OT: Arent your British police wonderful?

[Paul in NZ]

i think you guys are harsh...they are only human and you think what they have to do every day,dealing with absolutely cynical people/tragic events/etc.I think anyone would be burned out almost immediately.
It nice to say they shouldnt be cops if they cant handle it...who would you get to do the job instead?

[repenttokyo]

no, they aren't. read forbes or actually look at the numbers.

http://www.forbes.com/2007/08/13/dan...813danger.html

The article you linked to only discusses fatalities, which are a tiny tiny subset of workplace injury. I have written 100 articles in the past 12 weeks relating to workplace injury prevention using OSHA, NIOSH and the Canadian equivalent statistics and I can assure you this article is extremely superficial.

[repenttokyo]

Cop psychiatrist?


If they are burned out or mentally affected by it, they should not be cops in the first place, and sure should not continue in it, they should be section 8'd.

so cops should be replaced by robots who can;t be mentally affected by anything? we tried that - and ED 209 was a terrible disaster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0kWgcIlWn0

[Booster]

Cop psychiatrist?
Mayor?
Anyone who works in the food service industry?
Anyone who works in a service industry?

Bus Driver?
Tow truck driver?
Pizza delivery driver?
mall security guard?

If they are burned out or mentally affected by it, they should not be cops in the first place, and sure should not continue in it, they should be section 8'd.

For some folks recognizing the BO condition isn't easy or acknowleded. BTW...I know several folks in your above mentioned jobs and NONE of them are exposed to a tenth of the crap cops are daily let alone annually.
I've even dated a female officer....so I do have some insight there too.
But I guess the rest of us have it all figured out so we should qualify as judges for them right ??

[Morgenster]

Although I think the article in the OP illustrates bad manners at worst there are most certainly abuses in the profession. As in any other profession, BTW. As for speedcameras and the like. A lot of it is decided on an entirely different level than the cop doing the actual work themselves.
Like where I work: the industrial zoning now only has two exits because of roadworks and there's plenty of big stores here. Instead of regulating trafic at the exit intersections Cops are positioned at likely 'escape points' to fine anyone trying to get in or out through some company's parking lot instead of the road. It's pretty disgusting, but I don't think the cops doing that work went ahead and decided it'd be more fun to do that instead of helping trafic. It's decided much higher up by city officials who lack the necessary feeling and knowledge to see that this is ruining the image of their own industrial zoning and think of it as easy money. I bet it's like that in a lot of places.

[whiskychaser]

Not usually, no. I make a rare exception in this case:

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....g_card?rss=yes

Time to confess: I posted this because I thought it was funny Absurd in a pythonesque sort of way. If you check out the comments at the foot of the article, you will see I'm not alone

[mikell]

Time to confess: I posted this because I thought it was funny Absurd in a pythonesque sort of way. If you check out the comments at the foot of the article, you will see I'm not alone

Agreed - I think the fridge message shows a sense of humor - sort of twisted, but that's the best kind. Yes, they owe the poor guy an apology and probaly a new back door.

The offended citizen handled it pretty well - In the US, the guy would have filed a lawsuit for civil rights violation.

[BennyM]

People need to get over the fridge magnets. It was funny and if I were the guy they were looking for reading that, I'd be pretty freaked out.

The police do however owe them an apology and a new door. I don't understand why that decision would require any investigation.

Unfortunately this reminds me of a far less funny story:
http://www.startribune.com/local/260...lightModules:1

[Booster]

Replying to the lighter side of the 2 videos posted....If a new door was being hung for the chap and THEN he noticed the magnets....it would have all been cool...on both sides I'm sure.

To the Asian who's house was wrongly raided......he seemed to be a damn good shot due to the task force reports of helment and body armour damage . Just damn lucky the cops weren't as good too ! Whew !