Police Officers given "words of advice" after driving round blasting rap song.
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Two police officers who blasted out a rap song from their Essex patrol car late at night have been given "words of advice" by a senior officer.
A film was posted on YouTube showing the car in Chelmsford with KRS-One's Sound Of Da Police being played.
A spokeswoman said: "They acknowledged they had inappropriately used the patrol car PA system."
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[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-27518279[/URL]
Video in question:
[video=youtube;e8ogLJCF2Fk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8ogLJCF2Fk[/video]
I understand that it's a bit obnoxious but I'll be damned if that isn't funny and badass as hell.
Can't seem to have a bit of fun nowadays.
That's hilarious and really didn't cause any harm. Glad they just got a talking too.
this should replace the normal siren
I'm from Chelmsford and my friend knows them, apparently they got a pretty serious bollocking.
I like to think of it as community building
[QUOTE=purvisdavid1;44897557][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsBB93IqJkE[/media]
If only.
The fuck media tags aren't working for me. :|[/QUOTE]
Remove the 's' from 'https.'
Don't police officers normally write citations for this kind of thing? They do in the US, anyway.
[QUOTE=geogzm;44895502]aw let em have their fun[/QUOTE]
As much as I want to agree with this, part of the "effectiveness" of the police force is their stern, imposing image, they're essentially supposed to feel like crime fighting robots that don't have time for your shit. I don't think it utterly [b][i]destroys[/b][/i] their image to play some rap song but I can understand why the guys at the top would take issue with it.
I really don't see this as an issue what so ever... let them be serious if a crime happens but during a normal boring day, let them have fun (fun as in not beating people).
My brother (a policeman) said he's blasted out the theme tune to the bill before whilst patrolling an estate.
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pxOIEMODQg[/MEDIA]
[QUOTE=Qwerty Bastard;44898140]As much as I want to agree with this, part of the "effectiveness" of the police force is their stern, imposing image, they're essentially supposed to feel like crime fighting robots that don't have time for your shit. I don't think it utterly [b][i]destroys[/b][/i] their image to play some rap song but I can understand why the guys at the top would take issue with it.[/QUOTE]
I'd argue that one of the important things for a police officer to maintain is a good relationship with the local community though. Otherwise you get people hating the police and refusing to talk to them. If people see that police aren't humourless assholes who only give a shit about arrests it's more likely to rebuild trust.
I'd say it's one of the police forces main jobs to have time for people's shit. Especially in England, police used to be more about community support than anything
[QUOTE=Qwerty Bastard;44898140]As much as I want to agree with this, part of the "effectiveness" of the police force is their stern, imposing image, they're essentially supposed to feel like crime fighting robots that don't have time for your shit. I don't think it utterly [b][i]destroys[/b][/i] their image to play some rap song but I can understand why the guys at the top would take issue with it.[/QUOTE]
Not really - the police is someone you should feel alright to aproach. Stern crime fighting robots are scary for the average citizen, they should not be that. They ought to be that only for criminals.
[QUOTE=Qwerty Bastard;44898140]As much as I want to agree with this, part of the "effectiveness" of the police force is their stern, imposing image, they're essentially supposed to feel like crime fighting robots that don't have time for your shit. I don't think it utterly [b][i]destroys[/b][/i] their image to play some rap song but I can understand why the guys at the top would take issue with it.[/QUOTE]
The police in Britain work a bit differently than the ones in America, they're generally more friendly and, since our towns are generally smaller, a bit more personal. It's not uncommon to hear about officers driving people home, even if they're not drunk. Yes, they still have that authority about them, but they act- and people expect them to act- pretty much like any other person.
[QUOTE=Qwerty Bastard;44898140]As much as I want to agree with this, part of the "effectiveness" of the police force is their stern, imposing image, they're essentially supposed to feel like crime fighting robots that don't have time for your shit. I don't think it utterly [b][i]destroys[/b][/i] their image to play some rap song but I can understand why the guys at the top would take issue with it.[/QUOTE]
I disagree.
Law obeying people shouldn't have any reason to fear the police as it decreases chance they will call help for others/report suspicious things.
Law disobeying people probably already see police as "the enemy" and giving a off "cold" attitude won't change their behavior whatsoever.
[editline]25th May 2014[/editline]
It hurts the legals and doesn't bother the illegals etc.
[editline]25th May 2014[/editline]
Police should definitely give a sovereign and solid feel, but crime fighting robots isn't the right approach.
[QUOTE=Qwerty Bastard;44898140]As much as I want to agree with this, part of the "effectiveness" of the police force is their stern, imposing image, they're essentially supposed to feel like crime fighting robots that don't have time for your shit. I don't think it utterly [b][i]destroys[/b][/i] their image to play some rap song but I can understand why the guys at the top would take issue with it.[/QUOTE]
British police maintain a policy of community outreach so "crime fighting robots" would be a step backwards for them.
The only bad thing about this imo is that it was late at night. Honestly wouldn't mind if they played this little joke but If it woke me up from sleep I'd be fucking furious.
[QUOTE=Qwerty Bastard;44898140]As much as I want to agree with this, part of the "effectiveness" of the police force is their stern, imposing image, they're essentially supposed to feel like crime fighting robots that don't have time for your shit. I don't think it utterly [b][i]destroys[/b][/i] their image to play some rap song but I can understand why the guys at the top would take issue with it.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, no. In the UK the Police are big on Community Outreach. They're very open-hand with many of their dealings simply because people shouldn't be afraid of a Police Officer, they should support and champion them.
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[QUOTE=proch;44904895]The only bad thing about this imo is that it was late at night. Honestly wouldn't mind if they played this little joke but If it woke me up from sleep I'd be fucking furious.[/QUOTE]
That's the High Street of the town, nobody lives in that area that wouldn't be awake at that hour normally.
If it makes a group of people happy that the song got played for a short while, then yea, its cool. Brass may not like it, but it helps them develop a relationship with the community
Here in Dallas, there are cops in Deep Ellum (the happening part of town where everybody goes to party and see concerts) that blast heavy metal and mad dog the fuck out of people.
You do not, under any circumstances, fuck with those cops. They have seen some shit and will Rodney King your ass behind an alley.
[QUOTE=Qwerty Bastard;44898140]As much as I want to agree with this, part of the "effectiveness" of the police force is their stern, imposing image, they're essentially supposed to feel like crime fighting robots that don't have time for your shit. I don't think it utterly [b][i]destroys[/b][/i] their image to play some rap song but I can understand why the guys at the top would take issue with it.[/QUOTE]
Except you're wrong because in the United States and European countries the police are swinging towards more of an open and more personal connect with the public
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