Is that traffic officers area the same one as the estate ? Just because you see Police dosent mean they are response officers. The numbers of officers actually available to respond to incidents is small. That is not the fault of the police, if you want more police tell your politicians to up the budget. The reality is most response officers in the U.K. rarely sit down on a shift, however there has to be a priority to the calls they attend.
Well the report came from an individual who is an RFD so he ought to know what he is talking about.Part of the issue for Police forces is a finite amount of officers at any one time that they can deploy. How they deploy them is based on the expected issues at that time/day of the week and any planned events that may be taking place.
Therefore if no one reports crimes/ incidents then they do not show up on the radar, so officers are not deployed to that area. Therefor if something then happens, you have longer to wait until a suitable unit is available.
In the days of health and safety, it is irresponsible to deploy an unarmed officer to try and stop an armed offender.. (Having gone up against an person armed with a pistol, with just a baton and cuffs - it does loosen the bowels slightly) As to asking how you know it is a rifle, there have been countless calls where guns have been seen or heard even by people that are used to them (shooters/soldiers/police officers) that turn out to be nothing of the sort.... fireworks, cars backfiring, table legs in a bag. some of these calls have ended up in people being shot, so asking questions to gain intelligence/information/evidence is not a bad thing.
The more you report, the more likely that there may be someone available and reasonably nearby.
Dont be stupid , so the travellers would suddenly abide by the law and stop poaching , thieving damaging property etc......I don't think so.
Don’t be stupid.
Not even close.
All the more reason to report all criminal activity whether you believe action will be taken or not (I know I’m preaching to the choir to you on that)
Don't be stupid. Are you trying to say that lads would be on the ground every night of the year , dont think so. A shoot I used to be in was poached all the time by the dog lads even though they knew we released pheasants , I used to shine my lamp at them but they would just shine back , they drove the land and couldn't care less.
