The Laws Of thermodynamics.. OR You dont get out more than you put in..!
So will someone please tell me how with a thirty percent reduction in a/c (and staff) there will NOT be reduction in provision for the Officers on the ground??
Are we really saying that less equalls more..?
Have we been doing thing SO badly, that someone is going to come with a magic wand, and make everyone perform 30% more efficiently than we do now.?
No.
The reality is, that major incidents will always see an a/c.
Murders and high profile searches will always see an a/c
Major firearms jobs will always see an a/c
(just like now)
Officers chasing a suspect thru gardens WONT get an a/c
Stolen motorbikes razzing around school fields WONT get an a/c
Intruders on at commercial properties WONT get an a/c
ie actual police work where collars get felt... WONT get an a/c
why ?
because too few a/c have too far to travel and are spread too thinly to be effective.
But at least we will all (we the chosen ones anyway) have a shiny new NPAS badge and will all be in the same boat. hurrah..
the biggest casualty is the actual police work being done as it is now. Getting the cops on board, to the job, to do the police work is what its all about.
We are about to become the PCSO's of the sky.. nice to see around but cock all use.