O/T Uk police

[ramAnag]

I agree. But because funding has been lowered, would a person in your profession have a free reign to commit racism/*** acts/mysoginy/ fraud and break the law as they see fit?

No I doubt it very much.
I used to be proud of our police for not having firearms. I now dread the day they get them, because its coming.

No, of course not...and I very much doubt they have such ‘free rein’ in the police force either. To an extent you only see the worst, most news worthy stuff.
Generally though, because the bar is being lowered by underfunding, less appropriate/suitable people are being attracted and that, imo, is the problem.

P.S. Come to think of it...your football team apart ...can you come up with anything at all that has improved over the last 6-10 years?