UK Policing News

A huge chunk of the workforce of an inefficient, unresponsive nationalised industry parades through the streets demanding that we give them more money that will have to come out of our pay. Outrageous. Yet everyone is nice about it. Why? In my long-ago days as an industrial reporter, the media would have pelted any such event with mockery and scorn. If they want more money, we would have said, then let them actually serve the public instead of whizzing past us in fast cars or disappearing into offices where nobody can find them. Why do they always go round in pairs talking to each other and ignoring us? And how come we only ever see them when they want more pay or when…

Long thread - but trust me....it is well worth the read.....These are extracts from a report called "The Public and the Police". Printed in a series in this weeks Daily Mail. I must say, its been spot on upton now. Here are the first 2 parts. One afternoon, a neighbour of mine, an attractive young mother, had just got home and was helping her 18-month-old son out of the back of the car when she was set upon by three men. They yanked her backwards, held her down on the ground and punched her repeatedly in the throat - all in front of her little boy. Then they snatched her watch and her rings and made off. Initially the police reaction was good because of the level of …

A policeman has been injured in a West Yorkshire suburb after he was attacked by a gang of men. The on-duty officer, in his 30s, received treatment at Leeds General Infirmary for cut and bruises before being discharged. The Pc was assaulted by the gang on Grange Avenue, Chapeltown in Leeds between 1800 and 1900 GMT on Saturday. West Yorkshire Police said anyone who witnessed the attack or has information should contact them. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yo...ire/7261618.stm Not really very much on the background hopefully his collegues will catch them. Even if the courts won't lock them up.

The prison population in England and Wales has exceeded its highest normal level for the first time. The Ministry of Justice said that as of Friday morning there were 82,068 inmates in jails - 96 over the Prison Service's "operational capacity". Justice Secretary Jack Straw has asked magistrates to jail fewer people while officials attempt to manage the crisis. Some 358 inmates are in police or court cells to ease pressure on a system with current capacity of 81,972. Ministry of Justice figures reveal that the population breached that capacity on Thursday evening. The breach comes despite a year of efforts to reduce pressures by releasing more prisoners and buil…

Here The bit i've highlighted in bold beggars believe.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7232661.stm and http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jsp...=20080207211345 explain this a bit better. I personally think this could be a good idea if it helps speed up certain areas of the Muslim legal process as current laws are so outdated and For example, Muslims could choose to have marital disputes or financial matters dealt with in a Sharia court. Just be interested in any of your thoughts? Thanks

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The Gay Police Association said calls to its helpline were increasing The number of complaints about homophobia within the police has risen by almost a quarter, according to the Gay Police Association. The association said it received 350 calls to its helpline last year, compared with 260 the year before. It estimated that there were about 7,000 homophobic incidents among police last year, but intimidated officers were reluctant to report them. The police said "any form of homophobia has no place in the police". The Gay Police Association said it was aware of colleagues refusing to serve with gay officers and quoting sections of the Bible at them on parade groun…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7249113.stm Interesting.

"Feb 11 2008 by Tina Miles, Liverpool Echo A RETIRED Royal Marine has been fined by police for showing loyalty to his regiment. Grandfather-of-two David Horlick had a Marine replica badge printed on his car number plate to recognise his service with the Royal Naval School of Music. But the 74-year-old was reduced to tears when two officers gave him a fixed penalty ticket outside his Walton home. They told the widower he had to remove the illegal plate bearing the insignia of the Marines and pay the £30 fine, or go to court. Mr Horlick said: “I didn’t think I was doing anything wrong. I wanted the replica badge on the number plate because my late wife Connie was ve…