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Quote: Originally Posted by richhamer (original)

Well, taking an ill formed generalised opinion and passing it off as fact? Trying to suggest that all police officers are thick just because some kid at your school who went onto join the job wasn't the brightest in your opinion? What worthy job do you do that makes you so able to pass such superb judgements on everyone else?

Just to clear up another of the "facts" you state in your original post, you seem to think that police dream up legislation to hit targets. I must remember to do this myself. I have always been under the belief that the laws we enforce were passed by parliament but apparently you know different. And what exactly are my targets? I don't ever recall being given any target to threaten to seize a car. But again you know best.

What I do agree with is that the service needs a review. But that is out of the control of any police officer from Sir Ian Blair right down to the new probationer so until then we just do what our superiors ask of us. Very much like you I expect.

Oh great the old " We are just obeying orders" line. Have'nt we heard that somewhere before circa 1940's?

My job does not qualify me to make any superb judgements on everyone else, thats you whose said that. My only qualification to comment is as a good honest uk taxpayer. Iearn the right to commetn on the Police service or any other public servant. Oh and i love the way you've changed from taking offence at my statement only then to call it superb.

Don't talk to me about making generalisations because is'nt that something that the metropolitan police were found guilty a few years back? Making generalisations about certain groups of people?

I did'nt say the police made up legislation. As you and i both know the law is not black and white and open to interpretation. But the way the Police choose to use their powers under the acts and then go on to interpret it in their favour is what annoys me.

You think i am uneducated on the way the british Police and justice system works which i assure you i am not. Yes my opinion may be a little jaded as i saw a very good personal friend hounded by a corrupt team of police officers who were later suspended. Said friend had his life ruined, lost his partner , his job and was branded a nonce in the tabloid papers. All because 2 police officers could'nt be asked to do their job properly and find the real criminal and decided to try to stick it on him. But thats a seperate issue.