No More Bobbies On The Beat, Under The Party Of Law And Order ?

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34651119

"The comments have been made by the chairwoman of the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), Sara Thornton, and Craig Mackey, the deputy commissioner of the Met Police"

After over 5 years of dave in Number Ten and Osborne in Number 11, it seems that 25% to 40% of cuts in the imminent spending review.

We know that people like to see Police on the beat, so will we all be happy when the Police have these drastic cuts applied to their budgets ?

[-Talbot-]

This thread isn't about Blair Peach.


http://www.met.police.uk/foi/units/blair_peach.htm

That will keep you busy if interested now ... back on topic

all those in favour of police cuts say 'aye'

[douglas9401]

Nay.

If you think it's bad now, wait till some talentless politician sells the idea of a national force to their mates.
Then you'll know what chaos is.

[douglas9401]

^ I refer to Police Scotland and all who sail/sink in her^

[RandyMarsh]

Retro, come on you call him a left wing agitator and then complain that i use emotive language.

[anotheoldgit]

/// That is why I said earlier. The public is getting what they asked for. An ineffective service which treads on eggshells and has there authority and effectiveness eroded.
You reap what you sow. ///

Not the whole of the public retro, only a certain minority.

[-Talbot-]

You reap what you sow


I've now read that a few times on this thread what are the Conservative farmers sowing to reap in future years (after all you keep saying there is no opposition)

[anotheoldgit]

Gromit

/// AOG
Straight question.
Do you agree with with stopping police beat patrols? ///

Yes in certain areas where there is no need for them, in fact they must have stopped in my area years ago, as I haven't seen one in years.

But you also have to take into consideration, that bobbies don't ride around on bikes much now, they have the use of motor cars, vans and helicopters.

[-Talbot-]

And horses

[retrocop]

Mr aog
I look back what I said at 0909. Then I read how this thread ends up.
The usual bash the old bill agenda. I have never seen support for the police from most of the contributors to this OP. So what's new. When police cuts might affect them they start whingeing and carping themselves.
They would be the first to moan if the police got a pay rise. That police force they would deny the right to strike for better conditions and pay whilst policing strikers who can. Those police who have to clear up the mess and deal with incidents those who show no support would dare go near.
I no longer care what people's personal worries are about police cuts.
As usual it turns out that posters are not concerned about the police officers problem due to cuts. They worry about themselves and the crimes that may affect themselves but still revel in the opportunity to bash the bill at every chance.

[RandyMarsh]

They don't have police boxes either any more.

[douglas9401]

I think what we miss most though is the policeman's balls.

[ummmm]

I've never really seen lack of support for the police.

[retrocop]

douglas
Yes. That happened when they were operationally castrated at the whim of the left.

[retrocop]

ummmm
Ask a police officer what the morale of the police is like at the moment and the support he can expect from the general public he is supposed to protect.
Not for nothing do they buy and wear badges with a union flag with a thin blue line going through it. Or the nice little badges with TJF on top of a policeman's helmet.

[ummmm]

I don't see any police person to ask...lol

[-Talbot-]

Who @ 11:53 Wed 28th Oct 2015 are you waffling on about retro?

[mushroom25]

// This thread isn't about Blair Peach. //

no it isn't. but it's depressingly predictable that a thread on AB about the police will often get derailed when someone brings up the matter of a death at their hands. usually it's mark duggan or jean-charles de menezes, but blair peach or jimmy kelly will do just as well.

[-Talbot-]

no it isn't. but it's depressingly predictable that a thread on AB about the police will often get derailed when someone brings up the matter of a death at their hands.


Who did that?

[tonyav]

Police on the beat, I havn't seen any for a few years now.
Police patrol cars, pretty much the same as above.
Area's that I do see uniformed police, Tesco checkout buying sandwiches or such like.

[retrocop]

Talbot.
I didn't mention Blair Peach. I mentioned an efficient (cheap) group of police officers in the SPG. I said due to the whim of the left it was disbanded as a result of a death at a demo. It was a point made that the public hollered for justice and they lost a very cost effective crime fighting unit as a result.
I believe Gromit brough the name into the debate.













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