• What You Measure is What You Get.

    Einstein : Not everything that can be counted counts. And not everything that counts can be counted.

  • About me.

    I know enough to know that at 04.00am it gets dark out on the streets. It has done this for the last twenty odd years, to my knowledge and will probably continue for the forseeable future. At some stage in this ‘future’ I shall retire and probably won’t give a damn if it still gets dark at 04.00am. Until then I shall be out there, somewhere, lurking in the shadows because someone, somewhere will be doing stuff they shouldn’t and then, well then I will introduce myself. In the meanwhile I shall try to remain sane and remember why I joined in the first place and try to ignore all the people who piss me off by making the job more complicated than it should be.

  • Opinions

    Any opinions contained in posts are mine and mine alone. Many of them will not be those of any Police Force, Police Organisation or Police Service around this country. The opinions are based on many years of working within the field of practical operational Police work and reflect the desire to do things with the minimum of interference by way of duplication for the benefit of others who themselves do not do the same job. I recognise that we all perform a wide range of roles and this is essential to make the system work. If you don’t like what you see remember you are only one click on the mouse away from leaving. I accept no responsibility for the comments left by others.

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  • C.T.C. Constabulary.

    A Strategic Community Diversity Partnership. We are cutting bureaucracy and reducing the recording of target and monitoring related statistics. Our senior leaders will drive small, economical cars from our fleet surplus to save money to invest in better equipment for our frontline response officers. We are investing money to reinstate station canteens for the benefits of those 24/7 response officers. We have a pursuit policy. The message is that if you commit an offence and use a vehicle, we will follow you and stop you if necessary. It is your duty to stop when the lights and sirens are on. We take account of the findings of the Force questionnaire and are reducing the administration and management levels and returning these officers to frontline response duties. We insist on a work-life balance. We have no political masters. We are implimenting selection processes that take account of an individuals skills and proven abilities for the job. Our senior leaders will have one foot in reality and still possess the operational Policing skills they have long forgotton about and seldom used. All ranks are Police Officers first and specialists second. We will impliment career development and performance evaluation monitoring of our leaders by those officers who operate under that leadership. The most important role is that of Constable. All other roles are there to positively support the role and the responsibility of Constable and the duties performed.

  • Whichendbites

    “We trained very hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganised. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising. It can be a wonderful method of creating the illusion of progress while creating confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation.”......Petronius

  • Just so.

    Taxation is just a sophisticated way of demanding money with menaces.

  • Reality.

    Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.

  • Rank V’s Responsibility

    Don't confuse your idea of how important you are with the responsibility of your role.

  • Meetings.

    If you had to identify, in one word, why we will never achieve our full potential, Meetings would be that word.

  • There is always a bigger picture.

    When there is no answer to your problem, there is always deflection from the need to justify giving an answer.

The Havoc Makers. Part 1.

Posted on November 30, 2007 by whichendbites

An educated Police elite has taken refuge in setting up irrelevant specialist departments. So was created the voracious giant known as support services, research & development & career review etc.
It-is frightening to see how many academics it takes to fill those departments. They do not get involved with the public at large and the vast majority [...]

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Payrise……..Brilliant news.

Posted on November 29, 2007 by whichendbites

I have been looking around the asylum but am unable to find any lunatics at all, anywhere. It appears that they have all been replaced with accountants. 
It appears that the accountants have replaced the lunatics and are now running the asylum.
The good news on the current pay settlement is that Arbitration has been carried out by a [...]

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Thank You.

Posted on November 29, 2007 by whichendbites

To the Labour Government and its proud support of the Police Officers all around the country.  I say a great big Thank You.
Thank You for the fantastic support you give everyone of us with the outstanding show of solidarity behind us and your intent on showing how you value us. Your appreciation is somehow overwhelming.
You can [...]

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That letter.

Posted on November 27, 2007 by whichendbites

Well I arrived home from work this afternoon to find that amongst all the other junk mail on the mat was a brown envelope from that tried and trusted entity otherwise known as the  HM Revenue & Customs. I thought this might be worth a look before heading for the interior of the recycle box. This is [...]

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Near misses.

Posted on November 26, 2007 by whichendbites

We have a problem with RTAs now called RTCs because they are collisions and are not caused by accident but because of careless, inconsiderate or dangerous driving. Some of them are caused by bad driving, simple as that.
In India they have a simple method of traffic control. This. It seems to work. I don’t quite [...]

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What a difference a day makes.

Posted on November 25, 2007 by whichendbites

Well there I am driving towards part of the metropolis that is affectionately known as HQ amongst other things within the CTC Constabulary. I approach the barrier that allows me into the delightful place and the security guard displays wonderful observations, allowing me to enter the inner sanctum with a cheery wave. He is vigilant and on the [...]

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Swapping 24/7 for 24/7 ?

Posted on November 25, 2007 by whichendbites

There are moves afoot to get more coppers on the beat. It is about time.
This is a welcome move, but at what cost ? Certainly not at the expense of recruiting more sworn officers. Perhaps Forces are cutting costs to afford the finance of more PCSOs ?
Specialist departments in some Forces are to be reduced [...]

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Cats V’s Dogs.

Posted on November 22, 2007 by whichendbites

DOG DIARY
8:00 am – Dog food! My favorite!
9:30 am – A car ride! My favorite!
9:40 am – A walk in the park! My favorite!
10:30 am – Got rubbed and petted! My favorite!
11:00 am – Went to the vet. Bummer.
12:00 pm – Lunch! My favorite!
1:00 pm – Played in the yard! My favorite!
5:00 pm – Milk [...]

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Bad day at work

Posted on November 20, 2007 by whichendbites

When you have an “I Hate My Job” day, try this:
On your way home from work, stop at your pharmacy and go to the Thermometer section and purchase a rectal thermometer made by Johnson & Johnson.Be very sure you get this brand.  When you get home, lock your doors, Draw the curtains and disconnect the [...]

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Sgt Terry Bryan

Posted on November 19, 2007 by whichendbites

When I have experienced a busy shift, when I have been run ragged, been in real danger, been injured, been extremely cold, wet, ache from exhaustion, am too tired to write my statement and sometimes even to drive home, I put things into a little perspective.
I do this because I am a realist. I enjoy [...]

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