So the Met call in additional Air Support from Surrey & Sussex,
presumably because the 3 aircraft they have are either not all available,
or the demand exceeds the capacity they can provide,
but what then happens to the Air Support in Surrey & Sussex ?
We've seen last night how this latest excuse for rioting and looting has spread across the Country
to Birmingham, Liverpool, Nottingham and Bristol,
and while the Met & Birmingham have 24 Hr Air Support cover, what about the rest ?
It's not just Air Support though - the TV footage showed Police Officers from at least one other Police Force
helping West Midlands Police on the streets of Handsworth, which is a standard "Mutual Aid" practice these days -
when such demands on Policing appear at short notice, but what would have happened in the other force area,
where resources are now even more depleted due to supplying Mutual Aid to Birmingham,
and who don't have their own 24 hrs Air Support Unit - if it had kicked off in their force area too ?
Maybe it's time for the Big Boys to have a rethink on Police Budget cuts until they are CERTAIN
that the limited resources left can cope with the demands of today's criminal society
