This is an honest question to all serving police officers.
What do you want from us?
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but from my dealings with the police, and from the anecdotal knowledge I have gained through the media and blogosphere (what a bloody awful phrase) it appears that the police want the following from us plebs:
- That we stop bothering you with daft and insignificant things like being burgled or mugged, or stupid minor stuff like having our cars broken in to.
- That we freely, openly, and respectfully accept that you are our betters.
- That every driver should automatically pay you £30 every time they start their engine.
- That we give you absolute catre blanch to use violence on whomever, whenever, you want. Any questioning of this should be met with a charge of treason.
- That it is our civic duty to accept a PND for whatever you decide to issue it for, in order for you to notch up sufficient detections that you get tea and medals at the lodge, and a promotion at the station.
- To wind our collective necks in, and not expect you to deal with real crime that might entail you leaving the station and going after nasty, dangerous criminals that make life a misery for us.
If I have missed anything, please let me know.
