Should Notting Hill Carnival Police Face Dance Ban?

[anotheoldgit]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7389977/Notting-Hill-Carnival-police-face-dance-ban-dancing-theyll-able-watch-crowds.html

[naomi24]

Danny, AH said this was a breach of his own ‘so’ rule. You see how the response doesn’t address the original statement but conveys something different entirely.

/// 12.50 well its you who seem to think they [the police] have stopped working, because of the odd jig just to please the crowd. Its you that's silly ///

So it would be quite in order for an airline pilot to leave the cockpit so as to have a jig with one of the female flight attendants, just to please the passengers you understand?

I'll say no more. If you want clarification ask him.

[Mamyalynne]

I'm not sure it matters what someone else's opinion of what we post is.

Make yourself as clear as possible and get on with it.

[naomi24]

It doesn't matter, but that doesn't rule out a conversation about it.

[pixie374]

Yes Danny, the so rule isn't about superfluous posting, but irrational following of it.
You must have seen some posters, where if you say "I don't really like red", they reply with "oh. So you are saying everyone wearing red should be shot then?"....or some such rubbish. Non-sequiturs always seem to follow a "so". I noticed it on here long before Andy named it as a 'rule'.

[Mamyalynne]

Fair reply, time for another cookie. :-)

[andy-hughes]

Naomi is quite correct, the 'So Rule' has nothing to do with the relatively recent irritant of starting a sentence with the word 'So ...'.

It is pointing out that people who often say something completely different, and often the opposite of the post they are replying to, start their post with the word 'So ….'.

The full phrase is usually 'So what you are saying is ...' followed by something the original poster is not saying at all.

In this instance, AOG started his post about pilots dancing in the aisles with word 'So ...' and I pointed it out.

It's simply something for my amusement, feel free to ignore it if you don't like it, but remember, if people don't do it, I won't point it out!

[dannyk13]

Thanks for that Andy.

[andy-hughes]

Sqad - // What next, the corporal slapping the brigadier on the shoulder and saying "welcome to the barracks sir" //

No, because that would be disrespectful to an officer of a senior rank. The equivalent would be a constable slapping a sergent on the shoulder and saying "Welcome to the carnival Sarge … ".

But disrespect to senior ranks is not what we are discussing, so that has nothing at all to do with the debate. It concerns police offers showing a little humour and spirit of the occasion, and whether or not that is wrong, and they should be prevented from doing do.

[Sqad]

A-H...I disagree, my simile may not be the best, but my point is that it shows disrespect........to authority.

[andy-hughes]

Sqad - // A-H...I disagree, my simile may not be the best, but my point is that it shows disrespect........to authority. //

In your scenario, an officer is directly and identifiably disrespectful to a senior officer - I fail to see how that fits with a police officer doing a little jig for a few minutes at a carnival.

If you are thinking that this means that the officer loses the respect of the public, then I disagree, but once again, your army scenario fails to fit again.

[Ryzen]

One look at the crime stats will give a clue.

[andy-hughes]

Ryzen - // One look at the crime stats will give a clue. //

How do you think that will work?

If crime statistics are higher this year than other years, do you seriously think anyone will be laying the blame at police offers entering into the spirit of an occasion for a moment or two?

[Ryzen]

Respect and fear of police has diminished rapidly over recent years and jolly japes like this wont heal that situation.The force is fast becoming a laughing stock.

[Togo]

Dance? Plod should actively join in, especially the "parade". Why don't they get a plod squad car done up with wobbly wheels and the blues and twos flashing the "rainbow" lights whilst the pa system blasts out its good to be gay. Clouds of smoke could be arranged to pour out of the exhaust whilst the 23 occupants in oversized "uniforms" complete with red nose attachments and nail varnish and the occasional tattoos hang out of the windows gurning maniacally. Then at the end of the parade a pretend bomber could sneak up and blow all the doors and the bonnet off whilst they tumble about tasering each other blaming each other for making them look stupid. The crowd would all be nodding gravely and whispering reeespect maaan. Plod could then erect a police do not cross barrier with balloons as well as tape and toke up and get rat arrised like everyone else.

[Macljane]

They can’t win. If they don’t join in they are seen as remote from the community. I like to see them enjoying the carnival.

[andy-hughes]

Togo - What are you on, and where can I get some?

[Ryzen]

AH....pop along to the carnival...its in abundance..:-)

[Togo]

Haha I'm on satire. Medical advice here. Do not mix satire with introspection. (*_*)

[Ryzen]

You mean its a bit like watching Stoke play in the rain Togs

[THELOONYCORBYN]

"but remember, if people don't do it, I won't point it out!"

why do you feel you have to point it out ?.. what a petty childish action