Cueey Lewis And The News Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share Posted October 26, 2023 9 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: Come to that there’s probably a lot of people “actively avoiding the police” on Douglas promenade or its environs who haven’t been involved in any incidents It’s an odd use of English though isn’t it? A better term might be that the police can’t find the people concerned, or the police have run out of ideas. What the police seem to be doing here is blaming the people they are looking for, for not making it obvious enough where they are. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 The Police put up this message at 5pm, a good 17 hours after this kerfuffle started. And then were immediately deluged with mockery, corrections to their English and suggestions that they should have thought about a drone (they must have confiscated enough). Further posts have not been open for comments. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Fer Gods sake, there's not a lot of excitement fot Manx Police as we're such law abiding citizens, let them have their fun and some training!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo2010 Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Some of you people honestly are pathetic. Get out and have a life guys. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 1 minute ago, thommo2010 said: Some of you people honestly are pathetic. Get out and have a life guys. We can't. They've closed the Sloc. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Thanks Tom, I was wondering how to get off my Butt but it's a bit dark out now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 Oh What fun we had!!! As Madness may have said...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 It certainly doesn't sound like the Police looking for people who have merely crashed / stolen a car and run off, there may be more to it ! It's very easy to be an armchair Police Officer ! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cueey Lewis And The News Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 4 hours ago, asitis said: It certainly doesn't sound like the Police looking for people who have merely crashed / stolen a car and run off, there may be more to it ! It's very easy to be an armchair Police Officer ! Well let’s hope they they stop actively avoiding being caught otherwise the police will completely un-find them at some stage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 11 hours ago, Mr Helmut Fromage said: Exactly the approach the Bastard Squad have taken- I wouldn’t want to tell Detective Derek or Dog Tasering Schuuuueeeey how to do their job but maybe use a Drone - they’re long gone 11 hours ago, CrazyDave said: Road now open. Police still “patrolling the area” What a massive waste of time and money, and another example of making a laughing stock of local plod. This is pretty simple. Car abandoned in a remote area after 'police contact' I.e.an attempt to stop it. Article 2 now in play. However you might think it nonsensical there is now a positive obligation to locate those individuals and ensure their safety. Any offences committed are of secondary consideration. If in due course a body is found up there, the coroner will inquire whether their actions were reasonable? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bees Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Very nicely put Derek, if all “police people” were open and straight talking like that they might find people would have more time for operations like this. All the secret “we know but can’t tell you, nothing to see here, move along” nonsense irks folk and makes the police look childish. 11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 44 minutes ago, 2bees said: Very nicely put Derek, if all “police people” were open and straight talking like that they might find people would have more time for operations like this. All the secret “we know but can’t tell you, nothing to see here, move along” nonsense irks folk and makes the police look childish. I hope I always was that way when the force PR was part of my job. Sometimes there is a need to hold back detail for evidential/ investigative reasons but otherwise, just be straight with the public. If its an armed incident, say it is (which in fairness they tend to do these days). If it is a crash, say so. If it walks like duck, and quacks like a duck, call it a duck. There's still a bit of a latent fear of 'saying the wrong thing' in some quarters. The Met have recently had an epiphany and are now very much on the front foot. The policing of the recent Israeli/ Palestinian demonstrations being a good example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDave Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Derek Flint said: This is pretty simple. Car abandoned in a remote area after 'police contact' I.e.an attempt to stop it. Article 2 now in play. However you might think it nonsensical there is now a positive obligation to locate those individuals and ensure their safety. Any offences committed are of secondary consideration. If in due course a body is found up there, the coroner will inquire whether their actions were reasonable? Woukd they close a main road in the UK for the best part of a day for the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bees Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Is it a main road? I go “the other way” as choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 6 hours ago, asitis said: I It's very easy to be an armchair Police Officer ! as flinty found out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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