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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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The Price of Honesty – Dorset’s PC Nick Manning and His Twitter ‘sins’
No doubt those in the ivory towers will argue that Policing is a disciplined service and as such is entitled to demand a degree of control over those in its... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2012 SOCIETY -
Incompetence Defies Gravity
The basic principle behind many senior management issues has been known to me for some time, but I have recently been provided with a nice clear explanation of... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2012 SOCIETY -
The Axe Falls on Double Time – Police Arbitration Tribunal Decision on Winsor...
Apologies for the late hour, but having just come off nights, my brain still considers midnight to be pretty early in the day. I will re-post later today for th... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2012 SOCIETY -
Being Given the Bird by the Banks
So…on Friday afternoon my team had a little stroke of luck. We happened to stumble upon a crime in progress, which is nothing short of a miracle considering... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2012 SOCIETY -
I Love People Like This…
Having posted once today, I have just been pointed to a clip on YouTube and felt I had to share it with you…The clip attached below is titled Police Brutality... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2012 SOCIETY -
Happy New Year!
Four days of the new year have come and gone and I have had the pleasure of working most of them. Granted two were bank holidays so the money will be nice when... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2012 SOCIETY -
Happy Christmas – Courtesy of the Criminal Justice System
As the festive season gets into high gear and those of us without that “planning” gene rush around like crazy trying to get those last-minute gifts levels of... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2011 SOCIETY -
Happy Christmas – Courtesy of the UK Criminal Justice System
As the festive season gets into high gear and those of us without that “planning” gene rush around like crazy trying to get those last-minute gifts levels of... Read more
Posted on 23 December 2011 SOCIETY -
The Cost of Caring – Sergeant Neil Salter Loses His Job
A High Court ruling today has found that Sergeant Neil Salter must quit his job with Dorset Police after requesting the destruction of a mobile phone belonging... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2011 SOCIETY -
ID Sought: Kent Police Officer Run Down by Suspect
Kent Police is releasing both footage and a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak with which was captured immediately prior to an incident in Southborough, nea... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2011 SOCIETY -
Cops in Corsets – Katie Price as Hampshire Police Crime Commissioner?
Now, I am not one to stand in the way of democracy or people’s freedom to develop themselves, but there is a limit….at least I hope so. Today sees the... Read more
Posted on 12 December 2011 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT, SOCIETY -
Shattering Lives…
Sometimes it’s the horrific incidents that stay with you after the uniform is put away and the radio goes back in your locker. Read more
Posted on 05 December 2011 SOCIETY -
Sentencing Drops for Knife Crime Despite Rising Offence Levels
Recently released figures for the three months between July and September confirm that those being jailed for offending whilst in possession of a knife or simpl... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2011 SOCIETY -
UK Police – The Nation’s Sticking Plaster
Sometimes I come home from work and feel quite pleased with what has been achieved with the last nine or ten hours. More often than not, I have managed to make... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2011 SOCIETY -
Lenient Sentencing from UK Courts – Not If You’re Black!
The race row has been raging for years now. The Police were labelled as being institutionally racist back in 1993 after the murder of Stephen Lawrence and... Read more
Posted on 29 November 2011 SOCIETY -
Thailand Sets New Standard for Facebook Crime
Anyone who has worked in a patrol capacity in the last few years will be very aware of the Policing nightmare that is Facebook. Read more
Posted on 25 November 2011 SOCIETY -
Officer Down…and Another…and Another…and Another
There are the incidents we all dread being caught up in and today we saw yet another example of the worst kind.The frightening events that occurred today in... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2011 SOCIETY -
Fighting with Girls and Early Morning Beers
It was half past seven in the morning. It was still dark, there was rain on the windows, and mist in the air outside. It was cold. Read more
Posted on 11 November 2011 SOCIETY -
You Can’t Win at Cards If the Dealer Picks Your Hand
For what seems like an eternity now the Police Forces in the UK have been trimmed down, hollowed out and had most of the goodness that remained squeezed out of... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2011 SOCIETY -
Students to Face Baton Guns and Mobile Phone Surveillance
Over the last 12 months or so the students have had their fair share of publicity. Some of their actions were, undoubtedly, justified and some not so much. The... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2011 CURRENT, SOCIETY