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No More Bobbies On The Beat, Under The Party Of Law And Order ?

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mikey4444 | 09:12 Wed 28th Oct 2015 | News
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34651119

"The comments have been made by the chairwoman of the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), Sara Thornton, and Craig Mackey, the deputy commissioner of the Met Police"

After over 5 years of dave in Number Ten and Osborne in Number 11, it seems that 25% to 40% of cuts in the imminent spending review.

We know that people like to see Police on the beat, so will we all be happy when the Police have these drastic cuts applied to their budgets ?
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… and she went on to say //in fact the evidence would say that random police patrol doesn't prevent crime, doesn't solve crime, it doesn't in fact make people feel safer …..officers would "always respond to the pub fight, domestic abuse, to people in difficulty" but, in the future, patrols would not be focused on areas of low crime.//

And Minister for Policing Mike Penning said // The changes made since 2010 have made it easier for the police to do their job by cutting red tape, scrapping unnecessary targets, and giving officers the discretion to use their professional judgement… "Decisions on the operational deployment of resources are matters for chief constables, in association with Police and Crime Commissioners, but there is no question that the police still have the resources to do their important work.

"As HMIC has shown, what matters is how officers are deployed, not how many of them there are in total."//;


Didn’t you read that far down the page?
It means pubic behaviour deteriorates since there is no reminder of needing to behave in a socially responsible way: kids don't learn to respect the police. Whilst changes may appear to result in less crime (and there could be other explanations) the public end up having to tolerate a worse attitude from others.

The happiness of the public is little concern to authorities. The public can like it, on lump it.
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Like I $^^&$$$ well typed !
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Yes Naomi I did, which is why I posted this.

If you ask people if they want their Police sitting around in offices, doing paperwork, or sitting around in expensive cars, or even sitting at home because they have been made redundant, or would they rather that they be visible on our streets, most people would say the latter. The Police have already said that we should not expect burglaries to our houses to be investigate as often, or even at all.

The cuts that may occur in the next few weeks to Police budgets could be as much as 40%. Are the Police going to be as effective after 40% cuts, as they are now ? That is the question I am asking.

This is occurring under a Tory Government....a Party that used to call itself the Party of Law and Order...the Party that you support. I don't recall being told by dave before the Election, that when elected he would slash Police budgets

///No More Bobbies On The Beat///

Must go to Specsavers, I just can't see where it says that!
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No need to take that trip to Specsavers Balders...here it is !

"Two of the country's most senior police officers have signalled that the era of routine patrols by "bobbies on the beat" has come to an end"
I'd have thought that would please the left/Anti British, they hate the old bill etc

And further down the Link

///Asked if she thought the days of routine patrols were over, she said officers would "always respond to the pub fight, domestic abuse, to people in difficulty" but, IN THE FUTURE, patrols would not be focused on areas of low crime///.

which means there will still be Patrols
TTT
Quite so.The very people who take every opportunity to snipe and vilify the police for any actions they deem excessive or unecessary start bleating that their not much loved police service may not be so prolific in saving their precious backsidesfrom wrongdoers.
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I'd have thought that would please the left/Anti British, they hate the old bill etc


Even if that nonsense was true why does it appear that right just seem to think ''meh!''
It seems the right will accept anything this government throws at us.
Because there is no real crime anymore only Cyber Crime.
So special Divisons will be set up to track 15 year boys in the bedrooms. AThe Home Secretary will demand special powers to tag all adolescent males.

Old people being mugged are advised to film the incident on their phones and send it to YouTube where the public can leave a comment. Victims will be compensated from adverts shown with their clips. If they are beaten up really bad, they can be feature in the Daily Mail and readers can reminisce about the rime before the Tories abandoned policing.
Mikey, //If you ask people if they want their Police sitting around in offices, doing paperwork….//

That’s another cut that’s been made – Labours penchant for targets and excessive paperwork.
Looks like we're on the same old road. Not routinely having a police presence in areas of low crime will turn those into areas needing heavier than normal policing in jig time.
Deckchairs and Titanic stuff from the massive brains. Again.
//Old people being mugged are advised to film the incident on their phones and send it to YouTube....//

not sure how that would work - would it be a requirement of the thieves guild that their members refrain from nicking smartphones if being used for filming?
mushroom
Lol. Another well thought out post :-)
I take it you agree with the cuts to police numbers then, retro?
I honestly can't think of the last time I saw a bobby on the beat - certainly not in my area. Oh wait................they were out in force when William and Kate visited Dundee last week so they do actually exist!
Talbot
I agree with disposing of expensive and ineffective dead wood.(That would be Mr Blunketts bobbies? Replace them with officers who do have the neessary powers to police properly. Remove crime commisioners,reduce more paperwork introduced for the benefit of the CPS,remove the CPS.Thats just for starters.
The police service seems to suffer the same problems and wastage of time,money and manpower as the NHS. The job can be done if those who know how to do it are left alone to do so without justifying every litre of petrol or ink used.
In the absence of police, Criminals are being requested to beat themselves up.
Retro,
117 police stations have closed in London. Deadwood?

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