Doppo69 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Rather have specials and PCSO's as oppossed to what's coming....G4S!! Yep you report a burglery and a G4S representative will be at you door instead!! Think I'm talking crap? Then read for yourself!! http://inspectorgadget.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/not-a-police-state-a-private-police-state/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sand_dollars Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Rather have specials and PCSO's as oppossed to what's coming....G4S!! Yep you report a burglery and a G4S representative will be at you door instead!! Think I'm talking crap? Then read for yourself!! http://inspectorgadget.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/not-a-police-state-a-private-police-state/ Well at least they turn up I know of a certain case where an old lady was burgled and no one turned up , and all she got was a phone call with a crime refference number,and told to contact her insurance company .......Another case was a gang of youths pelting an old womans house whose husband had just died and they never even bothered to turn up or even call ...............x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sand_dollars Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Rather have specials and PCSO's as oppossed to what's coming....G4S!! Yep you report a burglery and a G4S representative will be at you door instead!! Think I'm talking crap? Then read for yourself!! http://inspectorgadget.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/not-a-police-state-a-private-police-state/ The PCSO are nothing short of useless ,its like having a pitbull with no teeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokyojoe Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Does anyone ever see a copper on the beat? not seen a copper on the beat in ages,Could we get a reduction in our council tax seeing as part of it goes on the coppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womerry2 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Does anyone ever see a copper on the beat? not seen a copper on the beat in ages,Could we get a reduction in our council tax seeing as part of it goes on the coppers. Yes, we see them quite often in the London Road/Cemetery Road area. Although I now suspect that they are not actually police officers. I understand that the concept of sending out non-police has already been implemented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Womerry2 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 From the tone of this thread, PCSOs are likely to undermine rather than support the police. If you call the police, do you really want your first point of contact to be someone who will command absolutely no respect from the type of person they are likely to encounter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphee Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 How much more money, per month, would you be prepared to pay for more police on the beat? Personally, I doubt police on the beat have any effect on crime rates Maybe not police on foot, but in cars, yes. And what's the point of a 'police' officer with no powers of arrest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sand_dollars Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 From the tone of this thread, PCSOs are likely to undermine rather than support the police. If you call the police, do you really want your first point of contact to be someone who will command absolutely no respect from the type of person they are likely to encounter? They have become a laughing stock the general public knows they have no power and so do the kids .So there is no point in having them at all.Some people don`t know what they can and can`t do so see the uniform but don`t realize they are PCSO`s and so comply with all they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sand_dollars Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Total chaos sums them all up in this utube clip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shefffy Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Specials are not "pretend" Policemen, the only difference between them and regulars is that they are volunteers, whereas regulars earn a wage. Have a look at Policespecials.com for more detail, and they have a very active forum as well. I think that says it all you pay real money you get real police officers you pay nothing and you get pretend police officers with no real powers . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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