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From: Mike Scott on 24 Mar 2010 15:02 Ret. wrote: ..... > ..... we are talking about > official and secure databases. Hasn't that been proven to be something of an oxymoron? -- Mike Scott (unet2 <at> [deletethis] scottsonline.org.uk) Harlow Essex England
From: Cynic on 24 Mar 2010 15:03 On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:56:09 -0000, "Rob" <rsvptorob-newsREMOVE(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >|| I class all of those bodies as being part of "the government" THeir >|| funding and policies are controlled by politicians. >Police policy controlled by politicians? if only... Of course it is. The Home Office decides on the priorities and the targets. -- Cynic
From: Ret. on 24 Mar 2010 15:13 Conor wrote: > On 24/03/2010 10:04, Ret. wrote: > >> The 'subjects' for an ID parade are chosen at random off the >> streets, or from colleges or workplaces. > > No they're not. They are picked for specific identifiers such as skin > colour. I've already pointed out elsewhere that they are selected to be as much alike in appearance to the suspect as possible - that goes without saying. But people who are 'look alikes' were simply approached in the street. Kev
From: Brimstone on 24 Mar 2010 15:15 "Cynic" <cynic_999(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:tsnkq5985js90l9531kcedkp7rl1vb4js0(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:51:36 -0000, "Brimstone" > <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >>>>That makes you sound as naive as Kev. > >>> So explain how they are funded and controlled. > >>The police are funded by the local taxpayer (except for the Met). > > The fundamental basis by which local authorities are permitted to tax > comes from government policy. If local councils started doing things > the government didn't like they would be reeled in PDQ. > >> Whilst >>overall policies are put in place by government at some level that doesn't >>stop employees of those organisations "showing initiative". > > So long as such initiatives stay within government policy, sure. > > Guess what would happen if a local police chief decided not to > prosecute canabis smokers after the Home Secretary had announced a > crackdown on drug users? Or decided that government targets were > irrelevant and refused to meet them? > Oh good grief, you really are as naive as Kev.
From: Brimstone on 24 Mar 2010 15:15
"Cynic" <cynic_999(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:3eokq5d9jfbv7727g2sd8dpptcstm14gja(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:56:09 -0000, "Rob" > <rsvptorob-newsREMOVE(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > >>|| I class all of those bodies as being part of "the government" THeir >>|| funding and policies are controlled by politicians. > >>Police policy controlled by politicians? if only... > > Of course it is. The Home Office decides on the priorities and the > targets. > That only tells them what they must do. |