what do the police do all day?

[platinumsage]

Assist peaceful protesters and attack those engaging in violent direct action, as has long been the case:

 

[WouldBe]

They spend a lot of time driving round in the early morning hours with the lights and sirens on full blast. Very rarely are there reports of a serious or major incident the following day.

They do that when they are late for their tea break or shift change.

 

[equationgirl]

They do that when they are late for their tea break or shift change.

They do at 2an. It's waking me up, when I can get to sleep.

 

[Rob Ray]

Assist peaceful protesters and attack those engaging in violent direct action, as has long been the case:

Even for you and your anti-JSO obsession that's a bonkers thing to say.

 

[Orang Utan]

Paperwork. What papers, and for what work, I've no idea.

Which they hand write with their hand over the paper so no one can see them altering statements and confessions, sticking their tongue out the side of their mouths all the while

 

[Aladdin]

Possibly too funny for thread.

 

[Orang Utan]

Possibly too funny for thread.

And too fictional

 

[farmerbarleymow]

They spend their time playing in the helicopter, like they did late last night, the twats.

 

[Joe Chi Min]

investigating social media arguments by social fuck ups. You know, families death threatenin each other on Facebook .

They did absolutely nothing when I handed them screenshots of a person goading me and insinuating me about SA and telling me I would ‘dig my grandmother up and …… if she wasn’t dead’.

They did fuck all about that.

 

[cupid_stunt]

They seem busy around here doing police stuff like dealing with murders, stabbings and other serious assaults, raiding and closing down 'county line' crack houses, trying to track down missing persons, particularly teenagers.

And, what could be considered more minor stuff like anti-social behavior, gangs of teens shoplifting and assaulting shop workers, problems with street drinkers, including a case of one guy giving another a blowjob in broad daylight right outside a shopping center. They dealt with a complaint I had about being attacked by a dog a few years back, it took a while to reach a conclusion, but they did their job well.

Then there's stuff that shouldn't be their job, but because other services are unable to react quick enough they have no choice but to deal with it, like taking people to hospital because ambulance arrival times are too long, dealing with people with MH issues, 'blues & twos' trips taking blood from Worthing Hospital to Southlands Hospital in Shoreham {my SiL has been on two of those trips} etc.

I've no complaints TBH, and I am not aware of others having complaints locally.

* ETA we have had some big percentage increases in the policing part of our council tax bills over recent years, which I guess helps.

 

[Sasaferrato]

I used to live right next door (on a terrace so very aware of what was going on) to a absolute nightmare of a person, him and his partner would call the police on each other every week, plus then all sorts of other low level trouble he'd get into. At one point I had a cop almost in tears (of frustration) on my/our doorstep trying to explain to this bloke that this was not a sensible way to carry on. In the end the cop arrested him as the bloke kicked off shouting "racist" and all sorts of other stuff at this cop he'd called on his partner.

A nurse I worked with whose husband was a cop left as he said it was endless soul destroying work managing anti-social behaviour and domestics in some areas.

Antisocial behaviour was dealt with by summary justice back in the day.

Stating a fact, not making a point.

 

[Pickman's model]

Antisocial behaviour was dealt with by summary justice back in the day.

Stating a fact, not making a point.

Stating a fact is making a point

 

[Pickman's model]

They seem busy around here doing police stuff like dealing with murders, stabbings and other serious assaults, raiding and closing down 'county line' crack houses, trying to track down missing persons, particularly teenagers.

And, what could be considered more minor stuff like anti-social behavior, gangs of teens shoplifting and assaulting shop workers, problems with street drinkers, including a case of one guy giving another a blowjob in broad daylight right outside a shopping center. They dealt with a complaint I had about being attacked by a dog a few years back, it took a while to reach a conclusion, but they did their job well.

Then there's stuff that shouldn't be their job, but because other services are unable to react quick enough they have no choice but to deal with it, like taking people to hospital because ambulance arrival times are too long, dealing with people with MH issues, 'blues & twos' trips taking blood from Worthing Hospital to Southlands Hospital in Shoreham {my SiL has been on two of those trips} etc.

I've no complaints TBH, and I am not aware of others having complaints locally.

* ETA we have had some big percentage increases in the policing part of our council tax bills over recent years, which I guess helps.

I can only assume you don't read the papers eg Vulnerable man who was pepper sprayed twice by 'thug' sergeant speaks of ordeal

 

[T & P]

 

[cupid_stunt]

I can only assume you don't read the papers eg Vulnerable man who was pepper sprayed twice by 'thug' sergeant speaks of ordeal

Yes, I had read that, sadly there's always likely to be a small number of shocking incidents like that, and he's correctly taking action.

 

[Pickman's model]

Yes, I had read that, sadly there's always likely to be a small number of shocking incidents like that, and he's correctly taking action.

A small number. Over the past couple of years more than 120 Sussex cops have been found to have committed misconduct. It's not that small a number. Exact number of Sussex Police officers investigated for misconduct since 2020 the devil finds work for idle hands

 

[Serge Forward]

They seem busy around here doing police stuff like dealing with murders, stabbings and other serious assaults, raiding and closing down 'county line' crack houses, trying to track down missing persons, particularly teenagers.

And, what could be considered more minor stuff like anti-social behavior, gangs of teens shoplifting and assaulting shop workers, problems with street drinkers, including a case of one guy giving another a blowjob in broad daylight right outside a shopping center. They dealt with a complaint I had about being attacked by a dog a few years back, it took a while to reach a conclusion, but they did their job well.

