Recently spoke to a teacher at an inner-city Salford (Manchester) school who was off work with depression. He initially said his occupation was "Youth Corrections" laugh .

^Slider^

2,874 posts

280 months

Thursday 10th January 2008
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Mg6b said:
wasted years said:
Mg6b said:
wasted years said:
I know where you're coming from James. TVP have a no pursuit policy for 'peds/bikes/quads. I'd quite happily fit bull bars to the cars and ram them (my opinion and NOT my employers who would go silly if they saw this).

As the saying goes - you drive too quickly for those who don't need you and too slowly for those who do. The job is now social services with cuffs and when asked what my job is I reply "garbage collector" wink
If you are TVP, you will also be marriage guidance counsel and baby sitter too for all the hormonal 15 year old mispers that can't live with their single parent!
I hate my job!
I only have to hate it for less than another 3 years and they owe me 37 rest days at the moment with 264 units TOIL smile
So im not the only TVP here then!

You both sound like you work on my area!

xllifts

3,724 posts

234 months

Thursday 10th January 2008
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James and Gary

Don't be so dishartened chaps there are some of us out here who really do appreciate and understand your jobs.Especially the frustrations of red tape.

We were working in a less than nice area of whitely in Reading today and commented to Mrs xl that i could not police this area because i would wind up killing one of the fecktarded indivduals that are social rejects in that area.

And i'm totally aware that this is now becoming a national problem, not helped by the namby bureaucratic sh1t that is placed down to apease the whingers. Bring back proper policing is what i say.

But you chaps do your job to make us feel safe and have to say the return of Daves P&J is testomony to that.

Guess what i'm saying is chin up you are making the difference and do a job i wouldn't!!

Yung Man

737 posts

236 months

Thursday 10th January 2008
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anonymous said:
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It doesn't sound very balanced to me, I would have to disagree with your use of the word "often", often, suggests to me more than 50%,either you are in the wrong job or just having a bad day.

You know what to do if you don't like it.




xllifts

3,724 posts

234 months

Thursday 10th January 2008
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Yung Man said:
anonymous said:
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It doesn't sound very balanced to me, I would have to disagree with your use of the word "often", often, suggests to me more than 50%,either you are in the wrong job or just having a bad day.

You know what to do if you don't like it.



Think you need to learn how to read a post in its true context,and not how you percieve it!

Nuff said.

jondude

2,441 posts

248 months

Thursday 10th January 2008
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I think a lot is down to the demoralisation of the police and the general catering and glorifying of the thick in Britain. The same policies which have brought teaching to its knees, for example.

By that I mean we all watch 'Police! Stop' and see the police chase some idiot through towns, loads of cars getting damaged, sometimes worse.

Then we hear at the end of the programme the idiot was sent to the Bahamas for 'punishment', the car owners left to pay for all damages.

So the public loses ( has lost ) all faith. I for one cannot grasp why the police still chase those they KNOW are in the above group ( for example, know their address), or when they have the helicopter on them.

Simply, for all of us as a society now, it just ain't worth it.


But the vicious circle continues. The glorification of the thick also means the police have to accept many applicants who are, frankly, crap at the job. If you start promoting people of the basis of minority group membership alone, you ensure the standards will fall. A thick manager will tend to ensure all new staff are thicker than he.

All of our public sector suffers from this, although we are slowly realising how bad things have become. I hope...

The police are not as respected as they used to be, and this is such a pity for the hard working, caring coppers out there.

Many years ago you had the image that every copper was tall, fit and well educated. You did not naturally, as know, question any mistakes. They were deemed errors, not mistakes.

Now, when you see a cop car flying past you at 200 mph for no apparent reason, undertaking and slalom driving at will, you wonder if this is another clown given a badge for no other reason than he/she is a clown.

And sending a 5ft lad accompanied by two 4ft 8 female coppers to pubs to break up fights....come on!!

Sorry.

wasted years

4,330 posts

240 months

Thursday 10th January 2008
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^Slider^ said:
Mg6b said:
wasted years said:
Mg6b said:
wasted years said:
I know where you're coming from James. TVP have a no pursuit policy for 'peds/bikes/quads. I'd quite happily fit bull bars to the cars and ram them (my opinion and NOT my employers who would go silly if they saw this).

As the saying goes - you drive too quickly for those who don't need you and too slowly for those who do. The job is now social services with cuffs and when asked what my job is I reply "garbage collector" wink
If you are TVP, you will also be marriage guidance counsel and baby sitter too for all the hormonal 15 year old mispers that can't live with their single parent!
I hate my job!
I only have to hate it for less than another 3 years and they owe me 37 rest days at the moment with 264 units TOIL smile
So im not the only TVP here then!

You both sound like you work on my area!
wavey I don't leave the office - made that mistake once. ST out.

^Slider^

2,874 posts

280 months

Thursday 10th January 2008
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I dont leave the office much either ATM.

Under working at GA before i move to TM in feb.


Chrispy Porker

17,753 posts

259 months

Thursday 10th January 2008
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Many years ago you had the image that every copper was tall, fit and well educated.




I used to be.
Now I am tall, fat and gradually losing my marbles.

wasted years

4,330 posts

240 months

Thursday 10th January 2008
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^Slider^ said:
I dont leave the office much either ATM.

Under working at GA before i move to TM in feb.
I'm told the Vectra's are quite nippy wink Have fun!

moosepig

1,306 posts

272 months

Thursday 10th January 2008
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In general, the public hasn't the faintest clue what the police actually spend their time doing at the behest of our dear old Home Office, nor how far removed it really is from The Bill etc.

Anyone who hasn't already done so really should read this blog from the start, or buy the book (clicky)

To all the BiB and GiB on here - thank you clap You do a job that I would not be prepared to.