Why Nobody Likes RAF Police
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Originally Posted by movadinkampa747
Yes. A silver Rover 200 was being driven along a road when its driver crashed it.
It was a leading question, I'll admit.
I'll see if any of our 'detective' friends know.
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The alleged story ref the car goes as follows;
Allegedly, RAFP female gets a bit emotional one night. Her boyfriend (also RAFP) is away on det somewhere. She gets lagered up and decides to take a drive around the airfield in boyfriend’s car. En route to where ever she was going, she almost drives into the duty wheels coming the other way. Duty wheels takes avoiding action as does ‘Juliet Bravo’. She ends up in the hedge. RAFP tip up and ‘take her to the guard room’.
Not being a copper but having a basic grasp of bits of law etc, I can see a few offences here.
1. Taking a vehicle without consent
2. Driving without insurance
3. Driving whilst under the influence of alcohol
4. Criminal damage (Car and hedge)
Guess what she got charged for?
Bugger all, allegedly.
Now, the road itself was a civilian highway through an RAF camp (sort of narrows the location down a bit). The local civvy plod or MoD plod were not called to carry out a breath test and were only informed some time later of the accident, allegedly.
And we wonder why the RAFP have a bad name?
Of course, there is no foundation to any of the above and it is merely crew room chat.
Allegedly, RAFP female gets a bit emotional one night. Her boyfriend (also RAFP) is away on det somewhere. She gets lagered up and decides to take a drive around the airfield in boyfriend’s car. En route to where ever she was going, she almost drives into the duty wheels coming the other way. Duty wheels takes avoiding action as does ‘Juliet Bravo’. She ends up in the hedge. RAFP tip up and ‘take her to the guard room’.
Not being a copper but having a basic grasp of bits of law etc, I can see a few offences here.
1. Taking a vehicle without consent
2. Driving without insurance
3. Driving whilst under the influence of alcohol
4. Criminal damage (Car and hedge)
Guess what she got charged for?
Bugger all, allegedly.
Now, the road itself was a civilian highway through an RAF camp (sort of narrows the location down a bit). The local civvy plod or MoD plod were not called to carry out a breath test and were only informed some time later of the accident, allegedly.
And we wonder why the RAFP have a bad name?
Of course, there is no foundation to any of the above and it is merely crew room chat.
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Dinner party at the new OC Red Arrows MQ.
Guests were intrigued by nine, deep red goldfish swimming round an aquarium in the lounge. Every time OC Reds walked by the tank, all nine fish formed up in line astern and swam to the end of the tank.
One of his guests couldn't help but comment.
OC Reds explained that he had easily trained the fish to swim in formation. He explained that by using his superior intellect, he simply transferred his thoughts into the brains of the fish, and off they went!
Asked to demonstrate, he stared into the tank, narrowing his eyes whereupon the fish immediately formed up into a diamond nine and began doing immaculate underwater loops and barrel rolls. As OC Reds stood up and walked away, the fish went back to eating ant eggs.
"Can I try that?" asked one of his guests. "Please feel free", came the reply, as the genial host went into the kitchen to fetch a beer.
One minute later, he returned - to find his guest, OC RAFP, staring goggle eyed into the tank at a goldfish, his mouth silently opening and closing.......
Guests were intrigued by nine, deep red goldfish swimming round an aquarium in the lounge. Every time OC Reds walked by the tank, all nine fish formed up in line astern and swam to the end of the tank.
One of his guests couldn't help but comment.
OC Reds explained that he had easily trained the fish to swim in formation. He explained that by using his superior intellect, he simply transferred his thoughts into the brains of the fish, and off they went!
Asked to demonstrate, he stared into the tank, narrowing his eyes whereupon the fish immediately formed up into a diamond nine and began doing immaculate underwater loops and barrel rolls. As OC Reds stood up and walked away, the fish went back to eating ant eggs.
"Can I try that?" asked one of his guests. "Please feel free", came the reply, as the genial host went into the kitchen to fetch a beer.
One minute later, he returned - to find his guest, OC RAFP, staring goggle eyed into the tank at a goldfish, his mouth silently opening and closing.......
