Manchester England Police Tweeting Every Distress Call Today

[direkiller]

i see a-lot of stolen phones and abandon calls


found a funny one

Call 384 report of man holding baby over bridge - police immediately attended and it was man carrying dog that doesn't like bridges #gmp24

 

[Somethingfake]

Hmm, another way for them to tell us they have released a dangerous serial killer or paedophile onto the streets and that they'd rather fill in paperwork than catch and bang up criminals I guess.

 

[Woodsey]

I dont really like the police, they're like the governments own private army that pretends to like you but then the moment you do something the government doesn't like the police are "forced" to arrest you.

You don't like the police because they stop people from breaking laws (or catch them when they have)?

These reasons are getting dumber as they go along.

 

[Defective_Detective]

Hmm, another way for them to tell us they have released a dangerous serial killer or paedophile onto the streets and that they'd rather fill in paperwork than catch and bang up criminals I guess.

Sorry, but that's the kind of stupid opinion I can't stand.

Firstly, the Police don't "release serial killers or paedophiles onto the streets". The Police are responsible for arresting and putting suspects before the courts. Then it's out of thier hands. It's the Crown Prosecution Service and the Prison Service that are responsible for allowing recidivist criminals back on the streets.

And the ridiculous amounts of paperwork are forced upon them by Home Office and senior officers. You honestly think Policemen and women join up to fill in forms?


EDIT:

OT, this is a good initiative. It allows people to see for themselves all the nonsense that our Police have to put up with day to day.

 

[GonzoGamer]

Are they allowed to do that?
This wouldn't go over well in America.

 

[Blind Sight]

"call 1493 possible bogus callers in Wigan"

"call 1521 Harrassing text messages, Wigan"

Possibly connected?

Also:

"call 1475 request for a PCSO to attend the area to deal with youths causing annoyance in Bury"

"call 1530 a complaint of antisocial behaviour by youths in Withington"

I kind of what to know what 'causing annoyance' and 'antisocial behaviour' means to the police.

 

[albear]

lol my local police

fair play to them trying to be all 'down with the kidz' or showing the public they they are aware of the problems and are going to do something about it

but tbh it seems like a big fail

 

[busterkeatonrules]

Manchester England Police Tweeting Every Distress Call Today

We were checking it out earlier: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.238633-Follow-the-Police

You missed this beauty:

Call 613 silent 999 call received - baby playing with phone. Call handler gave advice

And this strangely worded one.

Call 605 officers to deliver a death message

Delivering death messages is considered one of the most difficult tasks a police officer can be assigned to. It means that the officer must contact the family of a murder/accident victim, and explain to them that Dad won't be coming home.

 

[A Pious Cultist]

Are they allowed to do that?
This wouldn't go over well in America.

Why wouldn't they? None of it is personably identifiable.

call 1576 youths causing annoyance playing football in road in Failsworth #gmp24

Hehe Failsworth.

 

[Calico93]

HA community police
I think this vid sums them up haha

 

[Jonesy911]

I dont really like the police, they're like the governments own private army that pretends to like you but then the moment you do something the government doesn't like the police are "forced" to arrest you.

You don't like the police because they stop people from breaking laws (or catch them when they have)?

These reasons are getting dumber as they go along.

Obviously I think that the idea of 'police'is good but its just that a lot of the laws they uphold don't make a lot of sense to me, for example why is pot illegal?. I know that they aren't the ones thinking up the laws but they are the ones enforcing them.

In the end I would rather have the police we have now than none at all but I do think that the police we have now are signifcantly flawed, but then again so are most things :L

 

[Virgil]

Are they allowed to do that?
This wouldn't go over well in America.

Unless it's something sensitive, police records are essentially public. Many police departments do something similar in the US, either published in local papers or online. Here's an example [http://www.springsgov.com/units/police/policeblotter.asp].

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Delivering death messages is considered one of the most difficult tasks a police officer can be assigned to. It means that the officer must contact the family of a murder/accident victim, and explain to them that Dad won't be coming home.

Oh...

That message.

Yeah...sorry, didn't get what it was from the context.

 

[chimmers]

the Greater Manchester Police force

The preferred term is Police Service. Force sounds too aggressive.

 

[Doc Theta Sigma]

This is what our police do since we have no gun crime. Or organised crime. They get called out for absolutely anything.

 

[IckleMissMayhem]

Anyone clocked the pseudo-tweets? Far, far more entertaining than finding out what the Manc-brigade are up to... http://twitter.com/gmp24_0 I like the

Call 054 - Manchester has been stolen. Phoning Liverpool Police. #gmp24

- although why would Liverpool want Manc? heh.

This is what our police do since we have no gun crime. Or organised crime. They get called out for absolutely anything.

Please, please tell me you're extracting the bodies' liquid waste...

 

[Egitor]

And here we were all worrying about the robot revolution, while meanwhile there's a sandbag uprising starting in the streets!