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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob
I agree with you Ken, to a point, so don't get too excited, there are plenty of lumps of fat further up the chain of command that could be excised with little or no effect on so called 'front line' policing. But what about the two PCSO's who stood by while a ten year old boy drowned in a pond in Wigan a couple of years ago, because they were not trained to deal with such major incidents? Sure, it is nice to have people patrolling the streets, but should they not also have the powers and, more importantly, the training to act when action is urgently required? Otherwise are they of any more use than an ordinary citizen?
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Agreement in any form...I feel faint, Bob.
That's a prime example of the stupidly PC compensation culture that the country has slid into and is certainly not confined to the police force. I can only speak for Rishton but Steve Charnley and Jenny Hayes do a superb job in the village and it would be a tremendous loss if we suddenly found ourselves without them. I can't ever see them saying or doing anything so stupid as that 'pond' incident.
Given the cost of PCSOs compared to 'proper' coppers, I would like to see a few managers trimmed in favour of training more of them up to police officer level but how likely do we think that is?