ste_mc_efc
Chairman of Selectors
Generally people respect the police, however lots of people are frustrated at the apparent invisibility of them (although recently i have seen a lot more "on the beat") Most of the people who refer to them as pigs etc have usually committed a crime and feel it was unjust (say minor traffic offences which they have been fine when they fault a caution would have been reasonable etc. or perhaps recreational drug (primarily cannabis) use which they don;t think should be illegal)
However currently their is lots of paperwork that goes with being a police officer, which detracts from the time they can spend actually policing. This criticism from the average man is aimed at the system though and not actual officers on the street.
However currently their is lots of paperwork that goes with being a police officer, which detracts from the time they can spend actually policing. This criticism from the average man is aimed at the system though and not actual officers on the street.