nova_gteuk
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Originally posted by Steve
some of your arguments on here nova_gteuk are laughable at best
What that the police force are useless,its hardly an argument,considering actual police men say the same thing instead of doing real crimes spend most of their time in the station instead of out on patrol making the community feel safer?
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stan_the_man
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Originally posted by Steve
why did it fuck you off?
sounds to me like you've got a problem with authority, grow up and stop acting like an angry teenager that got caught for stealing penny sweets, and now hates all police
For me its all about the way i was immediately put on a lower rung due to him calling me 'son'
If he had said 'mate' or similar then id have been fine, but the fact he had his power trip on was annoying. Thats the way it goes here though. Lads on a power trip with nothing to do but pick on young lads who's cars are 'too low' apparently....
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Welsh Dan
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Originally posted by gtitim
I wouldn't argue with traffic - they have tasers!!! and glocks and mp5s as well.
No they don't. The firearms units do and drive similar cars.
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Steve
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all traffic is going towards firearms aswell now
[Edited on 31-01-2008 by Steve]
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Welsh Dan
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Originally posted by Steve
all traffic is going towards firearms aswell now
[Edited on 31-01-2008 by Steve]
Not yet they aren't.
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Steve
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well they are trying to push for it now, according to a copper
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ChrisBoom
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City police arnt bad, its the ones up here where theres fuck all real crime, so they really do have very little to do, so spend hours trying to catch people with loud exhausts.
Pathetic, I cant wait to move from here 
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gtitim
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quote:
Originally posted by Welsh Dan
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
all traffic is going towards firearms aswell now
[Edited on 31-01-2008 by Steve]
Not yet they aren't.
As far as i am aware, almost all lincolnshire traffic officers are firearms, almost all including plain cars carry tasers and firearms as routine. Lincolnshire do not have dedicated firearms officers, except the FSG.
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Welsh Dan
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I didn't think that was the case, as it was a select few that get into FSG, whilst a larger number get into Traffic. You get the FSG, who are trained to Traffic standards, but obviously carry firearms and tasers. The Traffic's are unarmed, but use similar vehicles to the FSG. I think that some regions have a Firearms unit, that has a trained (unarmed) Traffic Officer to drive them about, but i'm sure its not the case that the entire Traffic division is armed.
[Edited on 31-01-2008 by Welsh Dan]
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chris-sri
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Originally posted by nova_gteuk
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
some of your arguments on here nova_gteuk are laughable at best
What that the police force are useless,its hardly an argument,considering actual police men say the same thing instead of doing real crimes spend most of their time in the station instead of out on patrol making the community feel safer?
I read hundreds of threads on here saying "my car got broken into and the Police did fuck all". The real world answer is that unless someone has witnessed it or there is cctv then there are no lines of enquiry! The Police do not have crystal balls to consult when an incident happens, no witnesses, no cctv, no forensics = the jobs not going anywhere. We do as much pro active patrol in an effort to prevent these offences as we can between responding to the jobs that get called to. Perhaps if people stopped phoning us every time they got thrown out of nightclubs by door staff for being drunk and obnoxious claiming that they've been assaulted we'd have more time for catching car thieves! Of course there are always a few bad apples but that's the same across any field of work. Most Police Officers do a good job under increasingly difficult circumstances.
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Robin
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Well said Chris.
People also seem to forget that a stabbing is at the top of the list, a stolen stereo is not.
When my car was broken into, I had a forensic officer on my doorstep within an hour of calling, she tried for prints but couldn't do anything as the morning dew was causing some issues, if I'd been told no officer was available because of some proper crime, I wouldn't have been fucked off, I would have understood that some things are more important and need urgent attention.
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stan_the_man
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Its different in every place you go. I, for example, live near a small town. But i can imagine city policing being VERY different.
Regardless, the picture is ironic so lets all have a giggle and be done lol.
I wasnt expecting a 3page post lmao.
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chris-sri
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Yeah I know it's a very ironic picture The thing is that could have been a code 1 to an assault or anything. I've left Police cars in the middle of the road to get out and stop fights before but at the time it was necessary to do so! All I'm trying to say is that the majority do a good job (even if this means dealing with traffic offences but doing so in a respectful way) but as usual it's the few bad apples that get talked about.
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drunkenfool
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Originally posted by smack
i have full respect for the police even tho i have had a few run ins with them.
Ditto. I was in the wrong, police found out and arrested me, but it turned my entire life around as a result and im very happy that it happened. I even went back to the police station to talk to the guy that arrested me, a year after it happend, just to let him know that in an incredibly strange way i was grateful for what happened cos instead of just being another guy that got arrested, they actually helped me too. I thought it might have added to the job satisfaction, cos to be fair it cant be all that often that it happens 
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chris-sri
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Originally posted by drunkenfool
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Originally posted by smack
i have full respect for the police even tho i have had a few run ins with them.
