If any of you peeps saw yesterday, i was asked to comment on BBC radio yesterday afternoon about this news story that was breaking in our press this morning.
Now, that is cool.. Oscar gets it before the Daily Mail :wah:
I have put this thread on as i'd really like to see how you feel about this new trend that is hitting Britain. The debate yesterday got quite heated as strong public feeling is an issue at the moment with our government over this. There were mixed views yesterday with fors and against's.
How do you feel about this and what is your view as to why this is happening in Britain? That includes our valued American views as well. Please give me some feed back.
Ta very much folks.
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It is a hard one, although I agree that we need people to stand up for what is right and fight back against the thugs, the concern would be accountability.
One of the problem that police have is that they are so regulated and have so many watch dogs, if they even touch someone people shout ‘police brutality’ the media are all over them and they become paralyzed when it comes to their job, we in many ways created our own monster there.
So then we turn to vigilantes, and although they seem to be delivering what it is we want, where are the controls? Who put them in charge? What if they start going too far and start taking control of the neighborhood? Who are you going to call? ¦. The police¦??
I think that the answer is it give the authority back to the police to allow them to do their job without tribunals, lawyers and social workers breathing down their necks every time they stop some punk in the street.
One of the problem that police have is that they are so regulated and have so many watch dogs, if they even touch someone people shout ‘police brutality’ the media are all over them and they become paralyzed when it comes to their job, we in many ways created our own monster there.
So then we turn to vigilantes, and although they seem to be delivering what it is we want, where are the controls? Who put them in charge? What if they start going too far and start taking control of the neighborhood? Who are you going to call? ¦. The police¦??
I think that the answer is it give the authority back to the police to allow them to do their job without tribunals, lawyers and social workers breathing down their necks every time they stop some punk in the street.
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mikeinie;1122989 wrote: It is a hard one, although I agree that we need people to stand up for what is right and fight back against the thugs, the concern would be accountability.
One of the problem that police have is that they are so regulated and have so many watch dogs, if they even touch someone people shout ‘police brutality’ the media are all over them and they become paralyzed when it comes to their job, we in many ways created our own monster there.
So then we turn to vigilantes, and although they seem to be delivering what it is we want, where are the controls? Who put them in charge? What if they start going too far and start taking control of the neighborhood? Who are you going to call? ¦. The police¦??
I think that the answer is it give the authority back to the police to allow them to do their job without tribunals, lawyers and social workers breathing down their necks every time they stop some punk in the street.
Thanks for that.
One of my views is that i believe that when any-one joins the police force they do have every intention of 'Policing' and 'protecting the Public'. After 2 or 3 years of hard government text book targets, that goes out of the window because at every level, targets must be achieved. Then, the soft options come in... the quick collar who take the caution and won't kick up much of a stink. Meanwhile you have police forces around the country who are now telling victems of crime that they must make an appointment to see a police officer.
One of the problem that police have is that they are so regulated and have so many watch dogs, if they even touch someone people shout ‘police brutality’ the media are all over them and they become paralyzed when it comes to their job, we in many ways created our own monster there.
So then we turn to vigilantes, and although they seem to be delivering what it is we want, where are the controls? Who put them in charge? What if they start going too far and start taking control of the neighborhood? Who are you going to call? ¦. The police¦??
I think that the answer is it give the authority back to the police to allow them to do their job without tribunals, lawyers and social workers breathing down their necks every time they stop some punk in the street.
Thanks for that.
One of my views is that i believe that when any-one joins the police force they do have every intention of 'Policing' and 'protecting the Public'. After 2 or 3 years of hard government text book targets, that goes out of the window because at every level, targets must be achieved. Then, the soft options come in... the quick collar who take the caution and won't kick up much of a stink. Meanwhile you have police forces around the country who are now telling victems of crime that they must make an appointment to see a police officer.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. R.L. Binyon