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They even slapped handcuffs on Martin Daubney (journalist) GBNews.
Protest gathers in Hartlepool town centre.
Protests in Hartlepool now too apparently.
originally posted by: Freeborn
a reply to: angelchemuel
I sent messages to some Pooly lads I know, had no replies yet.
Can't find anything about trouble in Manchester - not saying it isn't happening though.
A protest in Manchester erupted into scenes of violence on Wednesday night (July 31), with a man dragged off a bus and assaulted and rocks and bottles pelted at riot police.
originally posted by: andy06shake
BrucellaOrchitis the Police are the biggest gang around.
originally posted by: andy06shake
A couple of steps down from the top there ""middle management"" are rife with corruption and abuse.
No, Police are not alone, thats very true, but the apple that is such, is rotten to the core.
How do you fix at the very least half a century of corruption and backhanders from the top to the bottom?
originally posted by: andy06shake
Its engrained into their very system and way of life.
Yes, but that's their whole point. That's what they were created to be and why they continue to be funded in the way that they are funded. Just as the other emergency services are.
To be honest I don't think that they can do anymore than they are doing - increasing diversity, by gender, ethnicity, class and age - breaking up the old boy's clubs, rewarding integrity, and approaching organised crime from a cross-divisional, multi-agency perspective that decreases reliance on confidential informants.
They should do more to protect and encourage whistle-blowers at lower levels and amongst vulnerable groups but so should every sector, public and private if they are serious about addressing all forms of corruption. The tribunal system does not do anywhere near enough to support those who are unable to meet the exorbitant cost of legal representation and may be made even more vulnerable, economically and otherwise, by speaking out.
I think that there was a certain acceptance of that kind of behaviour in the past, that it was part of the culture of policing, certainly in some boroughs more than others and that those behaviours were turned a blind eye to as part of the "brotherhood" and it's bullying treatment of anyone who they considered an outsider. We know, from recent years and the revelations of wide-spread misogynism amongst some forces that such behaviours persist. Wayne Couzens presented several red flags that he was not a "good" policeman that were not acted upon so they do definately need to do more and we have heard that when they checked they found a long list of other such still serving officers who although they hadn't murdered anyone yet, they were presenting similar flags to Couzens.
originally posted by: andy06shake
...but the fact of the matter remains that without them this nation would tear itself apart at the seams, which it may still very well do if people dont keep the head.
originally posted by: andy06shake
I dont think we would have the likes of insurance.