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I am of the opinion, albeit not learned, that several comments on this thread have now gone beyond the boundaries of general banter and are now bordering on defamation.
Whilst not wishing to be seen as a kill joy and not wanting to stifle free speech and opinions, I would suggest that the moderators reflect on certain comments posted, and advise posters of potential implications, where any alleged incidents could be attributed to specific identified individuals.
In my civilian profession I am obliged to carry significant professional indemnity insurance. I can therefore make professional observations and comments in the knowledge that I am protected financially for any off the cuff comments I make. I doubt many of the posters on this forum carry such insurance. Again, in my opinion, comments made recently could result in litigation against the individual posters.
So I re-iterate my position. Please feel free to berate the RAF Police. Abuse as you wish but please be careful. Do not be specific in identifying individuals, especially if the allegations cannot be proven. It could cost the poster significantly.
Regards as always and keep up the banter.
Whilst not wishing to be seen as a kill joy and not wanting to stifle free speech and opinions, I would suggest that the moderators reflect on certain comments posted, and advise posters of potential implications, where any alleged incidents could be attributed to specific identified individuals.
In my civilian profession I am obliged to carry significant professional indemnity insurance. I can therefore make professional observations and comments in the knowledge that I am protected financially for any off the cuff comments I make. I doubt many of the posters on this forum carry such insurance. Again, in my opinion, comments made recently could result in litigation against the individual posters.
So I re-iterate my position. Please feel free to berate the RAF Police. Abuse as you wish but please be careful. Do not be specific in identifying individuals, especially if the allegations cannot be proven. It could cost the poster significantly.
Regards as always and keep up the banter.
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I have seen some boll@ks posted on here before but what the **** is wildthing on about
Litigation my ar@e, it's a rumour website you spleen
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Thanks for your opinion which is duly noted.
However, Rumour is one thing. But once you can identify a specific individual through your posting you could open yourself up to significant problems. That was my warning.
Regards as always
Thanks for your opinion which is duly noted.
However, Rumour is one thing. But once you can identify a specific individual through your posting you could open yourself up to significant problems. That was my warning.
Regards as always
What does Talking Ballast know of litigation I wonder?
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Like junk food it's another of those great things we have to thank you guys for! The "Where there's blame there's a claim" culture that pervades our society today, we learnt it direct from you, is really the way ahead
Litigation, cheers SAS
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The RAF policeman hypnotised by a goldfish - it wasn't you, was it?
The RAF policeman hypnotised by a goldfish - it wasn't you, was it?
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WG13 wondered when that would come up in here!.
Just shows how much of joke things have become when supposedly drunk plod crashes car on camp and gets off scott free....
And someone gets tired waiting for plod to do their duty at a gate and ends up opening it themselves because "plod is talking". Only to recieve a rifting from the plod and staish for "breach of physical security". I swear the document was at least 50 pages.....I saw it.
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Just shows how much of joke things have become when supposedly drunk plod crashes car on camp and gets off scott free....
And someone gets tired waiting for plod to do their duty at a gate and ends up opening it themselves because "plod is talking". Only to recieve a rifting from the plod and staish for "breach of physical security". I swear the document was at least 50 pages.....I saw it.
Shocking
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1. Taking a vehicle without consent
2. Driving without insurance
3. Driving whilst under the influence of alcohol
4. Criminal damage (Car and hedge)
Guess what she got charged for?
Bugger all, allegedly.
2. Driving without insurance
3. Driving whilst under the influence of alcohol
4. Criminal damage (Car and hedge)
Guess what she got charged for?
Bugger all, allegedly.
Driving without insurance, do you know specifically that she has no insurance on her own vehicle, which would (for the most) cover her TPFT for any vehicle she is legally entitled, and has permission to drive.
Driving under the influence of alcohol, proven? If her colleagues, SNCO & OC Police covered up such an event, then they should all be hung, drawn & quartered. But saying the RAF Police trade is that gash, I'd rather put money on the story being inaccurate.
Crim dam - Mens rea?
