2021-11-05
For those of us who have watched the slow transformation of police forces over recent years, this discussion with Peter Hitchens is an interesting commentary.
"Parliament had seen European police forces become tools of oppression. They were armed & uniformed state police whose job was to enforce the will of the state -- and it was not felt that such a body should exist in Britain"
Many of us still feel the same way but are disturbed by the approach taken by modern policing, which can sometimes seem to be more about enforcing government "mandates" than impartially enforcing the law.
See what you think:
(52 mins)
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Whilst it is undoubtedly true that our Police have become more like the continentals, I do think that they still have a way to go before they become the same as the continental forces (we haven't yet resorted to the use of water cannon with the abandon exhibited by the Netherlands). We do still have many constables who remember the old ways with approval, but how long that situation will last is debatable.
It is certainly true that without the police a police state becomes an impossibility, so the competition for the hearts and souls of our police constables is crucial for our future.
