Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Hey, It’s West Midlands Police…

…so who’s really surprised?
The full time handyman said: 'When I explain I'm not the man they're looking for they are always very apologetic - but I just want it to stop now.

'I could see the funny side at first, but 18 months on, I'm getting really annoyed’.
Well, yes. Who could blame him?
Despite the couple's complaints to West Midlands Police the raids continue to happen and the most recent one took place just two weeks ago.
/facepalm
Police said there had been a mistake, blaming human error with officers getting the wrong address when responding to 999 calls.
Human error? West Midlands Police? Shurely shome mishtake?
Matt and his girlfriend Claire, 42, have been told that officers have been warned to double-check the address before knocking on the door.
He said: 'The amount of times they've told me it won't happen again is unbelievable.’
Sadly, though, it’s not. Have you tried converting to Islam? That might stop them.
'You wouldn't think it was that difficult for the police to distinguish between a road and a grove, but obviously it's causing more problems than we think.'
*snigger*
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: 'We can confirm that officers have attended an incorrect address on Repton Road on several occasions.
‘Several’..? It was 40, FFS!
'Officers have been in regular contact with the occupier to apologise for the mistakes. A number of measures have now been put in place to stop this happening again.'
And none of them are working. Do you employ idiots, or someth…

Oh. Right.
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10 comments:

  1. Rob16 March 2011 at 14:15

    Sue them, this is clear harassment. They will soon do something about it.

    Then again, he is white so the police are under no pressure at all.

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  2. staybryte16 March 2011 at 15:28

    I'd like to know what the individual at the other address has been doing to warrant 40 visits from the West Midlands' finest in that period of time. Shouldn't they be in gaol by now?

    Oh, silly me.

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  3. Quiet_Man16 March 2011 at 17:25

    Converting to Islam might work, their nickname is the West Muslim Police after all ;-)

    Not that I'd expect anyone to lower themselves that far.

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  4. CJ Nerd16 March 2011 at 19:35

    "Officers have been in regular contact with the occupier to apologise for the mistakes."

    I wonder how many times they've apologised to the occupant of the house in Repton *Grove*?

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  5. SadButMadLad16 March 2011 at 21:43

    @CJ, When they mean they have been regular contact to apologise they mean that they've apologised 40 times. Yep, after every raid.

    That's how you read between the lines with statements from the media monkeys at large organisations. ;-)

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  6. Anonymous16 March 2011 at 21:49

    Wouldnt it be simpler to have a key cut for them?

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  7. JuliaM17 March 2011 at 05:44

    "I'd like to know what the individual at the other address has been doing to warrant 40 visits from the West Midlands' finest..."

    Good point!

    "That's how you read between the lines with statements from the media monkeys at large organisations. "

    It's an art! :)

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  8. MTG17 March 2011 at 07:49

    You can rely on West Midlands Police when a plentiful supply of sawdust really matters.

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  9. Furor Teutonicus17 March 2011 at 12:33

    and not ONE of them remembered "having been there before" and reminded the boss?

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  10. MTG17 March 2011 at 16:15

    So true, fuhrer. How much is the parrot?

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