@CliveTiz Yeah there’s nothing that springs to mind, Sammy Millers I think (if I have that right, the motorcycle museum) but that’s deep into the New Forest as I recall.
@Osgoodnb1@IvorSmittens About 15 years ago as a cop (which I no longer am… thankfully) my force were trying to prosecute me for travelling at 51 mph in a 30 mph limit at 0230 in the morning in a rural town.
I was driving a marked vehicle, with blue lights illuminated responding to a fatal crash. 🙄🙄
@Osgoodnb1@IvorSmittens If I may interject, some officers have been charged for offences, tried at court and found Not Guilty,
and in other cases officers have been tried and found guilty, some being sent to prison.
@justdavenow89@Nigel_Farage We have pretty much the only Police Force in the world where the majority of officers are not armed.
Relaxing firearms law will have to change how we as a country police, and how we then investigate police shootings.
Let’s stay away from that.
@imperial_wild When was the last national strike where the police had to break it up?
I honestly don’t know.
Everyone is accountable, some are better at dodging that accountability than others. The more money you have, the better legal representation you can afford.
@Osgoodnb1 I honestly disagree with you pal. Like any organisation (fire, military, NHS, teaching, religion etc) there are a few who shouldn’t be in it, but to treat all 140k cops the same for transgressions of others in my mind isn’t fair.
@WilkieisBack66 While I thank you for your military service, this pile on is unwarranted.
I wonder how many people who have not held a firearm would hold it?
Or, as you are retired, you could join the Special Constabulary and do your bit for modern day policing?