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Scaremongering? Cry for help? Plea for Government get around table?
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A reminder that A LOT of what the Police do is based on goodwill and a 'can do' attitude. If the Government want to dilute the office of constable and make us employees then they can't have the restrictions on our private lives as well.
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You can only assume these would be off duty police oficers if they do have this event. Cant see how they get around no strike action rule. Would the general public support this.
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Yes off duty and on leave. Still leaves a big chunk of cops on duty.
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What happpens if the ballot is overwhelming YES.
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The last time the Fed balloted it was about 85% in favour. That was quietly forgotten.
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If the event went ahead could potentially see situation uneasy government dont want them near parliment. That police on duty would have to prevent off duty police access.
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It will show that you can protest in large numbers without resorting to violence and destruction. An alien concept to some who think that without bottles and bricks being thrown, war monuments being desecrated or fire extinguishers dropped from roofs they aren't getting their point across.
Windsor part 1 was a disgrace, part 2 is an utter outrage from a man who previous policing experience is nil and has been proven in part 1 to have lied about his sources.
To widely proclaim the UK police force is the best in the world and beg for help when shops are being burnt and looted then stab us in the back with a shambling report from a man who previously knackered the UK train system won't be forgotten soon.
With the runnyshootyjumpy games coming up it won't take much to cause issues without going on strike. Simply doing everything EXACTLY to the letter of the law and by regulations would cause havoc. And if a particular virulent strain of flu that only seemed to target Police officers swept the land that would be terrible.
