“In my opinion the problem with the force is all about numbers.... to many reported crimes / things for frontline officers to deal with and not enough officers to do it !!

Its not uncommon for me to spend several hours A DAY filling out forms etc rather than being out on the streets !!
Thats not my choice but the forces vision of form filling !!!

The answer is VERY VERY simple, get more uniformed front line police officers..... Its not uncommon for me to come on duty and be the only one covering a large area (200 sqaure miles)

Yes there are support units about but rarely are they in the areas 'we' would like them to be and they are only interested in the 'glory boy' stuff not the run of the mill statement taking etc !!!!!”

“anyway getting back to last week when city councillors were praising the police, they really couldnt do enough, now they are in charge of watching you watching them its a different story,”

“"Your comments in regard to the community support officers and CPO¿s (is this police slang?) can only entrench my view that your arrogance and self-righteous indignation of these officers can only in time seal the fait of your organisation. "
sorry i have to agree with gene on this point,
these plastic police are doing nobody any favours,
they arent insured, they dont get the same backing as real police and they certainly dont have the power of real police,
(we wont even go into pensions because that would make you look real stupid).
kids who cause chaos are genuinely frightened of real police, they dont give a hoot about the plastic imitations that the council provide,”

“We take onboard Gene¿s comments below as he provides an apparent expertise in modern policing. Having read a number of articles in the National press Gene, much of the criticism is of your organisations senior management and not the hard work that is provided at grass roots. Before you consume yourself in your own self importance you must remember that you represent a public service and as a consequence, you are answerable to the general public.

Your comments in regard to the community support officers and CPO¿s (is this police slang?) can only entrench my view that your arrogance and self-righteous indignation of these officers can only in time seal the fait of your organisation. As a self professed retro policeman you may feel too important to have to deal with members of the public. I must say though, it is reassuring that we do see a uniformed officer on the street, that often has the time to spare and to talk to subservient members of the public like myself.

Remember Gene we are not all criminals and does it matter whether those who provide a service to the people of Nottinghamshire are community officers or Policeman?

The Human Rights element of your speech is lacking the academic analysis and it is for the very reasons that you have stated that Parliament felt it was necessary to limit the powers the police have. This will ensure that members of the general public can enjoy their civil liberties without oppression. This is characterised as being an arbitrary exercise of your power on a certain class of people that are inferior, Gene that is us, members of the general public.

The Human Rights act in general was designed to eradicate this oppression by giving a clear articulation of what limits that should be placed on your power¿s and that of the Police to control an individual or group of people.

Whilst other officers have noted that they are working at night I am sure that you are financially rewarded from the public purse. You may not be aware that we are influenced by a global recession and as such many jobs in the private sector are under threat. There are many people also working tonight who are relatively in low-paid service jobs

Now then Gene, cheer up, think about how you are going to commit yourself in taking your organisation forward. Alternatively you could consider your options and come and work in the private sector.”

“i think we need to call a truce here and sort things out,
the general public arnt interested in what the top brass think ,
its about time the public ie the people who pay for policing got a say in the running of the force,
we dont need no politicians or councillors with hidden agendas to tell us what our force should be,,,
for the people , by the people
nuff said,
it peeves me that a copper should have to fill in loads of forms for the cps, surely its not his/her job to do that, get the boys in blue back onto the beat where they belong, ,,,,,”