[BBC News] Police launch recruitment drive

[keyboarder]

letting all the other tourist attractions (trains, trams, heritage, walking etc) go to rack and ruin.

 

Eh? Do you walk around with your eyes closed?

[manxy]

Anyway, back to the thread

I think the Police do a good job and although they might not be the 'Dixon of Dock Green' (Music Link) that was a favourite many years back, IMO, they're not bad, although it would be nice to have a few more community policemen walking the streets.

 

I read jimbms comments and when I started looking at threads across, it would certainly appear that our Police do investigate any type of crime, whilst our neighbours across don't seem to have the manpower to investigate petty crimes.

 

I do hope that they're successful in recruiting good people and willing to serve the community in a fair and sensible way and not the type who are keen to gain points by nicking people for the sake of nicking people to gain promotion.

Good luck with your recruitment

[Thargoid Killer]

I'm just your average law-abider like most of the people here, but when I have to deal with the Police ( 3 times in the last 5 years ) they have always impressed me with

how professional they are.

 

5 years back a come-over ( 'better drivers' as they have 'real' roads ) t-boned my car off the road at the T-junction on Peel road at Pulrose bridge. It was 5pm and I was driving in the left lane to

turn left to go over the bridge. The traffic was stopped and backed up in the other lane ( the 'going to quarterbridge lane' ) but had left a gap, correctly, where the yellow diamond box is for turning

off the road down to Spring Valley and the training centre. as I got level with this gap, I was changing from 3rd to 2nd gear, his 4x4 drove through to go down to the training centre and rammed me

off the road, nearly hitting some poor sod walking on the pavement.

 

Result: Police called. 1 officer attended. He got the traffic moving, took statements. Helped me get the car home ( it wouldn't start until we figured out that the car had a crash shut-off switch for the

petrol ), offered to arrange a breakdown truck to get the car home. Kept me updated by phone calls as to what was happening and finally called when the dick was given points for driving without due

care and attention. Also helped when his insurance wouldn't cough up as he didn't admit he'd been prosecuted. Amusingly, he turned out to be a mate's father.

 

3 Years ago 3 scrotes deceided that bunking off school on a Friday afternoon wasn't enough and starting chuck petrol bombs at the empty house next door to mine. Luckily I was at home and jumped over the

fence to put it out after I scared them off.

 

Result: police called and were at the scene inside of 5 minutes. the bobby actually spotted and gave chase and, with the aid of radio's and other coppers caught the 3 of them. Forensics took all sort of evidence away,

photo's etc. the bobbies were very efficient, but were concerned that the kids were young and would get off; couldn't fault his intuition as a year later I got a call from a very very apologetic PC telling

me the case was not going to court. Something about social services being involved. I could tell he was a bit cut up about it after all the work that went into it.

 

Last year, The missus and I were walking the dog ( sorry Keyboarder ) in really heavy rain. we stopped at a crossing waiting the 'green man' when a boy racer in a chavved out fiesta veered accross the road

so that he could drive though the deep puddle to splash us. We could see the baseball caps ( him and the passenger ) bobbing up and down as they sped off pissing themselves at how cool they were. The reason

I got the coppers involved this time were:

A, He was on 'R' plates

B. he almost mounting the kerb and hit us, so eager was he.

 

I didn't really mind the soaking as I was wearing a full set of waterproofs, as was the missus. It was the fact that he was driving like a cock. Got his number though....

 

Result: police phoned. A very grateful PC called me back at about 9.30pm (this happened early afternoon ) to thank me for the opportunity to give the lad a bollocking in front of his mates.

the PC made him get out of the car and stand by the PC's squad car window for 20 minutes in the pissing rain whilst he gave a verbal kicking for being a prick ( he actually admitted it straight away )

and told me that "he ( the boy racer ) went straight home to change clothes not because he was soaked to the bone but because he had shit himself".

 

In my opinion we have a great Police force. It could be better with more 'on foot' coppers at night, but we should be thankful for what we've got.

You might point out that I live in Douglas and ergo benefit from better coverage, but my family live out in the sticks and they also think the Police do a great job when they've had to call them.

 

So, like Celt, I think we should all give thanks for our boys and girls in blue. And being smart-mouthed to a copper is a great way of getting no help whatsoever Onchanguy.

[thesultanofsheight]

Exactly my point about the locals. You haven't got a clue about what constitutes the difference between an hotel and a boarding house let alone know how to run a decent one. You locals are the ones who run the shitty boarding houses. Us comeovers run respectable establishments which is why we don't charge £10 a night for shithouses like you do.

 

You really do come across as a bit of a ....... twat

[Max Power]

I can really imagine a bunch of comeover hoteliers laughing for so long over a simple mistake by a copper! What sad little lives really, that a simple slip up can cause you to laugh for years!

 

Of course none of you has ever asked a daft question or made a conversational slip up in your lives. What, did you really think that the guy who found the culprit for you not to press charges should be reprimanded? Was he actually Manx? Would this never happen in Slagdyke Lancs?

 

People like you who love to knock Manx people at every turn while using their Island to your own ends make me sick!

 

I have a mental picture of you all as you are unfortunately a stereotype on this Island, couldn't make it anywhere else!

[P.K.]

Dear me. So a stupid question elicited an equally stupid answer. Move on.

