bosley
- 20 Feb 2004 09:34
hewittalan6
- 14 Dec 2007 08:41
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Tweenie,
Police pay deal;
It is terrible for anyone to renege on a promise but a police strike??????
Lets look at the effects;
1) No-one to criminalise a car driver on an empty road for exceeding the speed limit by 3MPH. Obviousley this would garner public support and sympathy.
2) Lower detection and prosecution rates. Lower than what???
3) Criminals being able to go about their business without the fear of being apprehended and inconvenienced by a morning in court and a magistrate giving them driving lessons as a punishment, or for more serious crimes, the local social services patronising them and blaming the education systems of the 1990's. Or some other baloney.
4) No-one in uniform able to come to your house after a break in and tell you it's your fault for not having good enough security, or to your car and tell you not to leave a carrieer bag on the back seat. To ram the message home you also require a crime prevention officer to fill your green bin full of leaflets.
A strike would be a mistake. We might start questioning what difference the police make to our everyday lives. ;-)
Please don't be offended. Trying a mixture of Satire and Cynicism, and yes, a pay rise of a higher magnitude is in order.
Alan
oblomov
- 14 Dec 2007 09:45
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The Police are lucky the pay deal isn't performance related! That aside, the Government have shafted every other area of the countires workers, why should the police be any different? When are people going to realise thet we have a government that is inept, unethical, morally corrupt and ineffective?
Should this be on the TTY thread?
Fred1new
- 14 Dec 2007 10:19
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Seems as if we have returned to the good old days of Tory miss-rule.
While I can understand the reasons for government wishing to forestall a round of public service pay increases, they agreed to arbitration and should respect and implement the decisions.
I would also expect them to be more circumspect about their own pay and pension increases and that of other public "servants" (doctors etc.).
They are shooting themselves in the foot once again.
tweenie
- 14 Dec 2007 12:11
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Alan. Good to hear from you.
Alas. Even coppers get tickets for speeding. I had 6 points when i retired and countless parking fines. I broke the law-i pay the price.
Coppers arrest people, they don\'t make the law, they don\'t set sentances, they don\'t offer \'alternative\' sentances such as drug rehabilitation( does\'nt work) suspended sentances- Don\'t work, conditional discharges- Yeh right- and when they don\'t work- who gets the blame?
As for no police on street etc. Alas it\'s always been that way, pleasing the public and providing a SERVICE to them, is not a performance indicator- therefore it is\'nt done.
I would\'nt strike, nor will the cops I know-The gov\'nt knows this. They also know that the public hate the cops as they are percieved to do nothing.
If you\'re ever bored goto a magistrates court and watch as the collective scum is placed before the court each morning and is out on the streets by the afternoon.
Justice fails to be done day in day out, but again sentancing and judicial disposal are not performance indicators- but again the cops get the blame for CPS and inept judicial system.
Less than 5 years ago, the police would build a case and put it before the court. Now they build a case and after jumping through hoops put it before a CPS lawyer who if (he\'s not on his lunch break or \'too\' busy\' or \'It\'s almost 5, I\'m off) will review the evidence AND then IF and ONLY IF there is a significant chance of a successful prosecution taking place will the cast be put before a court.- So much for letting the court/jury decide. Glad I retired.
Personally I never gave anyone over the age of 21 a speeding ticket , except for the solicitor doing 90 on the north circular- who\'s car had been stolen and crashed, earlier that day from court by his client- That was a good day.
:-)))))
Having spoken to my old colleagues- They're very pissed off, not about the money (it's peanuts) but about the underhanded and dishonest way they have been
treated and how they are percieved as the villians for gov'nts and 'partner' agencies failings.
Back to SEO ..........Sooooooooooo does anyone know the answer to this price extension business?
greekman
- 14 Dec 2007 13:04
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Hi Tweenie,
Like you a ex copper. See you on the Talk to Yourself thread.
PATISEAR
- 14 Dec 2007 16:15
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greekman
You an x old bill !!!!!?
Had you down for an auld fairground fighter.
BAYLIS
- 14 Dec 2007 18:00
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PUT a plastic bag over there heads and wait for it to bio dee grad.
oblomov
- 19 Dec 2007 15:16
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8% rise today - Greenseal trials must have ended!
Fred1new
- 19 Dec 2007 15:23
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Pessimist!
waveydavey
- 19 Dec 2007 15:27
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Greanseal. Those were the days.
Now what have we got starpol 10k
FROGspawn
and Least I forget NO DEALS ans NO NEWS.
Still Tis the season of good will.
Merry Christmas one and all.
bristlelad
- 19 Dec 2007 17:04
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HUMBUG///
aldwickk
- 19 Dec 2007 19:07
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What this country needs is another Maggie Thatcher, that women had balls .....and a Willie
tweenie
- 19 Dec 2007 22:48
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Regardless of which party is in office. One thing you can be certain off is that there will be plenty of pricks on the front benches.
:-)
kimoldfield
- 19 Dec 2007 23:18
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Too true Tweenie, and they'll be dic(k)tating what we do and don't do.
greekman
- 24 Dec 2007 15:04
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Just opened an early Xmas Cracker sent to me by PM1, it contained the usual pathetic joke. (Stanelco will be 35 by Xmas). Bah bl**dy humbug.
Oh well Merry Xmas to all anyway.
automatic
- 27 Dec 2007 14:27
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NEW YEARS resolution, have theropy, remove SEO from brain, start afresh, you must try this, glad i got out a while back but still pop in to see if i made a mistake, don't look like it,
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
hangon
- 27 Dec 2007 15:00
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I suspect they've gone home with trays of - ( trays?). There can't be anyone doing anything there, can there?
No that's it Dir and others comotosed after eating the new degradable plates/packing - probably looked tastier than the "be kind to your tummy" food inside......Ugh what an outfit. Nearly choked.
- Automatic, you did well, presently I don't think my Broker will process such low-value items...so like many others we suffer in silence . . . . what a shambles, eh!
- or was that "valuation" 35 for 1p? Ho. Ho.
boldtrader
- 28 Dec 2007 10:10
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Compliments of the season to all you hardened(saddened)campaigners! Well I said to myself if SEO hit one quarter of a penny,by hook or by crook I was going to top up and bring my price per share down to 2p.After watching for several weeks this morning gave me the oppurtunity(call it an oppurtunity!!).
Thats me now,either s**t or bust.I'am bloody crackers(before anyone else mentions it).Good luck to all long term holders here and I wish you all a happy,healthy,peaceful and I hope bloody prosperous new year 2008. Cheers.
greekman
- 28 Dec 2007 10:44
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duplicate post
greekman
- 28 Dec 2007 10:44
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Duplicate post (site very slow) again.