Then there's stuff that shouldn't be their job, but because other services are unable to react quick enough they have no choice but to deal with it, like taking people to hospital because ambulance arrival times are too long, dealing with people with MH issues, 'blues & twos' trips taking blood from Worthing Hospital to Southlands Hospital in Shoreham {my SiL has been on two of those trips} etc.

I've no complaints TBH, and I am not aware of others having complaints locally.

* ETA we have had some big percentage increases in the policing part of our council tax bills over recent years, which I guess helps.

You're not really getting into the spirit of the thread. How long have you been on urban?

 

[cupid_stunt]

A small number. Over the past couple of years more than 120 Sussex cops have been found to have committed misconduct. It's not that small a number. Exact number of Sussex Police officers investigated for misconduct since 2020 the devil finds work for idle hands

Whilst any cop being found to have committed misconduct is out of order, it looks like most of those could be considered 'fairly minor', only two were found to have committed misconduct in the 'use of force', over two years, out of a force of around 3,500 real & plastic cops, I reckon that's probably near the bottom of any league table of various police forces across the UK, and especially well below the Met.

I am not defending Sussex Police over these cases, but I am also not going condemn the whole force because of a small number of rotten apples, when the vast majority are doing a good job.

 

[Orang Utan]

Whilst any cop being found to have committed misconduct is out of order, it looks like most of those could be considered 'fairly minor', only two were found to have committed misconduct in the 'use of force', over two years, out of a force of around 3,500 real & plastic cops, I reckon that's probably near the bottom of any league table of various police forces across the UK, and especially well below the Met.

I am not defending Sussex Police over these cases, but I am also not going condemn the whole force because of a small number of rotten apples, when the vast majority are doing a good job.

Have a think about what ‘rotten apple’ actually means, as well as the fact that those cops who work with bad cops, but tolerate their behaviour because of a code are also bad cops. So it’s the other way round if anything.

 

[TopCat]

Some are good, some bad, most will cover for the bad ones. Their priorities are keeping the proles in their place and defending the assets of the rich.

 

[Pickman's model]

Whilst any cop being found to have committed misconduct is out of order, it looks like most of those could be considered 'fairly minor', only two were found to have committed misconduct in the 'use of force', over two years, out of a force of around 3,500 real & plastic cops, I reckon that's probably near the bottom of any league table of various police forces across the UK, and especially well below the Met.

I am not defending Sussex Police over these cases, but I am also not going condemn the whole force because of a small number of rotten apples, when the vast majority are doing a good job.

You were just saying how ignorant you were of any complaints. Then when you're shown lots of cops have been disciplined you suddenly shift the goal posts about how loads of them are minor, without giving a notion of what you consider minor. There were plenty more complaints than those, I can assure you.

BTW how the fuck do you know the majority are doing a good job? What's your source for that? I think you're pulling that claim out of your fundament

 

[TopCat]

You were just saying how ignorant you were of any complaints. Then when you're shown lots of cops have been disciplined you suddenly shift the goal posts about how loads of them are minor, without giving a notion of what you consider minor. There were plenty more complaints than those, I can assure you.

BTW how the fuck do you know the majority are doing a good job? What's your source for that?

He has faith in the system.

 

[Pickman's model]

He has faith in the system.

Frankly it is easier to believe in the Christian god, to take that leap of faith, than to have faith in a system which so clearly has no interest in serving the people it purports to

 

[TopCat]

Frankly it is easier to believe in the Christian god, to take that leap of faith, than to have faith in a system which so clearly has no interest in serving the people it purports to

Lots do have one or both faiths. Makes it easier to understand the world despite it being delusional.

 

[cupid_stunt]

You were just saying how ignorant you were of any complaints. Then when you're shown lots of cops have been disciplined you suddenly shift the goal posts about how loads of them are minor, without giving a notion of what you consider minor. There were plenty more complaints than those, I can assure you.

I certainly did not, this is just you playing your usual silly games.

BTW how the fuck do you know the majority are doing a good job? What's your source for that? I think you're pulling that claim out of your fundament

Because of the results they have.

For whatever shortfalls they have, I rather they be there keeping the crime rate down locally, than the alternative.

 

[Pickman's model]

I've no complaints TBH, and I am not aware of others having complaints locally.

This is where you said you were ignorant of complaints.

 

[Pickman's model]

Because of the results they have.

For whatever shortfalls they have, I rather they be there keeping the crime rate down locally, than the alternative.

and you know this is the work of the majority of good cops how?

 

[TopCat]

and you know this is the work of the majority of good cops how?

Faith!

 

[mx wcfc]

They do that when they are late for their tea break or shift change.

I swear I got nicked for drunk and disorderly once for that very reason.

I was "a little wobbly" going home from the pub one night in London. Cop car pulls up. "we've had complaints about a man matching your description etc etc"

all bollocks. the coppers just wanted to pop back to the station for a cuppa. And the bastards let me out just before they would have had to give me breakfast. Bastards.

 

[Pickman's model]

Faith!

I'm sure we've all seen the shield and know how bad cops can still get results. The plod who framed the Craigavon 2, the Tottenham 3, the Guildford 4 and the Birmingham 6 all received plaudits for their efforts. The notion that good cops can be discerned for the cases they solve is so obviously arrant wank I'm astonished anyone would have the gall to seriously suggest it