People who complain about the police
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I am always infuriated by people who complain that "the police aren't doing anything" about some petty crime they have suffered.  As a policewoman and blogger, I read a great deal of online comment on this matter, some of which you can find me moaning about at pcbloggs.  The biggest gripe seems to be either that we take ages to complete an investigation or that we come to a conclusion they don't like.

As far as the police "not doing anything" goes, this is usually the cry of the victim who expects me to drop everything and become their own personal bobby.  They do not bother to check when I am on duty before claiming that I do not return their calls, they feel "betrayed" if I have any time off or am ill, and they are constantly outraged that I have been too busy to take their statement or pick up their CCTV.  Yet on the three days out of every twenty that I am actually working during a weekday between 6-8pm (the only time they will agree to be seen), I either make an unexpected arrest or I turn up and they are not in.  This means a delay of a further three weeks which is out of my control.

As for coming to a conclusion they don't like, just look at the press furore over Donna Appleyard, the woman who got an £80 ticket for swearing at kids.  Had the situation been the other way around, the kid would have sold the story that a woman terrified him in the street and no action was taken.  I have been given a tirade of abuse by a father who objected to the fact that my investigation proved that the fight in question was started by his son.  I have had complaints made that I have dropped charges against people for criminal damage when the only evidence was, "He must have done it".  People expect the police to conjure up foolproof evidence (the fool in question being the Magistrate) in cases where none exists.

On top of all of this, we are expected to walk all day along roads in shiny yellow jackets so the public can see us, for which we have received fifteen weeks' legal training.

Next time you are wondering why I didn't turn up to your burglary in time, I was walking along a road three miles away "Preventing Crime", just like you wanted.

By: PC Bloggs


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I have always had a neutral/dull line with the police. I'm a 23yr old skinhead, 6ft 5in brickwall.

I'm always polite and get enthusiastic when I see police officers walking about. If I ever come face to face with them walking into a shop or on the street I always say hi and if responded to positively, ask how they are.

Rarely have an answer back when saying "hello" though. Just ignored or looked at like a piece of poo. Judging a book by its cover is still how things are played nowadays.

I see more and more teenagers being turfed out into the start of their probationary period. No people experience and still lacking common sense.

They're getting to young and too inexperienced with life to command such power.

I saw one (yes this is my word and no proof I'm afraid), constantly getting the last word in with a drunk who was also trying to get hte last word in.

As the drunk finally started to walk off, the young teenage female officer told him to hurry up and leave. When he responded to a negative comment by telling her, to stop telling him what to do, she arrested him, aided by an older much more experienced officer. That was bullying and in my eyes, one of the reasons younger people shouldnt be police officers.
*chris  05-Mar-2010 01:09

 
I have just viewed a fascinating german film on the bbciplayer called "the lives of others". It is about the east german stasi in the early eighties. Those people who complain about "police injustice" or "police state fascism" should view the film and find out what it was like to live in an historically REAL unjust police state.
*Mr Hicks  04-Mar-2010 23:01

 
Does anyone else comes on this side and could anyone direct me to other blogs about poloce injustice
*joe  02-Mar-2010 18:58

 
to sadi hamad
i was attack in the nineties in newport by the market camera there guess what poloce said to me camera faceing other way got sharged went to court I nearly sack duty solictor plea guilty he said u only get bind over I told him noway I was attack poloce by the way see me running to them for help which they denied made poloce complaint to no avail I was locked up overnight needless to say, I hope poloce bloger u read this a foriegner whos people stood by briton what a joke
*JOE  26-Feb-2010 19:01

