Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
The police have, imo, always attracted more than their fair share of bullies, as have the teaching profession and the armed forces. Whether things are worse now than they were in the second half of the twentieth century, or just better - and less fearfully - reported nowadays is difficult to assess. It’d be nice to share Sith’s optimism and he may well be right about the vast majority...but Tricky does have a point.

Unfortunately what he consistently fails to recognise or address is the common denominator in all this i.e. the last 13 or so years of under investment in public services. I know this to be the case where teaching is concerned and from what, comparatively little, I understand about the police the same is true there. Add the current state of the NHS into the mix and you have your, probably unpalatable, answer TTR...13+ plus years of incompetent Tory misrule has been disastrous for our essential public services.
I wouldn't undermine that analogy of undercutting funds.
But my gripe with the police is standards and priorities.

The bar has been lowered so much, that all sorts now infiltrate their ranks.
Their priorities are so messed up, it;s beyond a joke. From burglaries just being logged and not attended. To playing political games with woke agendas.

The Met is the pinacle of corruption and warped ideals. *** cases/fraudsters/racists/violent bullies etc.
That isn't funds, it's recruitment,ethics and training.

I've told you before, just watch a youtube video of a member of the public videoing from a public place and watch their reaction. It's a lawful activity, which they do themselves, yet their interpretation of who can do it and who can't results in false arrest/ and hands on. Then a compensation pay out, time and again.

I defy anyone, who tells me that standards haven't changed in the last 20-30 years, never mind just the Tory rule.

There was a time, when your car radio got nicked and the coppers would come out, look and try to arrest someone. Now? You're lucky if they take a rape seriously and that's if they haven't done it.

Something is seriously wrong in there and more an more forces are getting pulled up for it.