Do you trust the Police?
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I am now official
In one word..... NO!
SherlockGT
Vital 1st Team Regular
My step dad (retired) and step sister are both coppers. I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt both of them have been let off criminal offences simply because they are coppers, my step dad in particular has commited a string of serious offences whilst being a serving copper and my step sister as recently as a month ago was let off a driving offence because she was a copper. My step dad has also told me numerous story's about his friends in the force and their illegal activities whilst being on duty. Disgusting corrupt bastards the lot of them. Step sister now only stays on the force as she gets 32k a year for a cushy 40 hour week. Disgusting.
Clubpaver
Vital 1st Team Regular
Having a father who served 30 years in the force and a great,great grandfather,James Adams,who is,has and always will be,the longest ever serving police officer with a tree planted for him at Alrewas and a nephew currently serving and numerous mates including Mark Rowley who had to give the speech after the Duggen case,I could probably be forgiven for saying yes,i trust them.
Having been involved with many ,many police officers over the years and having my own personnel experiences with them ,my conclusion is :
I trust the ones i know.
As a whole,No ,i don`t .
Having been involved with many ,many police officers over the years and having my own personnel experiences with them ,my conclusion is :
I trust the ones i know.
As a whole,No ,i don`t .
gator
Vital Champions League
Was in The Torch by the old Wembley before the Man U final was packed with Villa and just a few Manc's.Anyway a female Manc got swilled by a moron Villa fan.So of she's goes to tell the old bill to get the twat lifted and rightly so.But the Nazi police decided to be storm troopers so about 50 of them stormed the boozer pushing people about batons raised knocking drinks out of peoples hands ordering people out now for that they deserved a kicking and the moron had legged before they even came in.
Bikini Inspector
Vital Football Hero
Its not the same as any other job though. The police have power over other peoples lives. If they can't be professional then we are in big trouble.
The power does something to people. The Stanford prison experiment is a good watch.
The Fear
A Wise Man (once sat next to him)
I got stitched up once whilst at school. Nearly got me battered, a long term friendship never recovered. Taught me a valuable lesson in life.
However, as Barney says, there are good and bad in all walks of life. Must also be soul destroying for the cops catching criminals only for the probation officers to get them off.
Not an easy job, and a shame they all seem to be stigmatised by the bad element.
Would we be better without the police force? I don't think anarchy could possibly work.
I'm less trusting of the authorities and those at the top. They make the rules that the cops then have to police.
If I get done for committing a crime, as long as I was talked to properly, I would be perfectly polite. Wouldn't be their fault, it would be mine.
Also had a blind eye turned by a copper on the best a couple of times whilst having a certain kind of cigarette in hand when younger,that always seemed pretty decent to me.
All in all, not sure you can say carte Blanche if you trust an entire force, as Juan says he knows some he would trust with his life, others not at all.
However, as Barney says, there are good and bad in all walks of life. Must also be soul destroying for the cops catching criminals only for the probation officers to get them off.
Not an easy job, and a shame they all seem to be stigmatised by the bad element.
Would we be better without the police force? I don't think anarchy could possibly work.
I'm less trusting of the authorities and those at the top. They make the rules that the cops then have to police.
If I get done for committing a crime, as long as I was talked to properly, I would be perfectly polite. Wouldn't be their fault, it would be mine.
Also had a blind eye turned by a copper on the best a couple of times whilst having a certain kind of cigarette in hand when younger,that always seemed pretty decent to me.
All in all, not sure you can say carte Blanche if you trust an entire force, as Juan says he knows some he would trust with his life, others not at all.
Clubpaver
Vital 1st Team Regular
These stories of people`s experiences with the police force are endless and individual,personal experiences.
Everyone will have different views depending on their own experiences.
I`ve had great experiences and also bad ones,as have most people probably.
I know the thread is about do you trust them,but if i may expand a little ,I`d like to share one :
Now,which one do i choose ?
Okay,here goes :
I`m in the Asda,working.I`ve been there for one hour as i had been on holiday.I was told by an asda colleague that if you`re hungry,kick a box and damage it,then eat the contents.It`ll be thrown away and dno one cares.
As a 16/17 year old,I do it.
All of a sudden,about 6 or 7 old bill appear and i`m arrested and accused of eating 10,000`s worth of food.I`m locked in a room and treated like shit.When the police woman is informed by me that my old man,who she phoned was coming down to see me,was a sergeant at Thornhill rd,she shit herself and started to treat me like i was royalty.
I ended up with a verbal ,which was meant to be an official caution.Load of bollocks was it.It was a lip service,frighten the fuck out him type of caution.Needless to say,it didn`t work.
I could list so many tales like this,it`s ridiculous.We,as relatives of the old bill,years ago,were without doubt dealt with internally.
Unfair and down right wrong ? Correct.
Me ? Fuckin ace !Got away with murder !
Everyone will have different views depending on their own experiences.
I`ve had great experiences and also bad ones,as have most people probably.
I know the thread is about do you trust them,but if i may expand a little ,I`d like to share one :
Now,which one do i choose ?
