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Minimum Cover: The Police Officer Blog
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Brought to you from somewhere deep in the leafy shires of England, just down the road from Costa Coffee, this blog speaks out for those at the bottom of the tree. The serving constables of UK Policing. We do our best to protect the communities we serve under difficult circumstances, but it’s getting harder every day.
We don’t always get it right its true, but we always try our best. And yet the Government, the public, the media all want their pound of flesh on the rare occasion when it goes wrong. They, however, are not the ones running toward the chaos with barely effective kit and insufficient resources in the belief that it will all work out in the end.
Perhaps, one day when the posts have mounted up and the opinions have been expressed and analysed, we will realise that we didn’t have it that bad back then at the beginning. Let’s face it, if we really hated it that much, we wouldn’t be here…would we?
M.C.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 133 )
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Operation Kneejerk…
Earlier this year we saw the latest in a string of new and exciting initiatives kick into action. In a move to try to deliver more effective training we receive... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2012 SOCIETY -
…and So It Begins – G4S and Lincolnshire Constabulary Go into Partnership
G4S have started their takeover of aspects of Policing in Lincolnshire by taking control of the Constabularies fleet of 400 vehicles. Read more
Posted on 09 June 2012 SOCIETY -
Tom Winsor for Chief Inspector of Constabularies – Yay!
If the Winsor Report was the final nail in the coffin of modern Policing, then that nail has just been gold-plated in a further demonstration of the unashamed... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2012 SOCIETY -
Police Cuts Video by MinimumCover – Please Share
I know that there are many videos on the internet regarding the Police reforms. After watching a number of these I have decided to join the fight by publishing... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2012 SOCIETY -
Officers Paid to Train Taser – A Shocking Piece of Anti-police Journalism
I know that the Police come under fire from the press on a regular basis, and sometimes this is justified, but sometimes it appears that a paper or program... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2012 SOCIETY -
The Cannabis Kid – Prosecution Update
A little less than a month ago I wrote about the three year-old found in possession of a couple of bags of his step-father’s weed and looked forward to the... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2012 SOCIETY -
Warning – Graphic Video: Black Box Insurance and the Singapore Smash
I am always staggered, when I speak to young drivers at the side of the road, about how much the under 21′s currently have to fork out to get their cars... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2012 SOCIETY -
PCC Priorities – Political Policing for a New Age
I have read the campaign manifestos of a number of prospective and shortlisted Police and Crime Commissioner candidates over the last few days and they have... Read more
Posted on 08 May 2012 SOCIETY -
Soaked and Suicudal – It’s Not Just the Moon to Blame!
Is it just me or has there been a country-wide surge in the number of mental health or suicide attempt related calls lately?Normally in my part of the world we... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2012 SOCIETY -
The Cannabis Kid – Three Year-old Shows off Daddy’s Weed
I am not going to get into the debate about whether cannabis presents a significant risk of harm, whether it draws people on to take stronger and stronger... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2012 SOCIETY -
The Hard Work Begins…
After nearly a year of writing here and a the development of a few helpful contacts I have decided to start on the intimidating task of writing about my first... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Response and Pursuit Drivers Are Breaking the Law
There has been some concern recently emanating from ACPO and the Federation about the lack of legal protection for Police drivers who are authorised to get... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2012 SOCIETY -
Where Has Jody McIntyre Gone…
Self proclaimed political activist, author and disgraced ‘journalist’, Jody McIntyre has fallen remarkably silent in recent months. Read more
Posted on 15 April 2012 SOCIETY -
The Easter Bunny Closes the Road
It’s usually the dog walker that finds the body, bag of stolen goods or unexploded bomb but in true seasonal spirit, somewhere in the farthest reaches of the... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2012 SOCIETY -
Attacked Because Her Daddy is a Cop
I am a Police Officer.I know this because I have spent nearly a dozen years being called Plod, Copper, Pig, Rozzer, Gavver, Old Bill, 5-0 and many other... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2012 SOCIETY -
High Tech Investigations & the Victims of Internet Crime
Posted on 04 April 2012 SOCIETY -
Drink Driving Makes the Police Impotent Too!
For what seems like an eternity, Policing and its associated costs has been held under the glaring spotlight of Political scrutiny. Read more
Posted on 24 March 2012 SOCIETY -
Warning – Graphic Video: Met Officers Attacked by Dog
The footage below shows how badly wrong things can go when routinely equipped frontline officers attempt to bring someone into custody. Read more
Posted on 23 March 2012 SOCIETY -
Experienced Firearms Officer: Salaries to Be Reduced by up to £11,371
I know I have already posted an anti-winsor blog today, but the information published on one of the many Police Federation websites relating to the potential... Read more
Posted on 21 March 2012 SOCIETY -
Warning: Graphic Post – The Innocence of Youth…
One thing we get used to on my Division is dealing with the carnage that follows an accident. Although we have a Roads Policing Team that should, technically,... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2012 SOCIETY