Everyone should read this, particularly if you're not a Police Officer. Of course, I knew Policing was nothing like the Bill, but North East Policeman's post is a fantastically written look into the real world of Policing, and that's only a tiny fraction of the sort of things they and not to mention the kids have to deal with.
There are 'unofficial' Police blogs full of these heart-wrenching experiences Officers have to deal with. ACPO and the like should spend less time trying to close down these blogs and more time actually reading them. Then they might start to get the slightest idea what these guys are going through and why they complain about all the bureaucratic red tape stopping them from doing real Policing.
It's interesting to note that both the posts I've linked to above say they don't mind doing the paperwork (in triplicate) if they've actually been able to make a difference; it's all the other stuff that gets in the way.
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I'm worried that North East Policeman's post has gone, I can only hope its through his choice. Nothing in it seemed revelatory, it seemed quite generic and could have been describing any similar situation that coppers have been through many times before. Best of luck to him anyway.
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