 

Crime on the IOM should be a lot lower than the uk in general. With everyone pretty much knowing everyone else (and their business!) and with nowhere to run then it should be low. Bearing that in mind I think the recent arrests for drug offences are long overdue. Why they haven't happened before I do not know. Someone should be asking questions.

 

But coppers, particularly young ones, have to learn that just doing the training and wearing the uniform does not automatically mean you will receive the respect most of them seem to expect as a matter of course. You have to earn respect. The more you expect it, the less you will receive. Unfortunately it's a lesson some of them NEVER seem to learn.

[Albert Tatlock]

What's the height restriction these days - have they changed it? I saw a woman copper the other day that only looked about 5 foot tall.

[thesultanofsheight]

What's the height restriction these days - have they changed it? I saw a woman copper the other day that only looked about 5 foot tall.

 

I failed the initiative test. They asked me to drive a Transit van from the Terrace Chippy with a red hot chip-bap between my thighs - I only got to the Grandstand and I burned my balls and gave up.

[kevster]

What's the height restriction these days - have they changed it? I saw a woman copper the other day that only looked about 5 foot tall.

 

Don't know about height, but they all certainly look younger than they did when I was a kid

[%age]

Bearing that in mind I think the recent arrests for drug offences are long overdue. Why they haven't happened before I do not know. Someone should be asking questions.

 

Aye, but you need the answers, our kid

 

http://www.manxforums.com/forums/index.php...st&p=346217

 

 

 

 

[bluemonday]

Police launch recruitment drive

Just a thought do Crimos ever do the same?

You know, open days, glossy mags filled with pics of loot and twocers in cars waving gaily at the camera etc.

[boog]

The Officers I've dealt with on the Island have always been exceptionally professional and over-impressed me without trying.

 

That goes equally as well for the WPC who 'nicked' me for due care and attention (and hand delivered my license back to me) as to Phil Drowley who seemed to confess an unusual liking for Rubiks cubes twenty years ago in the Air Training Corp but then became the first Manxie up Everest earlier this year at 40 - a prime example where local officers are more influencial role models on youngsters than people who perhaps won't connect as well at the local level.

 

Crime stats are generally linked to economic performance however and I would simply ask the question-what impact would more bobbies have given that we have more bobbies per head or per crime than the UK?

[sarahc]

What's the height restriction these days - have they changed it? I saw a woman copper the other day that only looked about 5 foot tall.

 

I failed the initiative test. They asked me to drive a Transit van from the Terrace Chippy with a red hot chip-bap between my thighs - I only got to the Grandstand and I burned my balls and gave up.

 

 

Ah that's where you went wrong - you should have got something from the Chinese in Willaston. Far quicker.

[sausage]

Surely a typical situation where the answer is not black or white.

 

I personally know some coppers who are sound people, great to chat to and socialise with and exercise the law in the correct manner without being overly heavy handed or power hungry.

 

By the same token I know some coppers who are dishonest, unfriendly jobsworths. They were defintely the ones that no-one liked at school and have joined the force purely because they are power hungry or downright unfriendly nasty nosey twats.

 

They seem to think that simply wearing a police uniform suddenly elevates them to some kind of higher status than normal people, It doesnt !

 

Its who you are that matters and how you treat people, not whether you are wearing a shiny uniform and driving a police car.

 

Not exactly a revelation to find out that as in any other walk of life, there are nice people and dickheads !!

[cheeky boy]

From the IOM Constabulary website http://www.gov.im/dha/police/

 

"All aspects of the Isle of Man Constabulary were independently assessed in October 2006 by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary. Their findings have been welcomed by the Chief Constable.

 

Citizen focus, investigating crime and leadership and direction were all rated as ‘good’ while all other areas including crime reduction, promoting safety, providing assistance and use of resources were rated ‘fair’."

 

 

"The report praises the Constabulary for developing neighbourhood policing and its work with local authorities. It highlights that foot patrols increased by 8.3% on the previous year and that its high visibility approach is deterring anti-social behaviour and providing community reassurance."

 

 

 

"It states: ‘Notwithstanding the increase in recorded crime in 2005/06, it is worthy to note just how safe the Island remains with few serious crimes being committed. Within 43 forces in England and Wales, the average number of crimes annually per 1,000 head of population is 112.7. In the Isle of Man (based upon a population of 77,000) there are 56.5 crimes annually per 1,000 head of population. This represents excellent performance."

 

 

 

It still means 4,350 (56.5 x 77) recorded crimes per year on the island which averages out to 84 (83.66) a week so roughly 12 per day. Would be interesting to know how many crimes are unreported for whatever reason, though.

 

‘During the year the Constabulary achieved a detection rate of 43.2%. This represents a significant increase from that achieved in 2004/05 when the detection rate was 38.8% (average over the last three years of 35.6%). The average detection rate in England and Wales is 26%. Again this is excellent performance.’

 

This is also not good. If the plod here have half the number of crimes per head of population their clear up rate should be twice as much for the same amount of work as the plod across and evidently it isn't.

 

12 crimes per day for the combined might of the IOM Constabulary to solve and they solve 5 of them. Excellent performance, hmmmmm??

 

Mind you, most of the time they are on sick leave, gardening leave or suspended (or not being jailed for drink driving) so we shouldn't be surprised they solve less than half the recorded crime on the island.

 

And who gets sent the Satisfaction Survey? The 43.5% whose crime has been solved or the 56.5% who have been let down?????

 

 

Are they looking to recruit policemen or statisticians ?