
Originally Posted by
digger
I find this pitiful and to be honest in our area you would get a response far different to that...BUT remember that the guidelines we act by are very rigid and if we step outside these lines then they open us up to civil actions...
the bits here that wind me up?
How about we start with my shiny bum?
My bum if far from shiny, but for every arrest I make there is at least 2 hours typing.. Thats 2 hours on my bum... but I have checked it is not shiny. Sometimes after a few hours in the cold at a scsne or searching for someone whos run off or gotten lost I think its turned or turning blue but at those times I havent stopped dropped my tweeds and shone my torch on my derieire to check....not yet anyway!
I have for the last 29 years chased up all the information I can to ensure I get whatever facts I can to get to the truth. I do however expect people to supply some sort of evidence if they make an allegation.. not necessarily all the evidence but something at least. In some cases what you are saying is true we need to "catch them in the act" --
but to imply we sit around doing stuff all while people are being ripped off or assaulted etc is pretty ripe... especially when in this state (and most others) the staff actually doing the job is cut down further and further and the paperwork increases so our workload is actually about 50% more over the past 5 years and yet our staff has been cut from 7 to 5.... anyway as I pointed out, generalisations are uncalled for....as they get people off side easily.
When all is said and done, it was just a nudge to point out that your comment had been noticed and I didnt quite agree with it. I am sure you werent pointing at anyone etc in particular.
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