Lord_Farquar

I suppose we just have to put up with it then?!?

emelems

no, officially... but yes in the big wide world... sticks and stones, sticks and stones..

Em x

Lord_Farquar

I think there is a difference between name calling in the playground and public officials.

emelems

Indeed... I do actually agree with you in an ideal world.. but alas I don't really think it holds any substance..

Em x

Lord_Farquar

What doesn't hold any substance? Police have codes of conduct to abide to.

emelems

The whole "they are officials"... so therefore should be "better than that"...

They aren't.. from my experience..

As I said.. I do think they should be.. but thats not the way it works.. well, from my experiences in life..

jeez, I am now feeling a need to add a disclaimer..

Em x

emelems

and then add in the whole "old boys club" should you want to make a complaint over something like name calling and swearing.. majority wouldnt take it seriously I would think..

So, in essence, what I am attempting to say is that although it is a bit wrong, officially, it happens and don't take it to heart..

Em x

Lord_Farquar

I didn't say they were "better than that". I meant that if they swear at you, you should report it as they are officials representing the public.

emelems

I know you didn't.. i said it.. its an opinion.. and I heard what you were saying in the first place I was just voicing what I thought about it..

Oh ma life.. I am NOT going around in circles for anyone..

*sighs*

Em x

Jen1977ni

Maybe I do, but I guess coming from Northern Ireland I feel I've been exposed to a fair bit, in my policing role. I will still be a serving officer when I first move to Oz, having only taken a career break from my PSNI role. So it'll be interesting to see what the local police where I'll be living, will be like. I'll go with an open mind and see how much I actually do have to learn! Ta

Cheetah7

I have had a couple of dealings, when Mr PP had their accident, the two coppers were really nice - suppose they had to be really, but one of them gave me a hug

The second time was a few days later when there was some trouble with aboriginals and our neighbour - I told the police that Mr PP has just come out of hospital and I was quite qorried (trust me there were alot of Aboriginals turning up from seemingly nowhere)

The police kept a watch on our house for two days to see if we were OK. However, I have heard some dreadful stories and I am wary and think that wherever you live, there are good and bad coppers and I would not want to upset a bad one.

The best time was at Perth train station and an English girl who was with her pals, spat on the platform. The copper came up and told her to wipe it up, when she ignored him, he said 'Wipe it up, you are not in ****ing pommie land now!' and when she said she had no tissues, he made her use the sleeve of her hoodie top. God that was funny to see that!

I did see an Aboriginal woman spitting and kicking a copper at Perth, he just had the front of her top and was holding her at arms length while she screamed, kicked and spat at him.

Jen1977ni

All power to the peeler (Norn Irn word for police officer) on the platform, if I did that here in Norn Irn that girl and all of her mates would start spitting on me and if I did anything about it, it'd be seen as (the favourite term used over here) 'HEAVY HANDED POLICING' lolol and a breach of their HUMAN RIGHTS! GRRRRR LOL

Cheetah7

I do wonder how many parents would be angry at their kid being ordered to wipe up their own spit with their top and think it was out of order?

emelems

Wouldnt bother me.. I think spitting is a disgusting habit...

Em x

Jen1977ni

Personally I'd be even more annoyed at my child ignoring a figure of authority. Kids lack so much respect for people these days, I'd never have spoken to my teachers the way you see some kids doing, and in the street the attitudes of some children towards adults. We'd have feared adults in the past, now, the adults are in fear of talking to the 'yoofs', that's no way to be!

I wouldn't have made her wipe it up with her sleeve, but I'd have insisted she go to the loos and get a paper towel. In future she'd think twice about gobbing on the ground, as it's pretty minging.....