No Biffta, I did not mention you at all, no need to worry on that account, i just read the chief #$%*stables blog, and then VERY POLITELY put forward my opposition to all of his alleged reasoning.
Here is fact ( and maybe wisdom?) , when i was at school in the seventies, If one had a mindset to be a policeperson, then one had to work hard at ones exams and attain seven "O" levels, also, they had to be of reasonable grade,by that I mean "C" or above.
In the 1980's due to recruitment problems, They lowered this to five "o" levels, Then THREE!
Now it is so hard for them to get "new Fodder" that they are even accepting people with a previous criminal record albeit "minor"
Nobody, but nobody could have a worse "relationship" with the welsh police than me, It got so bad at one point a few years back, that EVERY time me and the misses went into town in the car for our food shopping or to go to the post-office, we were stopped, the car was searched and so were we,if nothing was found, they took us in to the local nick, and searched us some more......( not that they EVER found anything, save the odd speck of "green - tobacco"
They obviousely thought that strip-searching me causes me embarresment or shame, and to stop it happening again, I would confess to things I hadn't done,go home watch telly, quiver in fear every time i saw plod, and be a "good boy" and never do it again, OH ,and not go out for fear of a terrorist attack ,probably.
BUT, ( as I well knew) In the Uk, in police stations, They are not allowed to make you totally nude while strip searching you by law.....This leads to a stupid situation,where first they ask you to take off your pants ( but leave your shirt / top on) then you put your pants back on and they ask you to take off your top, and the whole "looking down the sleeves for counterfeit, (keystone caper style) " starts again..
However, I have NO issues with my body, I got what i was born with, cannot change it, have accepted it, and cannot be embarressed at all ,not even in front of masses of people.
Also, I have many genital piercings......................
So, when they would ask me to take off my strides, as they looked in the pockets and down the legs,I would quickly pull off my top ( whilst they were busy) and standing there suddenly ( and to them unexpectedly) naked, I would grab the end of my wibble, ( thats foreskin in the USA I believe) and stretch it as far towards them as I could, ( showing all the piercings off a tad too well for their particular inclinations) And shout out " IS THIS what you really wanted to see?" ( I must stress here quite catergorically, (just for the record) that it was not "uncommenly unclean nor unusual in appearence or length.)
I swear to god, this never failed, It had more off a "back off" affect than a gun or a knife.
They allways backed away, and allways panicked, urging me to get me clothes back on, and this is because given an unexpected situation that they had not encountered before, chaos reigned.
They hadn't had "training" for this. ( remember the whole Three "o" levels that they got, well even calling on all of that knowledge didn't appear to help)
Someone would panic BECAUSE i was totally nude, and this is against the rules ( probably in case they get turned on and have the urge to commit acts of sodomy upon you)
Someone else would panic because there was a "todger" becoming a tad too close for comfort,and getting nearer, and he didnt want his mates to think that (a.) it had "touched" him or worse (b.) he had touched it. ( And would say so in the police canteen at dinnertime for example)
Someone else would panic because of the piercings, their eyes would noticeably bulge in horror at the thought of stainless steel rods through their own privet parts and cringe.........This often resulted in one or more of them putting one hand over their own parts ( as if to PROTECT them) with the other hand over their mouth while feigning sickness, and making a noise like "aooorrach or "uuuur"
Anyways, it allways confused / spoilt the "search"procedure for them. And it genuinely upset a few of them too.
Once, one of them sat down with me ( before i was let out) and informed me him and his mates didn't enjoy their dinner that day, and did I know that if I was to remove the piercings the holes would close
up and "things would get better down there!"
"Oh, really?" ( I toyed with the idea of asking if that meant i would grow an extra two - to three inches, but this guy was visably shaken,and appeared quite nervous, possibly he was angling for being pensioned off on incapacity benefits. ( a common and growing trend that helps diminish their numbers)
As I type, Their is a news item on the telly, the police are asking for powers to take and crush peoples cars WITHOUT the need to go to court.......AND to "Fine people on the spot" for "Loutish behaviour"
And the powers to disperse from town centres ( where NEXT?) people that are being loud and or aggresive, with NO recourse to the courts or the justice system.....Just on "THE polices "say so"
Yes, it could be YOUR car that has been stolen, had its number plates changed, and is then crushed by the old bill, because the thief cannot produce his documents...........
There are allready laws in the UK to take care of ALL the above situations, with DUE PROCESS, through the courts, If we let the police get more "back door powers" we will be living under a military junta...Where we have No recourse to justice....
Our statutes can be traced back to ancient and well thought out principals, and the laws of the lands are based upon a solid foundation of democracy and recourse to justice, and one basic premise has stood the test of time very well indeed and that is this.......;
In the UK, you may consider ANYTHING to be legal , EXCEPT IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC LAW AGAINST IT.
BUT, The police are trying their hardest, (through means fair and FOUL) to have it so that "You may ONLY do what they PERMIT, REGARDLESS of the laws of the land, and that , is a very different premise indeed.
And again, " your apathy is their best weapon" in this campaign of theirs.
