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Originally Posted by -Ralph-
If you want to read it that way it's up to you. The reason you haven't posted on my job is because we are not talking about my job, and I haven't posted my approach to mine. What I wrote was what I wrote, go back and read it again, taking it at face value, if you want to know what I meant by it. Either way, put your toys back in the pram.
Yes, strange to anyone reading this thread that your looking forward to it, because so far the only way you have come across so far is as bitter and twisted. If you want to take all the sarcasm out of it and discuss it like an adult as every other policeman in the thread has managed to do, I'm sure the rest of us will be more than happy to engage in debate.
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My toys aren't out the pram, merely posted with a raised eyebrow. And you can't beat a smart-arsed comment at the end of a post for extra impact.
I've reread your post and I can't take it any other way than how I read it in the first place. According to what I read, you did post your approach to yours, unless I'm confused about your use of "I am paid to do a job and I take pride in doing that job and strive to do it to the best of my ability."
Makes no odds at the end of the day what you think of me - if you call when I'm on duty, I'll still come and do the best I can, however much that may be.
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Originally Posted by Sid Squid
And I suspect that this is from where the dissatisfaction stems. Specifically what you feel, and what we feel is 'too much' trouble is very likely rather different.
I fully appreciate that there are only so many hours in the day, and I further understand that there are only so many personnel, but if police work no longer includes retrieving stolen property where it would seem that there is already evidence that would assist its finding, which may also discover evidence to establish who the the guilty party is, which may find other items of stolen property as well, and would establish to the criminal fraternity that their crimes will not go uninvestigated, plus perhaps stopping this particular piece of criminality being profitable which is essentially what leads to much of the problem, then I'm sure that there is an explanantion that I as a slightly educated adult could folllow, that will inform why and how police time is being more importantly employed elsewhere, because from my uninformed position I reckon the above described is worth the trouble, well worth it.
If that's not the case then why is there not time for an investigation? If it is the case then if nothing else we as the public deserve that explanation, if we don't have the police force which is capable for reasons of staffing or otherwise of performing such functions, why are we forever being told that we shouldn't take police matters into out own hands? Is truly nothing to be done, nothing at all? The thieves win on a bye because the opposition don't even show up?
If that's the case we're well overdue an explanation.
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It seems there were some mistakes made in this particular case, and I hope now that they've been brought to light that the case has been revisited. Sometimes it takes a bit of prodding but we usually get there in the end. Perhaps the guy even has his bike back! We're unlikely to find out though as good work by the Police is hardly ever published in the press.
You're right, you probably are due an explanation, as are we. I imagine that will only come from the Government though, who are unlikely to stop preaching the "we're doing better than the last lot" party line.
Want an example of one of my recent early shifts?
Started the shift with an Acting Sergeant plus 7 PC's. Our sergeant is covering the custody Sergeants position because he's off and they won't pay overtime for a replacement. A fairly serious assault had occurred at about midnight the night before in one of our towns, resulting in two properties having to have a scene guard front and rear. This is a result of Scenes of crime officers being reduced to one car to cover the force, and wouldn't be available for some hours. That took away the APS and 4 officers, leaving 3 officers and a Police traffic warden to cover 3 reasonable sized towns and an area of at least 700sq miles.
Due to the Scottish need for corroboration for pretty much everything, that leaves one effective unit, and one semi-effective one to cover the entire area. Unfortunately there's no money to get other officers out on double time, so we just have to make do, sorting out what we can by phone, or making arrangements to come another day. Is it a poor service? Of course it is, but you can only p*ss with the c*ck you've got.
The crimes will get investigated in due course, but with every delay opportunities are lost, and its frustrating for both the officers and the victims.
I dare say every officer in the country can recount similar stories.
When Constabulary duties to be done, a Policemans lot is not a happy one...
