Below is Ian Collins, of Talksport' Speaking with Siobhan O'Dowd who created the 'Raoul Moat Legend facebook page.'
If, in her eyes, Moat was a hero and a legend, what does she think about the brave people who go out and risk their lives to help and save people; for example;
The Fire Service
The RNLI Lifeboat Crews, who are volunteers,
The Ambulance / Paramedic service,
The Police, yes people may say they are not heroes, but at heart I'm sure all policemen and women want to protect the public.
People may not agree with all of the above, but no one can disagree with the next one.
The Military, especially the ones in Afghanistan at the moment, and the ones who have served in conflicts, and wars, past.
WW1, WW2, Korea, The Falklands, Northern Ireland, The Gulf War, Kosova and Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq.
To Siobhan O'Dowd and to all those 'people' who think Raoul Moat is some sort of legend and hero. Click the link below and see real heroes and legends.
Real Legends and Real Heroes
Showing posts with label Police. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Police. Show all posts
Friday, 16 July 2010
Monday, 12 July 2010
Raoul Moat
I followed the news story regarding Raoul Moat, and i wasn't surprised by the ending, he was either going to commit suicide or put the police into a scenario where the police had to shoot him.
I was starting to write my thoughts on the subject when I read Anna Raccoon's blog post on the subject. Once I read her blog post I knew anything I came up with would never do the subject justice.
So I ask you to go to Anna Raccoon Blog and read her blog post regarding Raoul Moat. She hits the nail on the head in her post.
I was starting to write my thoughts on the subject when I read Anna Raccoon's blog post on the subject. Once I read her blog post I knew anything I came up with would never do the subject justice.
So I ask you to go to Anna Raccoon Blog and read her blog post regarding Raoul Moat. She hits the nail on the head in her post.
Tuesday, 25 May 2010
I'm still trying to get my head around this case...
Regarding the case of the 2 ten year olds.
I was trying to put into words what my thoughts were on the subject, until I saw this article. Philip Johnston says it all in the article
Was this really attempted rape – or children playing?
By Philip Johnston
Two boys aged 10 and 11 have been found guilty of the attempted rape of an eight year old girl. I find it almost impossible to get my head around this.
The evidence in the case suggested that they were indulging in the sort of curiosity that children have shown in each other’s bodies since the dawn of time. They were initially charged with rape until the little girl told the court that this had not actually happened.
Boys of that age are almost certainly pre-pubescent and their interest in the little girl almost certainly non-sexual. A jury at the Old Bailey heard the evidence and found them not guilty of rape but guilty of attempted rape. They will now be on the sex offenders register, though as the judge said he had no idea what that meant for children of this age.
Is there any other period in our history, or any other country in the world, where the pre-pubescent fumblings of children would result in a rape trial? We bombard children with sexual imagery and then are surprised when they show interest in what it means. It is astonishing that they were convicted but even more amazing is that it even came to court at all.
Have we lost all concept of childhood in this country?
“I don’t think anyone who has sat through this trial would think for a moment that the system that we employ is ideal,” said Mr Justice Saunders.
He can say that again.
Could this set a precedent or can common sense be brought in?
This case looks like it was just 3 children being curious, but the girl became scared and worried about what her mother would think.
The reasons why this case was brought to court needs to be looked at.
Now we have 2 boys found guilty of attempted rape, for just being curious. How will this effect their future lives?
What about the girl in this, how will she feel in the future about this, how will it effect her life in the future.
All the adults in this case, the police the CPS, the parents, the court system have to answer questions about this case and the future well being of the 3 children
I was trying to put into words what my thoughts were on the subject, until I saw this article. Philip Johnston says it all in the article
Was this really attempted rape – or children playing?
By Philip Johnston
Two boys aged 10 and 11 have been found guilty of the attempted rape of an eight year old girl. I find it almost impossible to get my head around this.
The evidence in the case suggested that they were indulging in the sort of curiosity that children have shown in each other’s bodies since the dawn of time. They were initially charged with rape until the little girl told the court that this had not actually happened.
