The police 'service'. ****ing wussies.

retired_traci29 · 09-21-2007, 02:33 PM

going back to my original point, this is an example of how ****ing rubbish britain has become, but it's not that difficult to understand if you have as low an opinion of the emergency services (except for mountain rescue, who are awesome) as i do.

just in case redefining form comes in here later, no, that does not mean i think they should be privatised.

retired_ks reddy · 09-21-2007, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JK Galgreefe:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Retro:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by JK Galgreefe:
in the eyes of the police organisation, anyone wearing a PCSO uniform who hasn't had the appropriate water / lifesaving training CANNOT swim, even if they actually can if they're not on duty.

Isn't that what Bert's saying - that such an attitude is hard to justify? </BLOCKQUOTE>

i've yet to see him actually say that, so i presumed that he wasn't actually saying that. </BLOCKQUOTE>

He's saying it's inappropriate for anyone who's not trained to make a life-saving attempt.

retired_rockstar · 09-21-2007, 02:33 PM

One person dying, although tragic, is preferrable to two people dying when trying to rescue someone in trouble.

retired_kris10nicole · 09-21-2007, 02:34 PM

There's a lot of people at fault here, but i think in this instance JK is being a bit harsh blaming the ref.

retired_ks reddy · 09-21-2007, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Serpico:
The first rule of lifesaving is don't put yourself in unnecessary danger. I can fully understand why these officers didn't dive in and try to rescue the poor kid. Better one person dies than three.

Rubbish.

retired_abess · 09-21-2007, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sir Bert Preast:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Serpico:
The first rule of lifesaving is don't put yourself in unnecessary danger. I can fully understand why these officers didn't dive in and try to rescue the poor kid. Better one person dies than three.

Rubbish. </BLOCKQUOTE>

No it isn't.

retired_ks reddy · 09-21-2007, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Don Baker:
One person dying, although tragic, is preferrable to two people dying when trying to rescue someone in trouble.

Had the boy thought that his sister would've been dead rather than him.

retired_ks reddy · 09-21-2007, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Serpico:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Sir Bert Preast:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by Serpico:
The first rule of lifesaving is don't put yourself in unnecessary danger. I can fully understand why these officers didn't dive in and try to rescue the poor kid. Better one person dies than three.

Rubbish. </BLOCKQUOTE>

No it isn't. </BLOCKQUOTE>

A small pond is hardly 'unecessary danger'.

retired_traci29 · 09-21-2007, 02:36 PM

i'd respond to that if i knew what you were on about, mark.

Fitness Matt · 09-21-2007, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Serpico:
The first rule of lifesaving is don't put yourself in unnecessary danger. I can fully understand why these officers didn't dive in and try to rescue the poor kid. Better one person dies than three.

Plus the fact that in this day and age, if they had 'helped' by doing something they weren't trained to do and he'd still died, they'd be open to be sued. And you can bet your life they would have been by some lawyer on the make.

The police 'service'. ****ing wussies.

Grab a beer, sit back and relax.

The police 'service'. ****ing wussies.