PNWokingham
Journeyman Pro
All these things we should get back to has been eroded over years of cut backs and reducing numbers, we’ll never get back to the era you’re dreaming about.
I absolutely 100% support the Police, worked intimately with them in many roles over the years and still have many serving friends.
You need to invest in them, give them the equipment, the job security, make them feel valued and most importantly of all provide strong robust leadership.
We shouldn’t accept people making mistakes, it can at the extremes cost lives, what shouldn’t happen is assume guilt, mistakes should be reviewed and lessons learnt.
As for “bad people are bad people” no they’re not, they become bad people, they are not born “bad” they are a product and a reflection of the society and culture they come from.
Respect is not given, it has to be earned.
Resourcing is one issue granted - but less of an issue than all the beaurocracy and rules thrown at police and others that take up a large part of their time and. Cut back on all the unnecesssary rules and empower them to do their day job and hence more police on the streets. Same in the NHS etc. This will go a long way to making them feel valued.
Your bad people comment is nothing to do with what i said so no comment
Agree with respect comment but again not really related to what i was saying. Respect has gone through the all the things mentioned - today's world shines a big torch on any transgressions or bad behaviour and pays no attention to the 99% of good that is done in any field. All the protest generation are interested in is trashing the majority through the incidents of the very small minority