Richard - I think you did say [many moons ago] that it was only another and very unnecessary layer of useless bureaucracy.


You were quite correct in making that prophetic statement.


And the gravy train speeds on and on.

And so we have another piece of political theatre masquerading as democracy. The clue to the falsehoods about this role can be found in the words of serving police officers

As many serving officers will tell you, the issue with crime (more often than not) has little to do with police making arrests. The issue is more that the CPS will not proceed with many cases as presented to them. As I've heard from my police officer friends, they have lost count the amount of times that they have a suspect with what looks likes an open and shut case yet the CPS will not touch it. I have heard police refer to them either as Couldn't Prosecute Satan or the Criminal Protection Service, such is their frustration.

Yet we all jump in with the notion that PCCs were going to be some kind of robocop type role to clean up our streets.

What is often forgotten that before New labour came to power, one of their ilk made a big noise on crime, telling us we would all know who our district crown prosecutor was once in power. Of course there's no suprise that this promise disappeared because I suspect that would have been a little too close to accountability.

Now elected crown prosecutors, that might have been something worth having a vote on.

I have always said that as police commisioners must act within the constaints of national policy, making the reality totally devoid of any autonomy or policy infuence. It's just another attempt to foster the illusion of democracy.

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And if I resist forcefully enough to prevent my imprisonment for not paying this minor tax , I will be killed. This is always the brutal bottom line when dealing with the state, a fact which is all too often suppressed. Everyone has to take the same medicine, and one size fits all. Otherwise, how would we expropriate anything from anyone?

Thinking about it, I wonder if we could get legislation passed that required all future bills to end with the true statement: "and if a citizen resists, he will be imprisoned. If he resists with sufficient force to prevent imprisonment, he will be killed". That might slow the passage of the more useless ideas somewhat. Or maybe not. Either way, call it what it is.

You say:


But if the man who has been cheating is a "Law Enforcement" officer, then the cheating cannot have been illegal! Just as over here in West Pondia, the standard is "If the President does it, it's not illegal." Do you not realize that by now?

You are all being very unfair ;-) Dr Frosch leaves me lost for words!

I obviously need to brush up on my political archaeology skills.