The Todal wrote:
>
> "Alasdair" wrote in message
> news:i03c24ls7el3asd6cdfl0aebqt9ke3h5mb@4ax.com... >On Sat, 10 May
> 2008 21:25:46 +0100, �i�ardo wrote:
> >
> > > "The old git became aggressive..." - good to see that you're not
> > > taking sides or prejudging the issue.
> >
> > The unfortunate and unfair situation is that the police can be as
> > agressive as they like even if they are in the wrong, but if a
> > citizen stands up to them, he's automatically in the wrong. That
> > is why we are taking another step towards the police state in
> > Britain.
> >
> > That is why they are losing the respect and support of the ordinary
> > generally law abiding citizen.
>
> There certainly does seem to be an anti-authority culture in many
> areas of the country. If people aren't jeering at community support
> officers they are beating up ambulance crew.
>
> The laws may, at times, be daft and oppressive. But it is very silly
> to be disrespectful towards a policeman or CSO in public, forcing him
> to take steps to assert his authority.
Its a pity many police and psco officers fail to treat the public with
too
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