Posted in Uncategorized on May 17, 2007 | 29 Comments »
I want to nominate ‘acquisitive crime’ for the Gadget ‘Great Social Myths Of Today’ award.
The standard argument claims that a huge proportion of crime (something like 80% depending upon who’s research you read) is committed to fund the drug habits of the underclass.
I believe that a Class A drug habit is a symptom of a chaotic, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 14, 2007 | 36 Comments »
Having already braved the constant harassment of replacement window, car insurance and cavity wall insulation cold-calls on residential land-line telephones during the evening, the public are now to be targeted by Ruralshire Constabulary.
More time in the office looms. Soon, I will have to choose ten people who have called us for assistance and telephone them [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 13, 2007 | 21 Comments »
Targets ‘make crime worse’
Police force clear-up targets are “criminalising Middle England” as petty incidents are treated as crimes in order to boost statistics, the Government will be told next week.
Serving police officers and magistrates will say that the pursuit of “easy targets” is clogging up the courts and damaging public confidence in the justice system.
Leaders [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10, 2007 | 22 Comments »
In the modern Police service, if you were to suggest that female officers were only suitable for dealing with rape victims and children, you would be dragged through the streets in chains, have rotting vegetables thrown at you and be chased out of town so-to-speak.
Imagine my surprise when I put my head around the door of the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 7, 2007 | 78 Comments »
After yesterday’s tragedy, West Mercia Chief Constable Paul West said:
“It is important to remember that another man has also died today”
I take it that he was refering to the man who shot 42 year old father-of-two PC Richard Gray and then turned the gun on himself?
Thanks Mr West; that makes us all feel really valued.
(For the [...]
