That I had the fortune to be one of his Students, He was always a tough, but reasonable instructor, Who had a keen eye for Potential.
My biggest regret looking back now was not getting further than 3rd Kyu / 2nd Kyu (I don't remember) and continuing in the Fight Squad.
I have done a lot of reflecting the last 3 Days...Just remembering my old Karate Sensei, Dave Warburton (RIP), An 8th Dan, and Member of, and a well respected Chief Referee and Senior Instructor of Shukokai Karate Union.
He was a fantastic Instructor
'Less than 1 in 10 calls are genuine, immediately life threatening emergencies'
On #BBCBreakfast Jason Killens from the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives urged the public to 'help us to help them' by not making inappropriate calls
https://t.co/T8b2UhwaWj
In Hull, We've had a bit of a epidemic of Stolen Parcels particularly from @AmazonUK namely from Evri
15 - 20 opened amazon parcels were found on James Reckitt Avenue, All different addresses, which I've taken the liberty to censor
If this OBR report is accurate then the Chancellor and Prime Minister have lied on an industrial scale.
They blamed Brexit, the Tories, Nigel Farage and yet the OBR clam they told the Chancellor there was NO BLACKHOLE.
Both need to resign if this is true.
Thoughts are going out to everyone affected by the 7 Towering Infernos of Tai Po.
Condolences to all families of who passed away tragically in the fire.
๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ Metropolitan Police Federation, ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ. ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐. ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
Locked out of his email. Barred from re-election. Gagged from speaking to the press.
And for what, exactly? Thatโs still not clear.
Rick was doing what every officer should want from their Federation Chairโfighting for the cops on the ground. Vocal, supportive, standing up for officers who are too often left to fend for themselves. Isnโt that exactly the type of Federation rep every local area should have?
Instead of backing down, heโs taking legal action, launching a judicial review to challenge whatโs happened.
This should make everyone stop and think.
How many officers actually know how the Federation works?
What it can (and canโt) do?
Who will be left to fight for officers if people like Rick are shut down?
Because without strong Federation reps, who will stand up to those who want to see cops punished for doing their jobs? Who will challenge the critics, the agenda-driven inquiries, the activists who will never be satisfied?
Without people like Rick speaking up, there will be no-one to hold police critics to account.
This isn't just about one officerโitโs about what happens next.
Rickโs legal fight isnโt just for himโitโs to make sure this doesnโt become the norm. Supporting his legal appeal means supporting the right of all officers to have a Federation that actually stands up for them.
A crowdfunder has been set up to help cover legal costs. ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธโ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ด๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ.
๐ฐ ๐ฆ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธโ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐:
https://t.co/CgoiYGqfzz
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
https://t.co/IryD4yLK7o
#๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ช๐ถ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐ต๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ #๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต #๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ข๐๐ฟ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
Explain to me why this is okay?
explain to me why seven years and four months is acceptable to traumatically change someone's life?
And people wonder why SIA Licence Renewals are low?
this is beyond disgusting and unacceptable https://t.co/53DluZVQ6r
When warrants need executing, officers bring precision, skill, and sometimesโฆ unexpected acrobatics. Case in point: this officer from Herts Police, who clearly wasnโt about to let a front door get in the way.
As the team made their approach, one officer braced against the door to get the job done. But when the door gave way, they pulled off a spectacular backwards roll straight out of a gymnastics routineโgracefully dodging any flying debris and staying ready to assist. Talk about quick thinking and even quicker reflexes!
Criminals beware: with officers like this, Team Herts is practically heaving with talent. Next stop, the gymnastics squad?
[Credit to Herts Police]
Stay safe out there and look out for each other.
#ThinBlueLine #HertsPolice #999 #policing