One Rule for Us another for the Police?

[Electrifying Cycles]

Just witnessed another police car in a bus lane again. No flashingl lights and it is one of several occassions it has happened. If it is an emergerncy fair enough but it does annoy me that we seem to work to different rules to them. This from the county where an officer is suing someone after being called out

BBC News - Norfolk police officer sues garage after trip on 999 call

 

[Old_Dave]

Re the trip .. The full circumstances will I suppose eventually come to light.

My take is that any property owner has a duty of care to protect the public that are lawfully (and for some strange reason unlawfully ) on their premises, I don't see any reason why a police officer shouldn't be able to rely upon the same duty of care that any member of the public is given.

Soooooo If the police offer is being an **** then let them hang them self, other wise let them make a claim for their losses.

Time will tell

 

[flecc]

Police officers routinely breaking the rule of law without any permission or need is so common in the London metropolitan area that it's the rule rather than the exception. I've many examples over the years, even including them verbally aggressively supporting such behaviour when challenged.

Many of them really do believe they are above the law.

It validates the old saying that power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.

 

[jazper53]

I thought it was universally accepted that all vassals of the Establishment have got a free get out of jail card, and exempt from all laws that apply to the plebs.

 

[flecc]

I thought it was universally accepted that all vassals of the Establishment have got a free get out of jail card, and exempt from all laws that apply to the plebs.

Close to the truth at times!

 

[mike killay]

Cross referencing this with the thread about Chris Huhne and how if he had been French, none of the court case would have followed, it is probably just as well to have this constant reminder from the Police as to how power corrupts.
At least, here, the odd cop in a bus lane etc. is nothing as serious as what goes on elsewhere.
British people are under no illusions because they can see visible evidence and are thus less likely to believe politicians lies.

 

[wissy]

I wish I could retire at 50 with full pension

 

[flecc]

I wish I could retire at 50 with full pension

I managed it at 54, but had organised my own "pension", aka financial provisions. That was nearly 23 years ago.

 

[flecc]

From the police code of conduct:

7. Police, at all times, should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which are incumbent upon every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence.

 

[robert44]

I wish I could retire at 50 with full pension

Easy - become a police officer!!

 

[50 Hertz]

Easy - become a police officer!!

...and pay 14% (soon to be 15% and that's one of the highest contribution rates in any area of employment) of your salary for 30 years in pension contributions.

 

[mountainsport]

I wish I could retire at 50 with full pension

If you were lucky to retire at age 50 the word "full pension" will then quickly change to "empty pension".

Mountainsport.

 

[neptune]

I don`t know what you are all complaining about. This country has the best police force money can buy.

 

[OxygenJames]

I don`t know what you are all complaining about. This country has the best police force money can buy.

What's that old saying - in heaven the Police are British - the engineers German - the wine-makers French - the Tailors are Italian - the Army is American and the women are all Swedish.

Or something like that.

 

[Electrifying Cycles]

I don`t know what you are all complaining about. This country has the best police force money can buy.

I want my money back then

 

[flecc]

I don`t know what you are all complaining about. This country has the best police force money can buy.

But surely the rich shouldn't be able to buy them at will.

 

[Scimitar]

But surely the rich shouldn't be able to buy them at will.

The Peelers were set up to protect the property of the rich and they haven't forgotten that.

 

[OxygenJames]

Here's the proper quote:

Heaven: where the police are British, the cooks French, the mechanics German, the lovers Italian, and it is all organized and run by the Swiss.

Hell: where the police are German, the cooks British, the mechanics French, the lovers Swiss, and it is all organized and run by the Italians.

 

[smudger1956]

What's that old saying - in heaven the Police are British - the engineers German - the wine-makers French - the Tailors are Italian - the Army is American and the women are all Swedish.

Or something like that.

The army is American......That would worry me a bit........

 

[Scimitar]

The army is American......That would worry me a bit........

Oh, it's OK, the fire is friendly.