You could not make it up - Policemen posing as PCSOs
08 November 2010, 10:21 AM
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You could not make it up - Policemen posing as PCSOs
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...ring-yobs.html
Regular police constables are donning the jackets worn by police community support officers, who have limited powers and are not authorised to make arrests.
The initiative, which has been launched in Merseyside, is designed to wrongfoot youngsters who taunt PCSOs when they are caught behaving antisocially because they believe they cannot be arrested.
Under the scheme, the disguised PCs remove their jackets to reveal their full uniform underneath if the need for an arrest arises.
bit like superman then
What is the point in having pcso's if they have no powers or authority and the yobs know it. Paying a cop to pose as a psco - what a farce and a waste of time and our money!
Regular police constables are donning the jackets worn by police community support officers, who have limited powers and are not authorised to make arrests.
The initiative, which has been launched in Merseyside, is designed to wrongfoot youngsters who taunt PCSOs when they are caught behaving antisocially because they believe they cannot be arrested.
Under the scheme, the disguised PCs remove their jackets to reveal their full uniform underneath if the need for an arrest arises.
bit like superman then
What is the point in having pcso's if they have no powers or authority and the yobs know it. Paying a cop to pose as a psco - what a farce and a waste of time and our money!
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08 November 2010, 11:53 AM
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Why even have PCSO's ? Just replace them all with proper coppers who can do the full job, not a bunch of prefects who go crying to teacher when the big kids mess about.
08 November 2010, 12:38 PM
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As long as you're not on the operating table only to find as you are going under, the surgeon takes off his coat to reveal a circus clown outfit.
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08 November 2010, 12:52 PM
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PCSO's were invented by NL pureley to make it looks as though they were putting more coppers on the roads. It was a cheap way of trying to make us think that all the abuse and violent problems would be solved when in fact they are next to useless in fact.
I still can't believe that time when they first appeared when a couple of them were prepared to let a lad drown because they did not have the bottle to even attempt to save him. What a disgrace that was!
This latest episode just shows that PCSO's are ineffective as the hooligans well know. Yet another waste of money and a con to boot!
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I still can't believe that time when they first appeared when a couple of them were prepared to let a lad drown because they did not have the bottle to even attempt to save him. What a disgrace that was!
This latest episode just shows that PCSO's are ineffective as the hooligans well know. Yet another waste of money and a con to boot!
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08 November 2010, 01:20 PM
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the little ******* from scouse land can still outrun a copper, so pointless in my opinion.
not as pointless as pcso's though!
not as pointless as pcso's though!
08 November 2010, 05:55 PM
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frustrated Little Hitlers IMHO ...
08 November 2010, 07:05 PM
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God, cant win with you lot !
Why have a highly trained, expensive Policeman or Policewoman dealing with minor infractions, again, they do what they can with limited resources and getting it put about to the little turds that know their rights and every nook and cranny of the law that they may be talking to someone who can and will arrest them with maximum prejudice amuses me immensely. It reinforces the PCSO role and protects them to a certain extent so I say go for it, use smoke and mirrors as the ******* do all the time.
Why have a highly trained, expensive Policeman or Policewoman dealing with minor infractions, again, they do what they can with limited resources and getting it put about to the little turds that know their rights and every nook and cranny of the law that they may be talking to someone who can and will arrest them with maximum prejudice amuses me immensely. It reinforces the PCSO role and protects them to a certain extent so I say go for it, use smoke and mirrors as the ******* do all the time.
08 November 2010, 07:20 PM
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They have radios and can call in the proper coppers, they are, I would imagine selected for common sense and people skill, for example and old lady who has fallen doesn't need arresting, a car that has been broken into doesn't need anyone cuffing, neither does a stray dog, the role makes sense and like in the case of my cousin was a good springboard into being a real copper.
08 November 2010, 07:29 PM
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They have radios and can call in the proper coppers, they are, I would imagine selected for common sense and people skill, for example and old lady who has fallen doesn't need arresting, a car that has been broken into doesn't need anyone cuffing, neither does a stray dog, the role makes sense and like in the case of my cousin was a good springboard into being a real copper.
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08 November 2010, 08:38 PM
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Why not just let PCSO's have some of the more useful things to be able to use, like arresting the yobs..specials who get paid nothing have proper police powers, it doesn't make any sense really.
09 November 2010, 10:48 AM
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Target driven employment is a terrible waste and is an indication of those in charge not knowing how to run a workforce. It drives employees to concentrate on ticking boxes to the detriment of doing the actual job.
In the days before all this guff we used to see coppers on nearly every corner and they knew very well how to control those causing trouble and also how to influence the public in a supportive manner.
It appears that the police have lost sight of the real job they should be doing.
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09 November 2010, 11:57 AM
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As I understand, the plastic police are on a lower salary than regular PCs... and presumably fewer benefits too.
PC / PCSO don't compare as a regular soldier does to one in the TA... They have the same roles and TA are paid (pro-rata) the same as they would get if they were a regular. The only difference is the TA soldier (usually) has another job.
PC / PCSO don't compare as a regular soldier does to one in the TA... They have the same roles and TA are paid (pro-rata) the same as they would get if they were a regular. The only difference is the TA soldier (usually) has another job.
09 November 2010, 12:58 PM
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