[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

You want me to post statistics from the time the Police were established to back up my opinion they're a good idea?...
I'm sorry I can't, you'll just have to take my word.
The Police have no political affiliation as they work for the crown, that said their name changes depending who is in government.
If labour it's a police 'service'..if conservative a police 'force'.
It's only my opinion that the police are being 'given a bad press' quite literally lately, personally I feel it's due to a political agenda to shake public confidence.

No. I want you to back up your 'odd bad one's' comment. 'odd bad ones' is not my experience of the police but then I didnt make the comment.

Also, as I've said, stories like this have come about thru most of my life so I still dont get and would like you to explain why you feel the police are being shown in a bad light 'lately'. I gave an example of the awful police shows on Tv to back up my argument that the police, even when they try to look good, still come across as thugs. Do you have any such examples?

Your stance seems to be that this story doesnt matter, please correct me if I'm wrong, but you are the only person to have posted in this thread who has made no comment - apart from Novo who was clearly joking - about the behavior in this vid and the punches thrown by the police to a man who was restrained and standing still for, I counted 4 seconds. What do you have to say about the behavior of the police in this video?

[Ninastar]

I think the amount of hate that the police get is disgusting. I mean sure, you get the usual wanker police who think they're it... but jesus, some of the things they've seen... some things they have to do... They have more guts/bravery than I ever will and for that I have a deep respect.

[GiRTh]

^^Sorry but I dont have as much respect. They're well trained - at public expense - to do all the horrible things they come across and my experience of them is not very positive.

[Ninastar]

That's fair enough, I just think it takes more than just training to become someone who deals with things like arresting people on drugs/chasing potential murders/carrying a dead body from a car etc. but each to their own

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Yes I appreciate that zee, anyone who abuses their position is in the wrong.
That said I feel the police are of late being scrutinised unfairly. There are many more in positions of authority and trust who are being as abusive...

I dont agree at all. I think the police have always been under scrutiny and rightly so. The more scrutiny the better.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

I dont agree at all. I think the police have always been under scrutiny and rightly so. The more scrutiny the better.

..I think the thing is..(like most things, I guess..)..it's all down to personal experiences, I mean of people we know etc...so it would be easy for me to say that in general, I think the police force do a grand job...and some of them do..?..but that's not the experience of everyone, I know..and that's extremely valid as well because it should be the experience of everyone..?...that's what they should mean/represent...but sadly and wrongly, they don't....