[DaveinGermany]

The plod have become protectors of the criminal, alphabetties & ne'er do wells over the last 20-15 years or so. It is an absolute disgrace to see what passes for a "Police farce" in UK nowadays. I believe a complete ripping down, out & all over is required & a more efficient, effective & viable force needs implementing, there are more than enough folk willing to see justice done & these people are the ones that need recruiting, a force of willing & able volunteers & not the tick box, equality & diversity inclusions to meet targets.

Also the civil serpents & senior ranks need to be hammered into a functioning & non wavering from the rules leadership, if they're not prepared to apply the law & rules as they are put down they need to hand in their badges, return the money they've been falsely paid & ship out sharpish.

As for the story from Al-Beeb, it sounds about right for Lancs Plod, useless, ineffective & far keener to take the easy targets such as motorists & those writing "Hurty words" online than actually getting off their fat arses & out on to the streets preventing & apprehending criminals & doing the job they're hansomely paid for.