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Archive for August, 2006

Because we want to.

For “ordinary members of the public” who read this blog, here is a brief summary of how weekend night shifts work. At about 4.00 pm on Friday, a tsunami of wasters leave their richly carpeted offices, make their way to specially designated parking spaces in the yard at the nick and then go home for [...]

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Going up in smoke

I saw a news report the other day about a South West police force who are to ban smoking in the cells. I watched aghast as the Chief Inspector explained that this was to do with the passive smoking risk to other prisoners. Tell me it’s because the DP might set fire to their cell, [...]

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The Wolf Who Cried Boy

Get your yellow jacket on, knock on the door, push past the old lady, “Water Board love”, one distracts - one steals, pension book, World War medals, cash for the grandson’s visit, photo of George in Silver Frame - she gets suspicious, push her over and shout in her face, run off, laugh, hide in [...]

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A Few Good Men (part II) Well, well well…

You may have noticed that I did not comment on the Forest Gate shooting. I simply posted a movie quote. This is because I have been around long enough to know that nothing is ever what it seems at first glance.
So……. we see today in the National press that the innocent person shot in that [...]

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