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@_WestHamReport @KentPolFed I absolutely agree. I know in some forces you just get a pre-typed generic email telling you, in short, trauma is traumatic.

@Golden_Cop @KentPolFed Yes, a small bonus payment. Whilst it's part of the job it's also very unpleasant as I'm sure you know so a small token of appreciation goes a long way in those instances

Today it has been announced by Kent Police that the Chief Constable will be reducing the South East Allowance paid to officers from September 2026, by £250.  At a time when the cost of living is rocketing, how can this be right? Reaction from our Chair facebook.com/share/1BCJwwaC…

@_WestHamReport @KentPolFed Some forces pay officers for doing CPR?

@KentPolFed Absolutely horrendous. I want name names but there are forces taking away payments for CPR and attending absolutely horrific scenes as well. I appreciate forces have to save money but they waste hundreds of thousands and if not millions elsewhere. Stop cutting away at morale.

@art_fashy @DVSAEnforcement because the keyboard numbers are government numbers emoji numbers are free-range, grass-fed, organic digits 4 is a number 4️⃣ is a lifestyle also if i type 1 2 3 it’s counting if i type 1️⃣ 2️⃣ 3️⃣ it’s the intro to a boss battle this is basic internet physics. ask shrek.

@DVSAEnforcement Why not just type 62% and £3,168?

Court Results👇 Swindon Magistrates: ❌Light goods vehicle overloaded on gross weight by6️⃣2️⃣% ✅Driver fined: £3️⃣1️⃣6️⃣8️⃣ #DVSA #CourtResults #Overloaded #Fined #KeepingRoadsSafe

Thought for the day: The more you light your lighter, the lighter your lighter becomes, until it's too light to light.

A good point.

They got a voice activated lightbulb 😭 I laugh at this video every time I see it

@VERYKOOLLUKEY @bakwasbandkrein This would go nicely with their other two children, Thales and Rheinmetall

@bakwasbandkrein Raytheon

I'm pregnant and looking for a baby boy name that ends with “on” Help me out before my husband suggests Dragon again 🙂

@TaserProbie @Brick_Cop 3 years experience is enough for South Australia!

@Brick_Cop I am 3 years in and thinking of going elsewhere….

This is beyond sad. 😔 Years of service and experience leaving for a better quality of life, better pay on the other side of the world…👀 Australia are proactively recruiting British and Irish Police Officers and nothing has been done about it whatsoever. 🤦🏼‍♂️ #ThinBlueLine 🚨

@JohnDon58086814 @gmhales He's wearing a belt and vest whilst out and about, but there's no PAVA in that holster. I wonder if he was carrying a baton or cuffs? It's almost like someone thinks the optics of having police on streets is more important than having actual operational police on the streets.

@gmhales It's a minor point ( and I'm clearly getting old) but the cosplay body armour is really irritating! Marsh is a college Dean - he has no need to dress like an operational police officer.

I'm still puzzled about who this is for

Is Pronto down for anyone else? 🙄

Is this a BTP prisoner transport vehicle?

@robbo750 @obbsie Probably because it’s a recording, the NWA 1988 hit song “Fuck Tha Police”. And it slaps.

Approach to the stage. Foul mouthed rap song being played using the F word And the N word. Talks about killing police officers. Disgusting.

Southend looks like a nice place to visit. Anyone know a good Airbnb?

@JamesLDouglass @BarristerSecret You can rest easy Secret Barrister. James missed a paragraph out.

@BarristerSecret To be fair, I think the hidden message here is pretty clear

I made my mind up about Keir Starmer’s character years ago. It’s a highly personal account I now share for the first time, as Sir Keir is poised to lead Labour into government. In 2015, I set up an anonymous Twitter account called The Secret Barrister. The idea was to draw public attention to problems that I saw daily in the criminal justice system. The account achieved mild success, and led to the publication of several books. As part of my rampant self-publicity, I would do “Legal Live Tweets” - exercises in tedious pedantry whereby I would sloppily apply rudimentary legal knowledge to popular movies. A number of lawyers began to follow me. At some point, Keir Starmer became one of them. Then the rumours began. Reddit was the worst. A couple of right-wing blogs fanned the flames. The Times mischievously floated the idea. Labour Party members joined the speculation. The question kept recurring: IS KEIR STARMER THE SECRET BARRISTER? After all, we were both barristers. What further proof was needed? Despite what, it was clear to all, was a concerted international media campaign - photographers on my lawn, journalists haranguing my grandma, my Welsh flatmate answering the front door naked to the world’s press - Keir Starmer said nothing. Not a single word to dispel the rumours. Not a single speech in Parliament. Not a single line in his manifesto promising to correct the record. And now, as he stands on the precipice of power, what has he said in the course of this campaign to dispel these wicked whispers? To offer the nation the reassurance that it craves? Nothing. So it is that I remain at the mercy of conspiracy theorists, mischief makers and Kwik Fit fitters. And our Prime Minister-to-be seemingly could not care less. Whatever Sir Keir’s many achievements, I will never forget the character of the man who followed me on Twitter, sat back and watched my world burn.

@DC_RPT @npas Good advert for the Innov K5 there

@PC_DaybyDay I would say: Two ears, one mouth. Use them in that order. Sponge up the information and knowledge around you before you start shooting your opinions about everything.

Someone asked on here earlier “what advice would you give to a person just about to join the police?” I’m terrible with advice really, with my best offer being “be a sponge” and just take everything in But what would your advice be for a new starter?

@PC_Angry @The_RE_LE P&E - post-arrest searches, search and seize devices used to send the messages for attribution ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@The_RE_LE Very genuine and is now a regular thing due to changes in the bail act which discourages arrest. Also PACE code G - you have to justify necessity to detain.

To the replies we go….

If inflation is around 3.5%; how come my car insurance has gone up by 30% 🤔🤔🤔

@saltiestcopper @MatG235 "We want you to investigate this crime, but please complete an official data protection request on headed paper, plus our three-page 'Request for CCTV form' and email it to our security monitoring company who will provide the CCTV within 10 working days"

@MatG235 What doesn’t help is many shops have DPA forms which we have to fill out and then we have to wait at least a week to get the footage in a format which cannot be played … managers get shitty at us for wanting statements immediately or flat out refuse leaving it to be NFA or RUI

@Steve_Bridges @Brick_Cop @metpoliceuk Policing is in a complete state of inertia. It has been ever since Covid-19. Real change as reform is required throughout policing. Refocus policing on the services that society wants and needs. Nothing is changing and cops are leaving in their droves.

@Brick_Cop @metpoliceuk Sad that you chose this forum to air these views. Have you progressed your concerns internally? Challenge potential incompetency in the right way any you might encourage change instead of chasing 'likes'.

If you’re a Police Leader and you’re not reconsidering how we deploy unarmed Cops to edged weapon calls, please go back to the floor. 👀 Do a shift as Section Sergeant and see how many times Armed Response is declined. 🤷🏼‍♂️ We all deserve to go home in one piece. #ThinBlueLine 🚨