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Originally Posted by martyh
but they dont they act for the government as they should !
to have a force not doing so would lead to anarchy
your mp is the one who serves you ( or at least the majority of voters ) and then passes the laws the police should abide by in enforcing and keeping themselves
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the police ,the government are CIVIL SERVANTS the clue's in the name
any laws past or any law upheld is (or should be)with the publics consent
and i am not suggesting we should get rid of the police, that's ridiculous,what i am saying is that they forget they in the position they are in because we (general public) say they are.It's very easy to forget how much power we (general public)have if we can be bothered.For example in the case quoted in this thread if enough people said they wanted the rule in question removed and the officer re-instated then the police would have no alternative but to abide by the publics choice