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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17407493 More to do.

http://www.policeoracle.com/news/Crime/2012/Mar/14/Met-Hundreds-More-Public-Order-Officers-Needed_46100.html Substantially more public order trained officers could be introduced to counter future spells of widespread disorder in the capital, the Met has said. Officers based in the boroughs could also be handed basic protection equipment to help them provide a public order response, allowing specialist officers to be deployed elsewhere. Either that or more of a deterrent to stop rioting in the first place. My way is cheaper.

"Kettling" tactics used by the Metropolitan police to contain crowds in 2001 were lawful, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. The controversial method was used during anti-globalisation demonstrations in London on 1 May 2001. Police blocked off Oxford Circus and corralled those inside for seven hours. The court said there had been no violation of Article 5 - the right to liberty and security - of the European Convention on Human Rights. Three people - George Black, a Greek national from Australia; Bronwyn Lowenthal and Peter O'Shea - who had nothing to do with the demonstration, took the case to Europe claiming they were "deprived of their liberty". They we…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17362438

i hear today that the police retirement age has been upped by 8 years from 52 to 60,and they are soon going to be able to make the police redundent would the police force strike against that,

Offenders who commit crimes fuelled by alcohol are to be monitored and breath-tested to ensure they stop drinking, under government plans. Police will have powers to impose "sobriety orders" on drinkers cautioned for minor offences, such as criminal damage or public disorder. They will be regularly breath-tested, with those known for weekend binges tested at those times. The orders will be piloted in England and Wales from next month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17407493 Why not hand the problem straight over to G4s? As for the story, is this another useful attempt that will go nowhere?

Linky http://www.bbc.co.uk...uffolk-14142412

http://www.suffolk.police.uk/newsevents/newsstories/2012/march/stevejayreceivesaward.aspx

PC rescues drunk from 70ft wall http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk/news/all-part-of-the-service-says-wall-rescue-pc-1.934491?referrerPath=home

http://www.bbc.co.uk...ashire-17363814 this is a very unfortunate event to happen.

Sky's Breaking News is that the European Court of Human Rights have ruled that "kettling" is not a breach of individuals' human rights. I wonder if they have been following the media's reports on the feeling of the British Public about the Court's ongoing unacceptable decisions on cases in UK. Perhaps the Court are worried that their relevance is now seriously in question!

I've gathered together everything I could find about Winsor II and merged everything into one thread which can be found by CLICKING HERE

Read this week's In Focus by Cliff Caswell on the Winsor II Report: http://www.policeora...r-II_46132.html

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