Is it my imagination, or are there more and more special bits of the police whose purpose is not to protect us but to protect the government?
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To protect and to serve ... whom?
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I always thought the job of guarding 10 Downing Street etcetc. should be done by army : not armed police. Does not help the police image.... -
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Swiss police seem really scary, with guns an' all. But the local plod, at least, seem to understand they are part of the community, and are really cool.
I got stopped for not having my lights on at dusk. ( I have a volvo and leave them on - the garage servicing them turned them off, the dashboard remains lit ). When he found I was resident locally, he gave me a little telling off, and let me go.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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The first (and increasingly, only) duty of the police is to protect their paymasters.
They are not interested in controlling crime, just controlling the population.
You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostI got stopped for not having my lights on at dusk. .You can lead a fool to wisdom but you can't make him think.Comment
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Originally posted by Amiga500 View PostThat's outrageous behaviour.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by bogeyman View PostThe first (and increasingly, only) duty of the police is to protect their paymasters.
They are not interested in controlling crime, just controlling the population.I am not qualified to give the above advice!
The original point and click interface by
Smith and Wesson.
Step back, have a think and adjust my own own attitude from time to timeComment
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Originally posted by The Lone Gunman View PostDont forget their role as random tax collectors. It seems more and more that the role of the Police is to generate as much money from speeding fines and fixed penalties as they can.Comment
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