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Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian

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Repairing a letter box at some flats above some shops, you know the ones where there are about a dozen together. The kids had blasted them to bits with fireworks.
Anyhow I'm beavering away, using a crowbar to bend it a bit, and the caretaker says, "Oh what's this ?" I look up and a fella in high vis comes round the door with a baton ready to belt me with it,

"WHAT ARE YOU DOIN!!"

So i says, "I'm fixing the letterbox, and no guesses for what you are about to do with that thing"

He had then established that I wasn't doing anything untoward but still stands ready to whack, he kind of says "ok then, but you've been seen on cctv with a crowbar so we had to come"

me.."oh right, well you can put that thing away now then"

him... " you look a bit bothered "

me "well yeah, you just came at me with a baton in high vis, and there are 2 more of you behind the door"

him "don't be so bothered, think yourself lucky it wasn't the gas"

now I was trying to act indifferent, not making anything of it, accepting why they had come and a reasonable explanation having been given, show over, I finish the job.

he sent the caretaker for i.d. (30 secs), and in that time he said it again about 'being bothered' then started to go, so I says "yeah mate, fair enough, see ya"

He flew back round the door in a rage, screaming in my face "I decide when I go, not you SUNSHINE, I don't get told when to go by no toerag, I'm in charge here."

At this point I was more thinking something was gonna happen than when they first arrived, he was goin' on and goading me, so obviously wanting me to go off on one and tell him to f off or something, giving him the arrest he so craved.

He absolutely lost the plot.

So, straight on the blower to H.Q. to report the 'officer of her majesty's constabulary' got through to police complaints thing and told them what had happened.
I pointed out that I didn't really have a prob with them arriving like that and that wasn't the issue, although he couldve identified himself as Police as given the amount of high vis on show these days he could have been anyone, and what if I'd reached for the crowbar thinking it was some pikey after my tools? consequences would've been very different.
I said about him keep banging on about me 'being bothered' and pointed out that if I wish to 'be bothered' then I really think that is my perogative in the circumstances.
I then pointed out that his rage at the end was unacceptable, given that I said see ya cos I actually thought he was leaving, ok he may have thought I was being sarcastic...SO WHAT !! I hadn't done anything wrong, he had established that fact, and if I wanted to be sarcastic it wasn't an offence... he just had one on him.
I pointed out that it was like when they explode on streetcrime or something, having had a night of grief from drunks swearing at them, I pointed out that I made sure I didn't swear as that's what he wanted, I pointed out that he acted like a right [Poor language removed] and it took a lot to not tell him so.

He said he will follow it up, nothing will happen, and then I'll ring them back and inform them that CCTV from 3 feet above (good qual as well) will be posted on youtube under 'arshole Wigan copper loses his rag.' She's sorting out the footage for me.

But what a feckin BLERT !!
 

If I'd of posted this Reidy, people on here would say tough crap.

Possibly pretend they are old bill and only doing their job,

Or a straight thread bomb.

For what it's worth, i agree with you Reidy. You should be able to tell a policeman that you don't like their tone, think they are aggressive, and in your opinion, pathetic.

This however will lead to said policemen abusing his power and possibly arresting you and wasting your time.

Diplomacy mate. Is it all that???
 

She's already saved it and put it aside for me, it's her security for the flats, they can take it I suppose but she has already saved my bit for me.

he said something about "do you not think it's good we arrived like that, cctv did it's job etc etc (from about 3/4mile away) most people are grateful"

I said "it wasn't so effective when the kids blew the letterbox up, they didn't arrive then"

he was just a gobshyte basically, "I'm in charge here" ffs.
 
I had 12 months of this recently, I was driving home from work in the middle of july 2010 and was statinary at some traffic lights, my window was open so i leaned my elbow on the sill and rested my head in my hand as you do, when the lights changed i pulled away ( no innuendos please ) and i passed a copper in the opposite lane, within 20 seconds he had spun his car round and pulled me over and gave me a ticket for being on the mobile phone. Luckily for me the phone belongs to the county council who I work for so all calls in and out are traced, i tried telling said knobhead this and offered the phone to him to check the call history,, along with pointing out that the phone in question was in my bag in the passenger footwell of my car, his response was that i could have deleted the call history and put the phone back in my bag when i seen him coming up behind me,,, all within 20 seconds...long story a bit shorter i ended up in court after 4 rearranged dates and finally got a not guilty in july this year........all for the sake of one copper being in a bad mood and not using the common sense he was born with. Makes you so feckin angry.
 
I've got to say some policemen do well to not belt some of the 14/15 year old kids who are just little sh*ts, so in a way I can see why a policeman would have a go at someone after a long day of being terrorised and having virtually no power to do anything.

But there are a huge amount of bell ends in the police who like to abuse their power because they were bullied at school or something like this fella seemingly was.
 

angleseyblue said:
I had 12 months of this recently, I was driving home from work in the middle of july 2010 and was statinary at some traffic lights, my window was open so i leaned my elbow on the sill and rested my head in my hand as you do, when the lights changed i pulled away ( no innuendos please ) and i passed a copper in the opposite lane, within 20 seconds he had spun his car round and pulled me over and gave me a ticket for being on the mobile phone. Luckily for me the phone belongs to the county council who I work for so all calls in and out are traced, i tried telling said knobhead this and offered the phone to him to check the call history,, along with pointing out that the phone in question was in my bag in the passenger footwell of my car, his response was that i could have deleted the call history and put the phone back in my bag when i seen him coming up behind me,,, all within 20 seconds...long story a bit shorter i ended up in court after 4 rearranged dates and finally got a not guilty in july this year........all for the sake of one copper being in a bad mood and not using the common sense he was born with. Makes you so feckin angry.
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Nice to know that taxpayers money is being so well spent, and not wasted on stupid things like prosecuting people for crimes.
 
To be honest up to a point he was just doing his job. I'd be quite happy if it was me in my own area who got checked out. But this fella was clearly a bell.
 
Well done angleseyblue mate.

Proof that old bill can pretty much do what they want, and it's a long struggle just to be told not guilty.

Did you follow this up with a complaint to the police about the offer in question? As he can't of had any evidence, and rearranging court dates, time of work, petrol or bus fare and other loss of earnings, should be compensated.

To protect and serve my arse.
 
Azzurri said:
I've got to say some policemen do well to not belt some of the 14/15 year old kids who are just little sh*ts, so in a way I can see why a policeman would have a go at someone after a long day of being terrorised and having virtually no power to do anything.

But there are a huge amount of bell ends in the police who like to abuse their power because they were bullied at school or something like this fella seemingly was.
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Lunchtime, they sped off to Gallaghers or some other godforsaken wigan pie dispensary.
 

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