From: "Brian Toller", [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I actually frequently go into inner city areas in the course of my work.
>I am not armed, not even with a baton or CS. I don't feel threatened or
>intimidated, nor do I feel that I am naked without a firearm to protect
>myself. Nor do most of the people who live there.
IG
I let a similar comment go last time but not twice.
I have no idea of your physical build but being a copper you have presumably
been trained to some level of unarmed combat and in restraint techniques. I
believe you've also been in the job for some time so I presume you've also
been in any number of confrontational situations.
I'm over half way through my allotted span and the last fight I had was in
the playground.
I work in a large inner city area distributing books and gifts which is to
say I'm driving round a van full of reasonably easily carried readily
re-saleable swag. I either drive past calls, move areas or cut short my work
at least twice a week due to some scumbag or other eyeing up the van or me.
Within the last three months I've dragged one out of my van by the throat
and got away before we both got over the shock (the call to 999 telling them
where he was and what he looked like and that he didn't seem to be fleeing
the scene merely bought the assurance that "they'd keep their eye open for
him"). I've also came out of a doorway seconds before two more were about to
have a go at either the drivers door or the passenger side with my nine year
old daughter sitting inside.
The passenger side lock no longer works as about three weeks ago I came out
of a call to find the door open and my coat and a knackered old B&W laptop I
use for my records missing.
So you don't feel threatened? Well sod your luck sunshine becaue I bloody
well do.
Brian T
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