In this episode, Gaz and Hugh discuss various topics, including the sound quality of the podcast, the need for police to be properly supported, and their breakfast choices.
As an ex ARV officer/taser instructor and personal safety Trainer (all the kit on a police belt/ law/ Use of force etc) The simple answer is No Firearms should stay a a specialist skill, All officers should have access to carry taser. All officers fitness must improve. All officers should be held to the same standard (regardless of any characteristic) criminals/offenders don’t care!!!
The standard of new joiners to the police has dropped massively over the last 10 years, this must stop. Standards across society have slipped, basic personal discipline doesn’t exist in many young in service officers.
But it won’t stop as the wages are poor based on levels of responsibility and accountability.
The public need to support our police officers, stop filming and posting crap on social media.
The police needs to be de-politicised, the CPS/courts need to stop bowing down to the extreme left and apply the law fairly to all (including police officers)
Why would you carry a police firearm when recent events have shown you will be treated with utter contempt by the establishment for doing your job. Innocent until proven guilty seems not to apply to police firearms officers and your identity will be made public (in the public interest apparently) still not convicted of any wrong doing.
The training time required to become proficient with a pistol is weeks on the range not hours or days. There is no room for error on a public high street this isn’t a war zone.
The advent of Taser 10 will be a game changer for UK policing and will go a long way to bridge the gap between the current Less Lethal options Taser X2, incapacitant spray, baton etc and a firearm.
Morning, I have no real basis to comment on firearm use, so will comment on trh employment of police, Ambo and NHS staff.
Gaz touched on degree access this hits on all those three sets of employment chains. I also understand progress and skill level even learning ability so maybe it's just a necessary evil ?
What I will say is the over education requirements of public sector staff isn't in my opinion idea. Having worked for 27 years in the NHS and for the police you see career learners doing jobs they are ill equipt to perform. Local lad becomes a police man in his community, ambulance person who spends 3 years working on the job not sat in a class room and a nurse who makes matron in 2 years as she's done a PhD.
Experience counts for nothing these days it's thick bits of paper embossed with uni logos. Now I'm by no means a education negervite but vocational jobs should Stay vocational on the job learning in my opinion 1 good police officer worth 6 of the ones standing around weighting up what to do as their skill set has put them into standby mode
Just my 2 pence. Progress is progress but too far and we break whats good already.
As an ex ARV officer/taser instructor and personal safety Trainer (all the kit on a police belt/ law/ Use of force etc) The simple answer is No Firearms should stay a a specialist skill, All officers should have access to carry taser. All officers fitness must improve. All officers should be held to the same standard (regardless of any characteristic) criminals/offenders don’t care!!!
The standard of new joiners to the police has dropped massively over the last 10 years, this must stop. Standards across society have slipped, basic personal discipline doesn’t exist in many young in service officers.
But it won’t stop as the wages are poor based on levels of responsibility and accountability.
The public need to support our police officers, stop filming and posting crap on social media.
The police needs to be de-politicised, the CPS/courts need to stop bowing down to the extreme left and apply the law fairly to all (including police officers)
Why would you carry a police firearm when recent events have shown you will be treated with utter contempt by the establishment for doing your job. Innocent until proven guilty seems not to apply to police firearms officers and your identity will be made public (in the public interest apparently) still not convicted of any wrong doing.
The training time required to become proficient with a pistol is weeks on the range not hours or days. There is no room for error on a public high street this isn’t a war zone.
The advent of Taser 10 will be a game changer for UK policing and will go a long way to bridge the gap between the current Less Lethal options Taser X2, incapacitant spray, baton etc and a firearm.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cnHxD-A1bPM
Courts need to actually lock violent offenders up to protect society - I bet the offender in London wasn't a first time offender.
Firearms should be available to Specially Trained Officers at Divisional level in extremis - even if it is only 1 or 2 per area.
Morning, I have no real basis to comment on firearm use, so will comment on trh employment of police, Ambo and NHS staff.
Gaz touched on degree access this hits on all those three sets of employment chains. I also understand progress and skill level even learning ability so maybe it's just a necessary evil ?
What I will say is the over education requirements of public sector staff isn't in my opinion idea. Having worked for 27 years in the NHS and for the police you see career learners doing jobs they are ill equipt to perform. Local lad becomes a police man in his community, ambulance person who spends 3 years working on the job not sat in a class room and a nurse who makes matron in 2 years as she's done a PhD.
Experience counts for nothing these days it's thick bits of paper embossed with uni logos. Now I'm by no means a education negervite but vocational jobs should Stay vocational on the job learning in my opinion 1 good police officer worth 6 of the ones standing around weighting up what to do as their skill set has put them into standby mode
Just my 2 pence. Progress is progress but too far and we break whats good already.
Happy to discuss further but it’s too vast a topic to type