Ditto. I was in the wrong, police found out and arrested me, but it turned my entire life around as a result and im very happy that it happened. I even went back to the police station to talk to the guy that arrested me, a year after it happend, just to let him know that in an incredibly strange way i was grateful for what happened cos instead of just being another guy that got arrested, they actually helped me too. I thought it might have added to the job satisfaction, cos to be fair it cant be all that often that it happens
Fair play That's the ideal response and the way the system is meant to work. Nobody wants to work it into anyone if you get nicked once and change for the better because of it then that says a lot about your personality.
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Twiggy
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i park where ever i see a space... aslong as i wont get a ticket...
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by gtitim
the technical response to that would be that your horn is there as a warning device, not as a means of expressing your frustration. therefore, the police probably wondered why you beeped at them. Were they traffic or regular plod? There are still some arseholes in the job, but not as many as you would think. They obviously thought you failed the arttitude test by beeping, as there is no need for producers any more really - mot, tax, insurance all available over the radio as well as registered keeper check. I still get stopped by traffic, even though they know my car is legit, just because they are bored more than anything.
My technical reply is that they stopped in a major cross roads, and I was going past them, seeing as the passanger got out to get a paper, i was "warning" the driver in case he decided to get out and do the same.
But as you've said, clearly nothing better to do, and thats the mentality of most coppers (as said, there are a few decent ones out there who do it for the job and still have humaine tendencies). You've just kind slated the own team in which you work for. They were bored, lets waste 40 minutes, lots of paperwork etc all for nothing, all to try to prove their point, of which they were STILL in the wrong, but could they admit it?? Course not, they are coppers.......
And no I don't have a vendetta against the police at all, its just every time i've ever needed assistance (can't imagine them being too busy at 6am on a wednesday morning, or in fact the whole day, of which we both took off in anticipation of someone showing up, practically every time....) its never ever been there. I've never seen anyone pulled over for sitting in the middle/outside lane on a motorway, its jsut all the things they should be doing, seem to be ignored. But those 2 kids with nothign to do having a spliff in a dis-used garage, we'd best send 3-4 officers...........
Then to ask if my brand new bike had an MOT?????????? Was i insured???? Sure, spend millions on a system to call the DVLA to find out these facts, and common sense says that someone dressed in all the right clothing, on a new bike, would be un-insured. Would they even call the DVLA to check, in fact, these two didn't even seem to know about it..
But then I also accept that part of the problem is the legal/court system.
[Edited on 01-02-2008 by VXR]
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whitter45
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Originally posted by gtitim
Some of you lot make me laugh, you really do!
Coppers are twats
I hate the police
Stupid comments like this are pathetic. You may not respect the police, but i bet you would call 999 if you were in the shit, or would want them looking if your car was nicked. Remember, there is only so much pro-active policing that can be done, the majority of time they respond to incidents that have already happened.
I work for the police, and have the utmost respect for them. 24k a year for weekends, nights, bank holidays, dealing with scrotes and aresholes all day, is not great. Do you go to work every day knowing theres a chance, however small, that you may well be assaulted for doing your job? dont think so! Wait til you are getting your head kicked in on a friday night, dont bother calling 999, just deal with it. Or when your motor is nicked/broken into. Dont report it, we wont bother investigating it, or checking the known scrotes to see what they have been up to. Makes our lives easier that way.
GTF they know what the wage is and what involved in the job before they sign up so don't complain about pay and work conditions. They become coppers for the stigma and the idea that they think they are better than ebery body else and rules do not apply to them
I got pulled yesterday afor smothing which was my own fault and for the first time I was treated the way i would expect a person representing the law should do - plus he was a yorkshire man so i was in shock even more
most a twats and I have fuck all respect for them. But what annoys me is they moan about wages and hours. they fucking knew that before they applied so they can GTF
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Welsh Dan
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Its not only wages that are the issue. Its the fact that the government agreed to a backdated payrise, before the amount of the pay increase was decided. Then the government decided not to backdate it, which is a main issue.
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Originally posted by VXR
They were bored, lets waste 40 minutes, lots of paperwork etc all for nothing
Hardly nothing. If you had been found with no insurance, MOT etc, then obviously they'd sort that out and that would mean a fair amount of paperwork, but with the bonus that they've hopefully got some idiot off the road. Theres also a chance that if you're driving with no insurance, no licence etc, then you could be up to no good or linked to other crimes. If you're all legal, then there isn't half as much paperwork and you can be on your way. Unfortunately, its not a case of just using common sense. The Police can't just assume that everyone in a new car/bike with a smart suit/proper clothing is insured correctly. The MID isn't 100% accurate, so it can sometimes show a lack of insurance, even when it is held, so they need to check.
[Edited on 01-02-2008 by Welsh Dan]
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Graham88
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I respect Police who have respect for me. But you do get some right arseholes. That's why I don't tend to stereo-type Police.
However when I had my ped, which was 2 years old, I got asked if it had a valid MOT and I couldn't help but laugh and ask if he was serious
I got a producer 
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