Anyone over the age of 10 years old has reached the age of criminal responsibility in South Australia and to varying degrees are responsible for their actions. Not that I don’t believe you Ozzy but I’m a bit of a seasoned veteran here and one big difference I’ve noted between my old force back in England to jurisdictions over here is that here the cops will do you as soon as look at you. And what people say to me at times is a version of events they want to us to believe and not necessarily a realistic version. We only have to look at the hierarchy at SAFC for that!! So when I hear that the police won’t do anything I tend to take that with a large dose of salt. What will most likely have happened (in my opinion) is that the cops would have explained the likely outcomes to the victim and as a result the victims will have decided to not proceed. And of course we have to prioritise. We are no different to a hospital A&E in that respect. We triage. Every force sees things differently but burglary and the like is taken seriously despite what people think. We know it’s an insidious crime and we do know the effect it can have on people. Unless it’s a family violence matter, then generally the victim has a say on whether or not to assist the police in their investigation depending upon the severity of the crime. As for radars, I was never a traffic cop (detective for a long while) but even I can see that excess speed is a killer and anything we can do to reduce it has to be a good thing. It really has got nothing to do with skewed priorities and all to do with community safety. It’s as simple as don’t speed and you won’t get an infringement. It’s just that most people’s interaction with the police is on the road being pulled over and that’s where they form their opinions.
It's going to Hull, at least. People with the power to change things aren't able to talk to each other any more, it seems. It's either you're entirely with me or entirely against me.
Obviously I don't know the ins and outs of law etc, but in my opinion the Police do a magnificent job. I spend my whole spare time watching documentaries, I don't watch films, drama ****e etc. and the work they have to get through to get a conviction approval from the CPS is astounding. We are so afraid of human rights that lenient sentences or being handed out, even to the extent of plea bargaining for an admission of guilt. All of this alongside a UK Society who cant smack their own kids or be punished in schools. I work in schools, not on the teaching side though and what I see and hear being dealt out to teachers from young kids, makes your heart sink. I feel like shouting, smack the little bastard across the corridor like what would have happened to me. But nothing, they only get threatened with exclusion for the rest of the day, which is basically what they want There will be some tree hugging, yoghourt knitters on here who probably gasp at my post, but you.....yes you are part of the problem
In principle I would support hanging for murder. However in practice, the number of wrongful convictions would rule it out!
Agree mate, you guys do a great job overall. I guess the point i was trying to make is that budget restrictions hamper your ability rather than enhance it and all the while some people are suggesting that we cut funding. My wife is a critical care nurse and she's affected by similar budget cuts.
