Feretfixer, you are so right. The Copper's on the beat do a lousy, antisocial job, mostly dealing with the effluent of the gene pool, and are e xpected to die for them! It is the muppets sitting in offices and Parliment who know nothing about the practical aspects of the job are the problem. Chief Officers used to have to come up from the ranks, now anyone who can convince enough people to vote for them can do the job. We get the Police we deserve, is still very true, Britian unlike many places is policed by consent. Jersey is better Police officers are elected.
Diana , Jackie, I know many Female Police Officers as friemds and colleguses, accept an embarrasing slip. No matter who a Police Officer is , most of them do a sterling job.