Cable Forum - View Single Post - Hampshire police force shedding 1400 staff

Derek · 10-09-2010, 11:03

Ouch!

Anyway time for some perspective. Regular sworn-in officers *cannot* be made redundant (trade off for all the restrictions on their private lives etc.) so all that will happen is the ones retiring won't be replaced like for like and some of the sick/injured will be pensioned off early.

That said the ones going for early retirement won't go onto the benefits system and I'm not convinced that law abiding folks automatically go onto the crack and start car jacking and drivebys purely from losing their job so the crime thing isn't a huge issue.

There is a lot of fat in the Police that could be trimmed quite easily. Sadly I'm pretty sure they ones sitting in a comfy office will find a way to survive and the ones on the front line will end up more and more stretched.

10-09-2010, 11:03	#3
Derek Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Glasgow Services: SkyHD and Broadband Posts: 9,158	re: Hampshire police force shedding 1400 staff Ouch! Anyway time for some perspective. Regular sworn-in officers cannot be made redundant (trade off for all the restrictions on their private lives etc.) so all that will happen is the ones retiring won't be replaced like for like and some of the sick/injured will be pensioned off early. That said the ones going for early retirement won't go onto the benefits system and I'm not convinced that law abiding folks automatically go onto the crack and start car jacking and drivebys purely from losing their job so the crime thing isn't a huge issue. There is a lot of fat in the Police that could be trimmed quite easily. Sadly I'm pretty sure they ones sitting in a comfy office will find a way to survive and the ones on the front line will end up more and more stretched.