Boys of that age are almost certainly pre-pubescent and their interest in the little girl almost certainly non-sexual. A jury at the Old Bailey heard the evidence and found them not guilty of rape but guilty of attempted rape. They will now be on the sex offenders register, though as the judge said he had no idea what that meant for children of this age.
Is there any other period in our history, or any other country in the world, where the pre-pubescent fumblings of children would result in a rape trial? We bombard children with sexual imagery and then are surprised when they show interest in what it means. It is astonishing that they were convicted but even more amazing is that it even came to court at all.
Have we lost all concept of childhood in this country?
“I don’t think anyone who has sat through this trial would think for a moment that the system that we employ is ideal,” said Mr Justice Saunders.
He can say that again.
Could this set a precedent or can common sense be brought in?
This case looks like it was just 3 children being curious, but the girl became scared and worried about what her mother would think.
The reasons why this case was brought to court needs to be looked at.
Now we have 2 boys found guilty of attempted rape, for just being curious. How will this effect their future lives?
What about the girl in this, how will she feel in the future about this, how will it effect her life in the future.
All the adults in this case, the police the CPS, the parents, the court system have to answer questions about this case and the future well being of the 3 children
Saturday, 8 May 2010
This has to be a joke
The headline to the article
It's enough to make Dixon Of Dock Green blush: Security firms paid £23m to guard police stations
An extract;
Many will remember George Dixon faithfully standing guard underneath the old blue lamp.
But these days, you are just as likely to see private security staff outside a police station as an actual constable.
Figures have revealed police forces spend £23million on private security to protect their stations and headquarters
Far from the traditional image of a bobby keeping a lookout on the station steps - memorably portrayed by Jack Warner in the long-running TV series Dixon Of Dock Green - it seems that the safety of our police stations is being left in the hands of civilians.
Well, if it helps get the police out on the streets then I could live with that, but the police aren't on the streets they are still drowning in paperwork.
It's enough to make Dixon Of Dock Green blush: Security firms paid £23m to guard police stations
An extract;
Many will remember George Dixon faithfully standing guard underneath the old blue lamp.
But these days, you are just as likely to see private security staff outside a police station as an actual constable.
Figures have revealed police forces spend £23million on private security to protect their stations and headquarters
Far from the traditional image of a bobby keeping a lookout on the station steps - memorably portrayed by Jack Warner in the long-running TV series Dixon Of Dock Green - it seems that the safety of our police stations is being left in the hands of civilians.
Well, if it helps get the police out on the streets then I could live with that, but the police aren't on the streets they are still drowning in paperwork.
Monday, 1 March 2010
Labour Plans To Fight Crime
Gordon Brown outlines plans for fight against crime
Gordon Brown has set out new measures to tackle anti-social behaviour as he put the fight against the fear of crime and yobbery at the heart of the general election battle.
That is the headline to this article.
Gordon Brown has been the Prime Minister for 2 1/2 years of Labour's 13 years in power and they now plan to fight crime.
What the hell have they been doing before now then?
What happened to 'Tough on crime, Tough on the causes of crime.'
An extract from the article;
The Prime Minister accused the Conservatives of ramping up the fear of crime by ''abusing'' statistics and spreading the ''fiction'' that Britain is a broken society.
The Conservatives aren't 'ramping up the fear of crime', they are just telling the truth.
People are fearful of going out of their homes, especially the elderly, because there isn't enough of a police presence. It isn't all the police forces fault, they are drowning in paperwork and trying to meet the months targets.
This has happened since Labour came to power. They have destroyed the public's trust in the police due to all their targets and politically correct bull****.
The general public are fearful of crime, it should be the other way around. The criminal should be fearful of the police and the courts.
Another extract;
Mr Brown quoted the British Crime Survey as proof that crime was down by more than a third since 1997, with 6 million fewer crimes each year including fewer burglaries and violent incidents and the lowest number of homicides for a decade.
Labour are always quoting the British Crime Survey, why i ask? Is it because the real crime statistics, and not the watered down version the government produce, are so frightening that the government cannot publish them because it shows the real truth about crime in the UK.
How many crimes aren't even reported to the police?
