[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

They work in public service, but they work for the crown.
Politicians are public servants.

Their job is to protect the public against crime i.e. serving the public

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Their job is to protect the public against crime i.e. serving the public

It's to enforce law, that by default protects the public.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

You have it right I dont agree. I dont agree this is isolated, I dont agree this is presented with a political perspective - maybe you can explain what you mean by that - I dont think this vid has been uploaded by any political party if thats what you're trying to say. There have a been a multitude of videos like this throughout my lifetime so again I dont agree with your comment 'as it is today'.

I'd like those statistics that you dont have to back up your 'odd bad one' comment.

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.

[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