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Originally Posted by gynn
And also what Police, this is 2011? There are plans afoot to cut the number of police in London. The common theme running through the reports of rioting across London was that there were no police about.
Cameron is chairing a meeting of COBRA at 9am. Item 1 should be how to double the number of police in London, and Item 2 should be how to give them the resources they need. Stun guns, water cannon, tear gas etc etc
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Seems to me the police are dammed if they do and dammed if they don't , just what is the role of the police , from reading posts on Accy web they aren't allowed to ticket illegally parked cars , a traffic wardens job, not allowed to stop public intoxination outside the town hall/market hall . Seems to me most folks think the police are made up of "Gene Hunt/ Life on Mars" gangster type characters, doesn't help when the London police let themselves down with things like the money for stories News of the World scandal or local police are involved in drug sales/firearms or wife beating as reported in the local press, any wonder they have lost all respect .
