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Ah the great British Bobby, a long way from the days of the compulsory truncheon, and whistle, handcuffs, notebook and cycle.
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Ah the great British Bobby, a long way from the days of the compulsory truncheon, and whistle, handcuffs, notebook and cycle.
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When I started out I too was issued with a truncheon (that I didn't usually carry) and a whistle that lived in my tunic pocket and was only ever used once.
When I became an 'authorised firearms officer' I carried a Smith and Wesson M10 that I drew twice but never fired.
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When I became an 'authorised firearms officer' I carried a Smith and Wesson M10 that I drew twice but never fired.
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I remember when I was nine, Sargeant Adie, who lived in the police houses along the road from my parents' shop, caught me go-karting on our local 'cut-through' paths, and advised me about the dangers of knocking over someone when i came round the blind corner at speed.
When he caught me again a week later, he told me he would take my go-kart down to his police station and chop it up, and I could stand and watch.
The fear of that threat - plus the fact that he knew my parents - made sure I never karted there again!
Looking back, I know that his somewhat unorthadox approach (!) would not be allowed today, and I also know that his physical size would mean passing a medical would be highly unlikely!
It is a reminder of the times when children did as policemen told them, and a stern warning would stay in your mind for fifty-one years!!!
When he caught me again a week later, he told me he would take my go-kart down to his police station and chop it up, and I could stand and watch.
The fear of that threat - plus the fact that he knew my parents - made sure I never karted there again!
Looking back, I know that his somewhat unorthadox approach (!) would not be allowed today, and I also know that his physical size would mean passing a medical would be highly unlikely!
It is a reminder of the times when children did as policemen told them, and a stern warning would stay in your mind for fifty-one years!!!
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/// That black and white picture makes me shudder. I mean, people back in the 50s/60s were seriously poor - with what appears to little access to bathing facilities. ///
How can you tell all that from this one picture,
How do you know it was taken in the 50s/60s, it could have been the 30s/40s?
How can you tell they are poor? The kids are in their play clothes.
How do you know that they had little access to bathing facilities? The kids are out playing and in those days kids got dirty playing, but when they got in they were soon forced to strip and wash before donning their pyjamas.
/// That black and white picture makes me shudder. I mean, people back in the 50s/60s were seriously poor - with what appears to little access to bathing facilities. ///
How can you tell all that from this one picture,
How do you know it was taken in the 50s/60s, it could have been the 30s/40s?
How can you tell they are poor? The kids are in their play clothes.
How do you know that they had little access to bathing facilities? The kids are out playing and in those days kids got dirty playing, but when they got in they were soon forced to strip and wash before donning their pyjamas.
That picture is more likely to be from the 30s or 40s than from the 50/60s.
I used to go to a pitch and toss school where there could have been more than 100 people gambling. If the lookout shouted there was a Peeler coming everybody would run. That was a while ago and there did seem more respect for the police then.
I used to go to a pitch and toss school where there could have been more than 100 people gambling. If the lookout shouted there was a Peeler coming everybody would run. That was a while ago and there did seem more respect for the police then.
