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[Nickbat]

...then I despair

...constables and PCSOs have been banned from keeping the peace at an adventure playground at night because it is considered dark and dangerous.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1351089/The-police-afraid-dark-Officers-wont-patrol-yob-plagued-park-8pm.html


 

[bigboykarl]

can't see it somehow,don't coppers carry torches

[Lizzie_Zoom]

can't see it somehow,don't coppers carry torches

Yes, and there was no talk of H&S when I was with Kent Police officers walking around a very dark field at 0200 one morning looking for rustlers!  And no we never found them, although the sheep were altogether in a group ready to go somewhere!

For the rest of the shift we were laughing about what the men were really doing with the sheep!!

[Entwood]

can't see it somehow,don't coppers carry torches

They used to .... and not very good ones ..

When I was travelling back and forward to the States in the 70's & 80's I was regularly asked to bring back rather large Maglites for police friends (my brother was a policeman) .. they were not available in the Uk then and I believe they doubled up as "unofficial truncheons" ....  especially the 6 "D" cell versions 

[tunnie]

can't see it somehow,don't coppers carry torches

They used to .... and not very good ones ..

When I was travelling back and forward to the States in the 70's & 80's I was regularly asked to bring back rather large Maglites for police friends (my brother was a policeman) .. they were not available in the Uk then and I believe they doubled up as "unofficial truncheons" ....  especially the 6 "D" cell versions 

Yup, hold them at shoulder level, next to your face (not stretched out in front of you)

Someone attempts to grab you, its perfectly placed to come down and wack them 

[Banjax]

and the lesson is: if you're going to commit a crime, do it in the dark 

[Varche]

Yes, I saw this item on the BBC news this morning.

Afterwards I couldn't make up my mind whether there was an ulterior motive e.g. to get the council to put lights in the park (which looked really nice) or whether it was elf and safety gone mad. The park was inhabited after dark with hoodies, druggies and drinkies. Whatever happened to youth clubs?!

[bigboykarl]

can't see it somehow,don't coppers carry torches

Yes, and there was no talk of H&S when I was with Kent Police officers walking around a very dark field at 0200 one morning looking for rustlers!  And no we never found them, although the sheep were altogether in a group ready to go somewhere!

For the rest of the shift we were laughing about what the men were really doing with the sheep!!

you was looking for hotdogs?

[Richie London]

can't see it somehow,don't coppers carry torches

Yes, and there was no talk of H&S when I was with Kent Police officers walking around a very dark field at 0200 one morning looking for rustlers!  And no we never found them, although the sheep were altogether in a group ready to go somewhere!

For the rest of the shift we were laughing about what the men were really doing with the sheep!!

you was looking for hotdogs?

or quaterpounders 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

can't see it somehow,don't coppers carry torches

Yes, and there was no talk of H&S when I was with Kent Police officers walking around a very dark field at 0200 one morning looking for rustlers!  And no we never found them, although the sheep were altogether in a group ready to go somewhere!

For the rest of the shift we were laughing about what the men were really doing with the sheep!!

you was looking for hotdogs?

  That did come into the conversation after!!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

can't see it somehow,don't coppers carry torches

Yes, and there was no talk of H&S when I was with Kent Police officers walking around a very dark field at 0200 one morning looking for rustlers!  And no we never found them, although the sheep were altogether in a group ready to go somewhere!

For the rest of the shift we were laughing about what the men were really doing with the sheep!!

you was looking for hotdogs?

or quaterpounders 

Ah at the next break at the Station we did eat one of those Richie!!  Now why was that on our minds!!

[aaronjb]

Yes, I saw this item on the BBC news this morning.

Afterwards I couldn't make up my mind whether there was an ulterior motive e.g. to get the council to put lights in the park (which looked really nice) or whether it was elf and safety gone mad. The park was inhabited after dark with hoodies, druggies and drinkies. Whatever happened to youth clubs?!

I think they still exist.. but they're not likely to go unless youth clubs start handing out smack