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I don't see anything wrong with texting the police ..it dosent replace 999 so what's the problem?..the "grumpy old man" syndrome ..I mean any sort of new service is always ridiculed.
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Your blind one party loyalty is quite charming.
Everyone knows that if this had been the initiative of a Tory government it would be an effin' waste of money, and that it was Thatcher givin' more power to the effin' corrupt pigs who'd battered the miners, the effin' fascists. :rolleyes::D |
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I'm not blind..charming?... there are only two political parties that have governed this country in the last 90yrs... so you takes yer pick and run with it.
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modernisation is fine - if it works progress is fine - if it works however another hare brained scheme from the government that will not work on the back of another hare brained scheme which didn't work. methinks you need to embrace the fact that the greatest waste of government resources and taxpayers money IS THE GOVERNMENT. |
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I look forward to the day where I'll read anything remotely like constructive criticism of the Labour party.:rolleyes: In my opinion Jacqui Smiths and Hazel Blears, and quite a few of the former Blair Babes are idiots, and Bessie Bradock and Barbara Castle would wipe the floor with them.:) |
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I know that this new service will be intended for incidents of a less serious nature, but does anyone know if there is an SMS service available for serious situations?
I was wondering about this the other day actually in one of my staring into space mind-tangents. Can people send a text to 999 requesting police assistance if they are in immediate danger? I'll make a 'for instance'. If a girl is being followed, she puts herself at risk by making a call, as putting the phone to her ear makes her less aware of the movements/actions of person behind her. Being able to discreetly send a text message (as most of my generation are well trained in from classroom disobedience) would solve the problem. Sorry if this is seen as a thread wander. |
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Lancs Police and Fire & Rescue have this service, and it has been use, tested and proved sucessful. I think its a cracking idea to proactively encourage community engagement. We dont kick off about initiatives using websites, and more people have access to a mobile phone that they do the internet. |
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I wonder how much we are paying these idiots to think up these ideas. We have been reporting minor crime for years before mobile phones were even thought off. I can't believe some people idea of non serious crime either. I was at a Neighbourhood Watch meeting the other week and they were talking about a group of youths that were fighting on a nearby street. Someone was saying the non emergency number was not being answered at Greenbank. I said that someone led on the floor with a group kicking him is a 999 call. I have used 999 while on the motorway to report debris in the road as you don't know the local Police to phone when driving down the M6. They thanked me and said they would send a car to sort it out. When I told someone the story they thought I was wrong to phone 999 for that. the Police must have agreed with me that preventing a pile up was an emergency. About a year a go I reported a car drifting from lane to lane on the motorway almost out of control. The driver was an elderly lady and she looked very unwell. About half an hour later the Police phoned me back to thank me for reporting it and to say she had been taken to hospital after they stopped her. That was a 999 call as well. |
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Whenever you phone the Police and it is not an emergency type call always ask for the incident number. You can then call them back later to ask how they are progressing the issue. Also if the issue occurs again, phone back and quote the same incident number. Do not let them open a new incident. |
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When you phone the Police you get trained staff who will ask questions to get the right information out of you instantly. They will also advise you what to do if you think you are being followed. the fact that someone following you hears you are speaking to the Police might actually deter them from doing anything. The silent text and slow text chat between the girl and the Police would not have that effect. I think she would also get the reassurance to know that she was talking to someone who could stay on the line while the Police arrive in the same way they do when you phone an Ambulance advising you how to look after the injured person. I am not saying text is a complete waste of time. I think having a national emergency number and a separate national non emergency number like 101 is the best way. They should have stuck with it and promoted it more. Teach it to kids in school and make it a free to call from all phones like 999 is. I had never even heard of 101 until this thread. |
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