But did you hear the one about the growbags who built a homemade bazooka out of old over-sized beans tins? They bodge taped them together, made a small hole in the base of the bottom tin, then fired (using fireworks powder) smaller full tins through partion walls in the officers mess. Lots of damage, fire alarms set off, local fire service called out & civpol. Now I'm just curious how you, the barrack room lawyers, would twist this story round to suit your high jinx?
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Another Skuffer outed! Every time one of theirs is caught with the proverbial hand in the cookie jar it's the old Vicky Pollard defence
"Yeah but no but yeah but no but I soooo can't believe you just said that! ...
"Shut up! I ain't never done nuffink or nuffink!"
"dem growbags is worse cos they is officers and have edikation an' stuff"
"Yeah but no but yeah but no but I soooo can't believe you just said that! ...
"Shut up! I ain't never done nuffink or nuffink!"
"dem growbags is worse cos they is officers and have edikation an' stuff"
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Typical coppers reply.
The duty wheels probably got done for not wearing his seat belt when the 'Rover incident' occured.
(Allegedly, the boyfriend was an 'ex' boyfriend at the time of the incident)
The story was relayed to me from an RAF copper btw.
The duty wheels probably got done for not wearing his seat belt when the 'Rover incident' occured.
(Allegedly, the boyfriend was an 'ex' boyfriend at the time of the incident)
The story was relayed to me from an RAF copper btw.
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Outed, sorry guys, but I have been here a while. And I'll be the first to get the 'arse' with my fellow tradesmen, but the high moral ground already has occupants, so you lot need to take up a different stance.
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@rse69 it always amuses me why scuffers and other hangers on peruse and post on a professional pilots rumour forum, not having a go or claiming that you dont have the right to, heaven forbid that may open me up to litigation or worse.......
bottom line is, we are talking about you, not to you.
you're having a larf.....what trade would that be?? General unhelpfulness, over inflated self importance. There's a reason you are being replaced with civvies who can operate barriers as well as you highly trained RAFP types. I guess someone needs to feed the dogs though.
Why dont you go and find the (professional???) scuffers rumour forum and enjoy all the humourous and interesting topics which would doubtless lie therein.
bottom line is, we are talking about you, not to you.
I will be the first to get the arse with my fellow tradesmen
Why dont you go and find the (professional???) scuffers rumour forum and enjoy all the humourous and interesting topics which would doubtless lie therein.
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See now there's the problem, you conduct yourselves as professional as the Tiny Tots day nursery down the road!
I do believe this is a public forum, the very same forum you so elegantly slate anyone who doesn't wear a growbag morning, noon and night.
I do believe this is a public forum, the very same forum you so elegantly slate anyone who doesn't wear a growbag morning, noon and night.
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OK here's the biggy
The RAF exists to fly, therefore the big boys are aircrew, therefore, in the proper order of things they are at the top of the pile and can do pretty much as they see fit, it took me a long time to see it but buggering around highly trained 'growbags' with niff-naff and trivia is a waste of resources - they - not RAFP are our most important asset and have to be nurtured and indulged to a large extent, if that upsets the Coppers unfortunately that’s a fact of life – no aircrew = no RAF
On the other hand much of what were RAFP duties are being farmed out to MPGS or whatever they are being called this week. The bright coppers now work in CompSy, counter int etc and are by and large normal hard-working blokes. The petty Nazis that are being left behind by their brighter brethren would be hard pressed to make GDs or TAGs (depending on how old you are) and enjoy the power of the officious bureaucrat
The RAF exists to fly, therefore the big boys are aircrew, therefore, in the proper order of things they are at the top of the pile and can do pretty much as they see fit, it took me a long time to see it but buggering around highly trained 'growbags' with niff-naff and trivia is a waste of resources - they - not RAFP are our most important asset and have to be nurtured and indulged to a large extent, if that upsets the Coppers unfortunately that’s a fact of life – no aircrew = no RAF
On the other hand much of what were RAFP duties are being farmed out to MPGS or whatever they are being called this week. The bright coppers now work in CompSy, counter int etc and are by and large normal hard-working blokes. The petty Nazis that are being left behind by their brighter brethren would be hard pressed to make GDs or TAGs (depending on how old you are) and enjoy the power of the officious bureaucrat
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