Traffic Cops

[thunderbirds]

I was a bit amazed by the actions by the Traffic cops on tv. Do they just let criminals mug them??And chit chat and meanwhile the chaos has already began?

[rewc]

thunderbirds said:

I was a bit amazed by the actions by the Traffic cops on tv. Do they just let criminals mug them??And chit chat and meanwhile the chaos has already began?

On the program I have seen the Police appear to me to overreact and worsen the situation but also seen them act with the patience of a Saint. I guess that unless you are there and your only seeing the edited highlights it is hard to know. I do not know what Policemen in general feel about these types of program and whether they are a fair reflection on their day to day activities. In the ones showing them dealing with crowds in a town centre at kicking out time they have my admiration - they appear to have infinite patience and self control.

[thunderbirds]

Does a normal traffic cop carry a gun there?

[splitter / judas]

These fly-on-the-wall shows just show the action and not the hours of investigation or some of the absolute crap that BiB have to deal with.

[thunderbirds]

The chavvy culture is absolutely horrible!! Even 10 year old kids have a bad criminal records.