Originally Posted by Pomster

I live in London and commute into the city on a daily basis.


Not a day goes by when I am not arrested and thrown into prison overnight.

I am usually charged with offenses such as :
-using public transport
-standing on public transport even if a seat becomes available
-tutting loudly at pedestrians who walk slowly.
- not being in possession of an Iphone in a public place *

The day I skipped along naked singing the 'Hallelujah chorus' was the only day they did not arrest me.

The police are there just to make my life difficult.

(*well they might if I ever saw any police)

Originally Posted by sallysimmons

I was truly surprised watching the London riots of a few months ago, and seeing police just standing there while people threw things at them. I can only imagine what would have happened in New York had the same scenes unfolded.

Originally Posted by chris955

I am still shaking my head in disbelief that you are seemingly basing your decision on where to live on a comment made by one cop, you then come to the conclusion that, based on his comment to you, that the MET are corrupt.

Originally Posted by moneypenny20

I honestly don't think you have been abused. I think people are fairly amazed that you are making a life change based on something that you've said is unlikely to affect you personally but I guess we all make decisions based on our own perceptions. It's a public forum, you have asked for public opinion, you've got it. You may not have heard what you wanted, but you've had opinions.

Originally Posted by nun

You've lost something in the thread. The corruption notion comes from a diet of Guardian articles and I have worries about the policing of protest groups both in the streets and by under cover policemen. The "interaction" with the MET policeman was a minor incident, but he was very unpleasant, sorry if this sounds trifling, but the guy gave me the creeps and I don't want to feel that way around the police. Policing is just a factor in where I choose to live. The MET policemen are probably the way they are because it's London with all the added stress and issues, so maybe it's London itself the I want to avoid.

Anyway I think I'll be living in the North but close to the main train line so I can visit. I'll probably avoid St Pauls though

Originally Posted by nun

I hear what people are saying, and I see that most don't share my misgivings about the police. The fact that I'm a law abiding citizen is the very reason I worry when I perceive there to be problems in policing. Your comment implies that I should only worry about myself and not others, I can't understand that.
The only real experiences with the police that have been related are from an ex-policeman and his comments didn't reassure me.

You may not feel that there has been abuse in these posts, but I do, however, that's all part of the give and take on a public forum and I hope people will give me examples of happy experiences with policemen.

Originally Posted by moneypenny20

No idea where you got that implication from but if it's only you moving, why would you worry about strangers to the extent that you'll base your move on something you consider to be a problem but others don't. I honestly don't understand.

However it appears to be irrlelevant as you're now off up north. Have you researched the police departments up there?

Originally Posted by nun

I got the implication from you saying



the implication being that I shouldn't worry about policing if I'm a law abiding citizen.

Again policing is only a factor in my decision, there are many others.....
I will be looking looking at lots of factors in deciding where to live and the police will be amongst them.



Oh and I hear several high ranking Middlesbrough policemen just got nicked so theres one to avoid. Actually policing is way down on the list of reasons to avoid Middlesbrough, "The Parmo" is one of the biggest. Sorry for the abuse

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/au...ted-corruption

Originally Posted by lansbury

There are about 31000 police officers in London, how many of them are corrupt?

In my time I came across very few and an equal percentage or more bent lawyers, teachers, local government employes, and a very great number more of corrupt members of the public.

When I joined the Met in 1969 it was corrupt and Robert Mark started the job of cleaning it up. In fact more of my colleagues lost their lives doing the job, after the mid 70s, than I came across bent officers. You read a few newspapers articles and you come on here and denigrate people you don't know and give an example of an officer not speaking how you like. Quite frankly people like you with no real knowledge make me sick. You have no idea what is like to face a gun with only a lump of wood to defend yourself with, or to fight to get a knife away from someone, or to protect a wife from a violent drunk husband. When you do, if you've got the guts to find out, then criticize, until then I suspect most of the people on the street doing The Job have more integrity in their little finger than you possess. You comment on others lack of knowledge, quite frankly you don't have a clue.

Originally Posted by nun

You've lost something in the thread. The corruption notion comes from a diet of Guardian articles and I have worries about the policing of protest groups both in the streets and by under cover policemen. The "interaction" with the MET policeman was a minor incident, but he was very unpleasant, sorry if this sounds trifling, but the guy gave me the creeps and I don't want to feel that way around the police. Policing is just a factor in where I choose to live. The MET policemen are probably the way they are because it's London with all the added stress and issues, so maybe it's London itself the I want to avoid.

Anyway I think I'll be living in the North but close to the main train line so I can visit. I'll probably avoid St Pauls though

Originally Posted by nun

I hope people will give me examples of happy experiences with policemen.