The furore over two-tier policing intensified last night after a supermarket boss accused officers of treating a false claim of racism more seriously than rampant violence by shoplifters.And I feel he'll not be alone in speaking out.
Iceland founder Sir Malcolm Walker says 'two-tier policing isn't just happening on the streets' as he revealed cops rushed to one of his stores three minutes after a phoney accusation of racism was made against a shop supervisor. The entrepreneur made a formal complaint to Scotland Yard after the Asian supervisor was handcuffed and dragged to a police car by officers who rushed to the scene when a black customer made a complaint of racism after being caught tampering with milk bottles.In contrast, Sir Malcolm said, police often did not attend even when staff had been seriously hurt or threatened with violence by shoplifters.
The gloves are obviously off - once one speaks out, there's no reason for the others to stay silent. Who will speak up for their staff next?
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There used to be a joke about some guy calling the police because someone is breaking into his shed and the police saying that they have no one available. The guy rings back a few minutes later and says it's sorted out now, I shot him. Suddenly there are several police cars surrounding his house and the guy says there he is, go and arrest him. Copper says I though you said you shot him and the guy says I thought you said you had no one available.
New version of the story, they say they have no one available and the guy says the guy looks like a wog. Suddenly his house is surrounded by police cars and he's the one who gets arrested.
Stonyground.
And I read his morning that Diversity Officers (civilian ) are being paid some 75,000 pound p.a. , far more than real policemen bearing all the hassle on the streets.
Good grief, 75k is more than even London underground tube drivers get!!
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