http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4552719.stm

An off-duty detective was attacked by two police constables after failing to thank them for ignoring his positive breath-test, the High Court has heard.

:suspect:

Is that Information Technology ?

Don't think they get away with that ...

All three should be locked up for perverting the course of justice.

All three have shown they are too stupid to be on the force. I have to wonder if they are of "the new breed" which is coppers under 30 years of age. Many of this generation have not a drop of common sense! I should know having just retired from 27 years on the job!

Originally posted by lamous13
All three have shown they are too stupid to be on the force. I have to wonder if they are of "the new breed" which is coppers under 30 years of age. Many of this generation have not a drop of common sense! I should know having just retired from 27 years on the job!

Is that all under 30s or just the uniformed ones that you're targetting?

And 27 years on the job; no wonder you had to retire! :wow: :D

That is brilliant!

Perks of the job... But should Police 'get away with IT'?

Well of course not.

Reminds me of those Hamiltons getting caught for speeding on camera in Birmingham.

They got let off, they could not remember who was driving so 1 charge and two people ?

That is my next alibi :suspect:

Kristian......
I was speaking to the new generation of officers only! We could get into a debate of the generation as a whole but I am sure I would get bloodied in a hurry here. Yes, 27 years was enough! I retired as a Detective and have seen my share of human suffering and inhumanity. There was a huge difference between us "old school" cops and the "new breed" as they called themselves. I had to laugh because when I got hired, I was the "new Breed" to all of the old guys. I don't want to paint the entire group with one brush, this is just my observation based on my life experience. Many, many good young officers are on the force now and do fine, upstanding work. Unfortunately it's the few knuckleheads that you read about in the news. Interesting!

a few months ago a young pc came and asked if he could have a word with my son about an incident close to school,having nothing to hide i invited him in,once inside the house he told my son he was bieng arrested,we both had to go down to have an interview.
the young cop set up the tape and every thing and began to question my youngest son, he stated that a witness saw a youth of around 12 years of age,5foot 2 inches tall with very close cropped hair comitting the crime, i asked if i could speak on my sons behalf as the tape was going to be used in court,

the cop said ok,i asked him how long he had been with my son,he replied about 45 to 59 minutws why?

i said take a close look,hes 14,5feet ten and has thick black curly hair,nothing like your witness stated

the prat still went on to formaly charge him,bail him and fingerprint,photo and dna him
it was a week later that a sargeant came and apologised for the mistake, and went on to say that the young officer was a bit keen but he had had words with him and hoped it would go no further,

some folk are so stupid it makes you wonder how they got the job in the first place

depoix..
I'm sorry to hear about the ordeal you had with your son and the officer. It just goes to prove my observation. I don't know how the job market is in your area but here, when the job market was strong a few years ago, everyone comming out of University got a good paying job in the private sector. there were not that many people interested in police work and therefore, the pool of applicants left little to pick from. Law enforcement unfortunately hired many people that years ago would not have been offered a job. Sad but true. Good luck

Originally posted by depoix

the prat still went on to formaly charge him,bail him and fingerprint,photo and dna him


Unfortunately, your son now has his fingerprints & DNA on the police records for ever. Recent court cases have removed the right for people to remove DNA records from the police computer database even in cases of wrongful arrest. Very worrying IMO.

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40975
I this as BAD or worse? ?

I suppose the thing here is what is acceptable and what isn't. I suspect police officers can get away with minor offences simply because they are police officers - not saying I agree with it but it doesn't rate as one of my number one gripes.

Lots of jobs have their little 'perks' certainly not all of them are strictly legal but more a 'bending' of the rules or applying a situation to work in your favour.

What I object to is really abusing the position to their benefit whilst treating others with zero tolerance.

Remember the ambulance driver who was taken to court for speeding when he was delivering an organ for transplant? Technically the police were right, but common sense didn't prevail and it caused a huge outcry - I (like many I guess) put ourselves in the place of the person waiting for the organ and I wouldn't want them to be driving along sticking to the speed limit if it was safe to go faster. Guess that's why some people panic when an ambulance or fire engine comes up behind them when they are driving, you want to get out of the way and let them get to where-ever they are going as quickly as possible.

Had the police officer doing 159mph been going to a car accident or something then no-one would have batted and eye-lid. But his being let off sends out all the wrong messages, sorry strayed off thread slightly here!