Peter Hitchens describing plod as useless, not wrong C.A.
Have long puzzled at the lack of Old Bill when you need them. Rapid response times for traditional crimes? I hear you laugh – these days you have to post hurty words online to get that. Perhaps the thin blue line is now so stretched it has become invisible. So what does the policing of major events tell us. Eg the Ann Widdecombe murder. After the event the scene is crawling with Old Bill and their vehicles all standing prominently with arms akimbo in bright yellow high viz anti-stab gear. Poised in the act of nabbing villains or at least issuing parking tickets? Not really – they are posed under orders to reassure the public.
So stop quaking in your beds and be reassured people. Fear not the flood of perverts, psychos and career crims out on early release. Stop and share a joke with the latest grinning tableau of Old Bill at your local crime scene. Why not take a selfie with them. Capture for eternity all those flowers and cuddly toys and be reassured – Old Bill is at a photo opportunity near you.
Nominated by Sir Limply Stroke.




