Comments on: PCSO, Camera, Action (under section 44 of the Terrorism Act)

By: Queen’s Speech 2010: Dave and Nick get busy with Lizzie » Philtheone.com

Queen’s Speech 2010: Dave and Nick get busy with Lizzie » Philtheone.com — Tue, 25 May 2010 17:00:36 +0000

[...] DNA on it, innocent or not. Libel law will be reformed and supposedly this bill will prevent the abuse of anti-terrorism legislation by police, [...]

By: John Bickerstaffe

John Bickerstaffe — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:46:28 +0000

Have a gander at this mob, assaulting people, vandalising property and generally causing a nuisance: http://current.com/items/92301998_police-and-kurds-clash-during-london-iraq-election.htm – God knows what the Iraqi voters queueing up must have thought about them!

By: Harold

Harold — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:20:39 +0000

now that i would love to see!

By: True Blackpudlian

True Blackpudlian — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:09:08 +0000

PCSOs are one of the biggest wastes of taxpayers money going. They cost billions a year and serve no useful purpose. The accounts given in this article come as no surprise to me. The police forever abuse their powers because they know they can get away with it. If I abuse my powers as a healthcare professional like any other doctor, nurse etc we can be struck off the register after facing a hearing if our conduct is brought into question. There is nowhere where you can report incompetent and negligent police officers. If you make a complaint to the force, there will be an ‘internal enquiry’ ie a slap on the wrist and no further action. If you report them to the IPCC there will an ‘independent inquiry’ where it is your word against the police and who will a court believe? Magistrates and judges should not believe a police officer’s word over an honest law-abiding citizen. They should weigh up both sides of the story and be impartial.

By: True Blackpudlian

True Blackpudlian — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:03:34 +0000

I might just write an article on that, good riddance to bad rubbish I say, wonder what useless Labour councillor will replace him. I’m on night duty at the moment so I don’t have much time, I might write one tommorow.

By: Harold

Harold — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:22:46 +0000

NuLabour is ZANUlabour.

By: Philtheone

Philtheone — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:51:10 +0000

That’s quite a poignant comparison you’ve posed there.

After all, Zimbabwe is a bankrupt dictatorship and the UK is a bankrupt.. authoritarian democracy?

It’s one thing to have anti-terror laws and I don’t have a problem with stop and search, within reason. But the mandate of the Police is to enforce the law, not to chase targets or use their perceived authority as a tool to bully innocent people.

It’s no wonder prison cells are in such demand and no wonder the police always complain about too much paperwork if they are prepared to waste their energy trying to charge and prosecute people that have done nothing other than take a photograph in a public place.

By: Jack Gordon

Jack Gordon — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:40:15 +0000

I know Phil, I was rather amazed! That said, my ‘persuasion’ skills probably helped… the magazine was played up a bit and I said I wouldn’t mention it if I got one… I didn’t mention it in there… but I did mention it!

By: Zim Flyer

Zim Flyer — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:40:04 +0000

When I lived in Zimbabwe it was a big no no to take pictures of public buildings, courts, train stations, airports that sort of thing.

Coming back to the UK was brilliant I really appreciated the freedom we had.

Move forward 12 years and after Labour’s “good” work we have lost so much freedom.

I do hope the Tories will return our freedom’s again, which includes being able to take a picture of a building without being grilled by security staff.

By: Philtheone

Philtheone — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:38:43 +0000

You actually got an apology? Blimey.