There’s no front page story in that and people are only happy with bad news.
Hope she recovers soon.
I’m not sure what your issue is with me but you have tendency to pick me up on the slightest thing. I know you are an intelligent man and know what I meant but are trying to twist it.
The comment you replied to refers to contacting the police to report being burgled / having a car stolen. And you’d think twice if you were “a person of colour or female”.
They vet hundreds of thousands of officers and police staff.
Are you saying that the above statement is dishonest?
they have to deal with day in day out across all regions from fellow human beings, trying to keep our neighbourhoods safe, it isn’t the police you should be worried about, they have complaints procedures, the people down the road or on the next street who think they are above the law, do not.
It's a message board, if you dont like discussion then maybe dont post on it (especially on issues like this, where peoples opinions are quite polarised). I have no issue with you, I just happen to disagree with you on this particular topic (and maybe others too).
My wife and her family are black/mixed race and, whilst my wife isn't this way inclined (ie she would call the police), lots of her family are. Rightly or wrongly, this is where we're at now. 'Trust' is very low.
I don’t mind discussion when people compare eggs with eggs but you took what I said out of context and twisted it to fit your narrative and compared it to the extreme.
Great post.You only have to watch some of these Police reality programmes to see all the
People moan a bucket full about political leaders spreading false narratives as truth don’t they, but then themselves write stuff sowing seeds to others that the police can’t be trusted, sadly, there will be people who have an issue with authority and oddly like to believe any negative story as truth. Its probably, in part, why some kids will pick up on it from within families and go on to pelt bricks at fire engines and ambulances and other emergency workers, as they represent ‘the establishment’ their parents so hate for some reason. There are far more bad civilians amongst us than bad coppers.
Read the Baroness Casey review Col. I'm afraid that's not the case mate.
www.independent.co.uk
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Have they or their loved ones suffered some wrong doing from the police to cause them to feel this way (I don’t mean to pry into any detail if they have) or is it as a result of word of mouth, media reports on past injustices etc. I have no doubt that people of colour have in the past been treated as second class citizens by people in all walks of life including some within the Police and sadly, still are on occasion. Whatever feelings they have will never change if mistrust is shared and spread, but equally I understand trust has to be earned and respect and honesty is a two way exchange and that hasn’t and doesn’t always occur and needs rooting out..
There have been some genuine examples where they've been let down by the police. One of our family members in particular has been terribly let down when a victim of more than one fairly serious crimes. I couldn't categorically say it was down to race, but it may well have been, and they certainly feel like it was. The media reports/Twitter footage have certainly contributed to their thinking too, but I suppose my over-arching point is that however we've got here, this is now where we are. And I've no idea how anyone can solve the problem.
Yes, it is a bit but it's more that I distrust the institution than the individuals. I know there is corruption in the police, I know there is incompetence at times. I know that it is a bureaucracy and people will do things to protect themselves and their friends/colleagues reputations and so many cases come down to he said/she said that being right isn't enough. So knowing that those things are present means I can't fully trust them to do what is right every time.