 
I am back I tried to race equality ha I made various complains how we are threathed no avail 2 yers ago serched mu house because my x daughter in law who had a poloce friend tried to frame me and my son saying beside other various things that I had weapons in the house Gues what they come out with a 1960s toy rifle broken took it for ferencings. Dont think you have to be black moslim I am white as long as u foriegn living in Newport Gwent some not all they dont like us than when u either talk to other officers about it we cant comment or they raise thiere eybrowss its my boss or workmates so u always cant win Most of my niegbours they are ok I only had problems with one guy who threathen to kill me and my son Poloce respond one and six of the other and than my next door niegbour jump on the bandwangon came to my house threathen me I only had to put a door up I want tell u again Iam warning u. He made out lies I can get into it because I haver to go to court the mother in law shoute F. Foriegners, Gues what the poloce or cps no action only me I am nearly 58 this guy in his twenties at my doorstep threathen and speaking to me in an agreasive manner because Ia am the only Maltese person in street I feel vanaruble yet poloce taAKES NO ACTION SENT A REFARL TO SO MENTAL HEALTH CENTRE SEEN MY DOCTOR hE TOTAL DESAGRESS HE SAID U HAVE NO MENTAL PROBLEMS THE ONLY PROBLEM I GOT IS WITH NO POLOCE PROTECTION OBVIOUSLY THIS PEOPLE ARE LIKE POLITIONS THEY TWIST AND TURN EVERYTHING U SAY tHEY COULD NOT DENIE I HAD TO GO TO cHIEF cONSTABLE TO MAKE STATEMENT gUESS WHAT OMMITED FROM POLOCE COMPLAINTS CANT DO ANYTHING DESCION IS FINAL I DARE SAY ALOT OF pOLOCE OFFICERS ARE NOT RACIST BUT IT SEEMS THE MOST I MET AND WHEN U MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THERE OWN PEOPLE IS THEY NICE PEOPLE.
*Joe  26-Feb-2010 18:48

 
Hi I am maltese person living in newport wales well if u are poloce some not all are racist I complained about any welsh person nothing nice people I got no history of violance yet when someone comes to my door threathens me they get a defence yse by Alway poloce. I tried Mp they really dont want to know my local councilor be helpfull but with limit what they can do . One example phone a olocal inspector his answer Dont phone here a waste of time u talk to me and a aste of time uI talk to you and awhy are u telling everyonwe So Most of u who are foriegners even with British citizens Dont believe you got equal rights because take it from me you havet and complain to poloce complains is a joke and especially local resolution Ha. For me to even to write a statement I had to phone the chief supretendent The only justice is for locals who lived and boprn here. From A very desgrunted Maltese person
*Joe  26-Feb-2010 18:34

 
ang...the reason is because it has been proven that a physical presence is not considered to be a deterrant by our less decent members of society anymore. The police therefore put more resource into intelligence based crime detection. A high percentage of serious crime (those that must take priority) is known to be transcient and therefore local 'bobbies on the beat' are not effective. Sad but unfortunately true.
*Freddie  25-Feb-2010 11:15

 
It`s years since I saw a police officer walking on any of the roads in my area or one on a bike or one in a police car for that matter ?
*ang  24-Feb-2010 22:14

 
For a minute I thought that I was on Chubby Browns world of jokes webpage.
*Gainsborough lad.  03-Feb-2010 22:25

 
F**K THE POLICE....WASTE OF F***ing SPACE. I have a very effective method of dealin with this corrupt system we live in and that is to get rid of it. What we wood need to do is get rid of the whole justice system as we know it. Create groups out of the total population of the UK, ten to a group. Based on a point scheme people would be picked to watch over these people, the point system would comprise of white people getting highest number of points then in desecding order people with less white skins would get less points and youngest would get more points ect.. the system wood be set up so that young white british males would have the highest number of points. Anyway the person with the most points would be expected to keep the other 9 people under what they believe to be the law. The leader of these groups would be expected to carry a rifle loaded at all time and be expected to hand deal with justice in the way that he see's fit. I think there may be some small flaws in my plan but this can all be worked out in due course..........
*Douglas Taylor  03-Feb-2010 21:55

 
Ken said "Did you know that a lot of police have criminal records and are not fit to investigate crime."

What a load of rubbish! Ken, you need to check your sources or stop making up lies!
*Freddie  22-Jan-2010 12:11

 
The Police are a waste of time. I would never trust the Police and they have too much power to abuse. Did you know that a lot of police have criminal records and are not fit to investigate crime.
*Ken  22-Jan-2010 10:02


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