Okay,here goes :
I`m in the Asda,working.I`ve been there for one hour as i had been on holiday.I was told by an asda colleague that if you`re hungry,kick a box and damage it,then eat the contents.It`ll be thrown away and dno one cares.
As a 16/17 year old,I do it.
All of a sudden,about 6 or 7 old bill appear and i`m arrested and accused of eating 10,000`s worth of food.I`m locked in a room and treated like shit.When the police woman is informed by me that my old man,who she phoned was coming down to see me,was a sergeant at Thornhill rd,she shit herself and started to treat me like i was royalty.
I ended up with a verbal ,which was meant to be an official caution.Load of bollocks was it.It was a lip service,frighten the fuck out him type of caution.Needless to say,it didn`t work.
I could list so many tales like this,it`s ridiculous.We,as relatives of the old bill,years ago,were without doubt dealt with internally.
Unfair and down right wrong ? Correct.
Me ? Fuckin ace !Got away with murder !
mike_field
Vital Football Legend
Where's the body? lol
davem
Vital Squad Member
Nope can't stand them. Haven't met a decent one yet. I used to live with one and corrupt doesn't even cut it. Had a mate who joined thinking he could try and make a difference but he left when he saw how bent most of them are.
I've been nicked before and rightly so but the way I goaded into making a reaction was not on, not just by the police but by the civilians that work there.
Have to agree with Jim and others every copper I've everet has been a smug little prick.
I've been nicked before and rightly so but the way I goaded into making a reaction was not on, not just by the police but by the civilians that work there.
Have to agree with Jim and others every copper I've everet has been a smug little prick.
Clubpaver
Vital 1st Team Regular
If you want another one :
I`m on the piss with a mate who`s dad is mates with my dad,both coppers.We`re legless and my mate ,who also became a copper and now has retired gets a flat tyre on the flyover over Junction 7.We get grassed up by someone,the old bill appear,we tell em who our dads are.His dad appears and we get escorted home.No problem.No questions.Albeit back in the 1980`s but it happened.
I`m on the piss with a mate who`s dad is mates with my dad,both coppers.We`re legless and my mate ,who also became a copper and now has retired gets a flat tyre on the flyover over Junction 7.We get grassed up by someone,the old bill appear,we tell em who our dads are.His dad appears and we get escorted home.No problem.No questions.Albeit back in the 1980`s but it happened.
Clubpaver
Vital 1st Team Regular
Perry Barr St Thereas`s club,i`m arseoled and turn the electrics off at the mains.
My mate`s dad,who is a devout catholic ,bus driver,swears blind that because i`m a copper`s son,i couldn`t possbily have been a naughty little twat and turned the electrics off.Coppers sons simply don`t do that sort of thing.
Laugh,i nearly bought a round.
My mate`s dad,who is a devout catholic ,bus driver,swears blind that because i`m a copper`s son,i couldn`t possbily have been a naughty little twat and turned the electrics off.Coppers sons simply don`t do that sort of thing.
Laugh,i nearly bought a round.
mike_field
Vital Football Legend
Oh come on Paver!!!!
Drunk's the best for threads like this lol
Drunk's the best for threads like this lol
The Fear
A Wise Man (once sat next to him)
To be fair Davem, their signing was awful, out of tune and not at all harmonised.mfrankly I'd have put most of you straight in the scrubs that day just for your lack of preparation.
Also, again sorry to be fair, but not naming but the top lad, the one taken aside was warned at least four or five times, he will admit that himself just wish I had stepped in and got him to sit down, but we were all tipsy to be fair!!
I wasn't best pleased they wanted all my details at the end, or another's who is a teacher, as we had been talking and having a laugh with two of the traffic police half the journey. That said, I had nothing to hide. I did ask the one taking my details if this was official or if he was after a date. He wasn't impressed but his mate laughed!!
End of the day, my old man does have eff off and c@@@ in it and there were women and kids in the carriage.
Annoying thing is it wasn't our train. We had a table booked on another but they pushed us onto what they called the football train. Again, that will only be what they were instructed to do. It isn't right and it did impinge on our civil liberties in my humble, but up that was the authorities who forced that, not the police.
The one was a rotten apple for sure, he actually looked high as a kite as well.
Also, again sorry to be fair, but not naming but the top lad, the one taken aside was warned at least four or five times, he will admit that himself just wish I had stepped in and got him to sit down, but we were all tipsy to be fair!!
I wasn't best pleased they wanted all my details at the end, or another's who is a teacher, as we had been talking and having a laugh with two of the traffic police half the journey. That said, I had nothing to hide. I did ask the one taking my details if this was official or if he was after a date. He wasn't impressed but his mate laughed!!
End of the day, my old man does have eff off and c@@@ in it and there were women and kids in the carriage.
Annoying thing is it wasn't our train. We had a table booked on another but they pushed us onto what they called the football train. Again, that will only be what they were instructed to do. It isn't right and it did impinge on our civil liberties in my humble, but up that was the authorities who forced that, not the police.
The one was a rotten apple for sure, he actually looked high as a kite as well.