Another extract;
But, in a direct attack on the Conservative rhetoric of ''broken Britain'', he argued: ''You don't tackle the fear of crime by cultivating it, by ramping up a public sense of panic, by abusing the figures and claiming our society is broken.''
Gordon Brown says that we shouldn't use the word 'Broken Britain' because it gives 'the public a sense of panic'. I ask Gordon Brown to look at Britain today, there are places in Britain that crime is rife, people get mugged, homes are burgled, knife crime and gun crime. The list goes on.
This country is broken, and it needs to be fixed.
Update:
Just found this article, it says a lot of what I am trying to say in my blog.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/philipjohnston/100027915/gordon-brown-tries-to-have-it-both-ways-on-law-and-order/
Gordon Brown has set out new measures to tackle anti-social behaviour as he put the fight against the fear of crime and yobbery at the heart of the general election battle.
That is the headline to this article.
Gordon Brown has been the Prime Minister for 2 1/2 years of Labour's 13 years in power and they now plan to fight crime.
What the hell have they been doing before now then?
What happened to 'Tough on crime, Tough on the causes of crime.'
An extract from the article;
The Prime Minister accused the Conservatives of ramping up the fear of crime by ''abusing'' statistics and spreading the ''fiction'' that Britain is a broken society.
The Conservatives aren't 'ramping up the fear of crime', they are just telling the truth.
People are fearful of going out of their homes, especially the elderly, because there isn't enough of a police presence. It isn't all the police forces fault, they are drowning in paperwork and trying to meet the months targets.
This has happened since Labour came to power. They have destroyed the public's trust in the police due to all their targets and politically correct bull****.
The general public are fearful of crime, it should be the other way around. The criminal should be fearful of the police and the courts.
Another extract;
Mr Brown quoted the British Crime Survey as proof that crime was down by more than a third since 1997, with 6 million fewer crimes each year including fewer burglaries and violent incidents and the lowest number of homicides for a decade.
Labour are always quoting the British Crime Survey, why i ask? Is it because the real crime statistics, and not the watered down version the government produce, are so frightening that the government cannot publish them because it shows the real truth about crime in the UK.
How many crimes aren't even reported to the police?
Another extract;
But, in a direct attack on the Conservative rhetoric of ''broken Britain'', he argued: ''You don't tackle the fear of crime by cultivating it, by ramping up a public sense of panic, by abusing the figures and claiming our society is broken.''
Gordon Brown says that we shouldn't use the word 'Broken Britain' because it gives 'the public a sense of panic'. I ask Gordon Brown to look at Britain today, there are places in Britain that crime is rife, people get mugged, homes are burgled, knife crime and gun crime. The list goes on.
This country is broken, and it needs to be fixed.
Update:
Just found this article, it says a lot of what I am trying to say in my blog.
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/philipjohnston/100027915/gordon-brown-tries-to-have-it-both-ways-on-law-and-order/
Sunday, 10 January 2010
Aren't we even Allowed to Protect Ourselves in OUR OWN Homes?
I ask this question after reading the Telegraph article about Myleen Klass' incident i blogged about yesterday.
What are we allowed to do to protect ourselves, if an intruder breaks into our homes?
Here is a quote from the article;
Miss Klass, 31, who was alone in her house in Potters Bar, Herts, with her two-year-old daughter, Ava, called the police. When they arrived at her house they informed her that she should not have used a knife to scare off the youths because carrying an "offensive weapon" – even in her own home – was illegal.
The police arrived at her house and informed her that carrying a knife is illegal. So are the police saying we must get rid of every implement that might be used as an offensive weapon.
I hope the police gave her reassurance and helped calm Myleen's nerves, before they told her she acted illegally in her own home.
Aren't we allowed to protect our family and home any more?
What are the rights for the law abiding citizens of this country who work hard, pay income tax, council tax, who just want to keep their family safe and secure.
It is our human right to feel safe and secure in our own home, and if someone tries to break in to our home then that person does so with the knowledge that the owner of the home he is breaking into, has the right to protect themselves, their family and their home by any and all means at his disposal.
I don't like violence, but when it comes to protecting my family and home i will do anything necessary to protect them.
