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Subject Britain cuts 10% of frontline cops

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how timely, because 3 days in a row here (in a nice suburb of london) i noticed coppers on the beat in 2s

i see coppers on the beat all the time. there actually seem to be more out there than ever, which was apparently one of the aims of the coalition when it came in to office

perhaps thats actually happening. fewer cops on their fat arses in offices filling out paperwork and attending awareness groups

perhaps they are patrolling the nicer parts of town coz the locals are more likely to complain if there were no coppers about, and also less likely to rob and riot

incidentally, 2 pairs were women of about 5'5". i felt so reassured :thumbs:

and one of those pairs wasnt even stood to attention, they were both leaning against pavement railings staring at the traffic on the junction (where i was at a red light)

i thought 'what are YOU doing? stand the fuck up and at least try and look respectable and busy'

see, i am what you would call a model citizen when it comes to staying on the right side of the law, and yet i have very little respect for the police

they retire at 45-50 and then go work fulltime doing something else on a full police pension

so, less coppers is a good thing
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Wait till you cannot even walk on that street due to crime..
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Original Message Almost 6,800 police posts have been downsized since the 2010 UK general election as a result of British austerity measures, according to a House of Commons analysis of updated Home Office figures.

The statistics show an average 6% reduction in frontline policing across England and Wales. The biggest came in Warwickshire (16%) and Nottinghamshire (13%). But the ultimate goal of cutting spending by 20 per cent, as required by the government, has been reached by only two out of the 43.

Shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper, who commissioned the investigation has said that cuts place the “police and crime commissioners … in an impossible position. Six thousand eight hundred frontline officers have gone in two years compared to the 5,800 that Her Majesty's Inspectorate predicted would be lost over five years. Given the concern over community safety it is no wonder the government is looking for someone else to blame", cites the Guardian.

Cooper also attacked the government for blowing £100 million on the first police and crime commissioner elections in November, instead of channeling that money to save police jobs amid predictions of a very low voter turnout in the polls.

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