The police might say that you should call them straight away and hide, but how long will they take to get to you. I am a great believer in the police, but my belief has taken a few knocks over the last few years.
I know it isn't all their fault, they have been drowning in red tape for years, had more laws to enforce then ever before, 3000 new laws at the last count, and the human (criminals) rights act has certainly held them back.
Check out PC Bloggs (Blog) for what the police have to get through. It certainly is an eye opener.
We have to take back our streets from the scum of the earth that inhabits it at the moment.
The police must be allowed to do their job without the human (criminals) rights act getting in the way. Also get rid of all the red tape, health and safety rubbish that they have to right up before they even step out of the door.
When will this happen?
I don't know, but something has to be done soon before we lose the battle altogether.
What are we allowed to do to protect ourselves, if an intruder breaks into our homes?
Here is a quote from the article;
Miss Klass, 31, who was alone in her house in Potters Bar, Herts, with her two-year-old daughter, Ava, called the police. When they arrived at her house they informed her that she should not have used a knife to scare off the youths because carrying an "offensive weapon" – even in her own home – was illegal.
The police arrived at her house and informed her that carrying a knife is illegal. So are the police saying we must get rid of every implement that might be used as an offensive weapon.
I hope the police gave her reassurance and helped calm Myleen's nerves, before they told her she acted illegally in her own home.
Aren't we allowed to protect our family and home any more?
What are the rights for the law abiding citizens of this country who work hard, pay income tax, council tax, who just want to keep their family safe and secure.
It is our human right to feel safe and secure in our own home, and if someone tries to break in to our home then that person does so with the knowledge that the owner of the home he is breaking into, has the right to protect themselves, their family and their home by any and all means at his disposal.
I don't like violence, but when it comes to protecting my family and home i will do anything necessary to protect them.
The police might say that you should call them straight away and hide, but how long will they take to get to you. I am a great believer in the police, but my belief has taken a few knocks over the last few years.
I know it isn't all their fault, they have been drowning in red tape for years, had more laws to enforce then ever before, 3000 new laws at the last count, and the human (criminals) rights act has certainly held them back.
Check out PC Bloggs (Blog) for what the police have to get through. It certainly is an eye opener.
We have to take back our streets from the scum of the earth that inhabits it at the moment.
The police must be allowed to do their job without the human (criminals) rights act getting in the way. Also get rid of all the red tape, health and safety rubbish that they have to right up before they even step out of the door.
When will this happen?
I don't know, but something has to be done soon before we lose the battle altogether.
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Why doesn't this Shock Me
Police force 'tricks' to 'fiddle' crime figures
Police forces are using a series of tricks to manipulate crime figures to give a false picture of their performance, a former senior detective has revealed.
This is a headline to this article
I'm sure people have known this for years, but haven't any proof.
Just give us the truth about the crime figures, and then deal with it.
We all see the lawlessness in our towns and cities, but when they are caught they are just let off with a warning, or with an 'asbo' or get a light sentence if it is more serious.
I would like to see all these league tables for detection rates abolished so the police don't have to worry about how many crimes have been solved this month.
Getting rid of these league tables is a start, but the courts have to do their bit as well. They must give proper sentences to these criminals, not just a slap on the wrist.
The police and courts have a lot to do to gain the public trust again after all these years. I still have faith in the police, but it has gone down over the years. I just hope my faith in the police and courts doesn't go down any further.
Police forces are using a series of tricks to manipulate crime figures to give a false picture of their performance, a former senior detective has revealed.
This is a headline to this article
I'm sure people have known this for years, but haven't any proof.
Just give us the truth about the crime figures, and then deal with it.
We all see the lawlessness in our towns and cities, but when they are caught they are just let off with a warning, or with an 'asbo' or get a light sentence if it is more serious.
I would like to see all these league tables for detection rates abolished so the police don't have to worry about how many crimes have been solved this month.
Getting rid of these league tables is a start, but the courts have to do their bit as well. They must give proper sentences to these criminals, not just a slap on the wrist.
The police and courts have a lot to do to gain the public trust again after all these years. I still have faith in the police, but it has gone down over the years. I just hope my faith in the police and courts doesn't go down any further.
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