…we will not stand idly by while those in power mislead the public, and rip the police service to shreds – Occupy Police
Watch Parts One Two and Four…

 
…we will not stand idly by while those in power mislead the public, and rip the police service to shreds – Occupy Police
 
Watch Parts One Three and Four…

 
…we will not stand idly by while those in power mislead the public, and rip the police service to shreds – Occupy Police
 
Watch Parts Two Three and Four…

It wasn’t long ago that we brought you news of a police march in London, a march that contained over 35,000 officers from all over the UK. Officers marched through the city on May 10th, in protest against cuts in pay, cuts in personnel, and the greater of both evils, privatization. May 10th was the largest police protest in world history, but officers weren’t the only ones there protesting against Tom Winsor’s suggested cuts in pay, and sneaky attempt to privatize a large chunk of the police force ..a hand full of occupiers were there as well. Yes you heard…

I’ve been watching closely, the last few weeks, seeing how the police fight back against the proposed reforms develops. It will directly affect me, my family and yet I feel almost completely alien to it. Like its happening, in the main, in a far away place; where the echo takes time to filter down to us mortals.
This is not through lack of knowledge of the topic, talk about Winsor and I can tell you’ve I’ve even read the minutes, of the individual consultations. Talk about media coverage, I have them all on multi link feeds. Talk about politics, finance,…

Via UK Officer James – The Last Call To Attention Part 3: The End of The Beginning
Part 1 | Part 2
For me thoughts frequently come back to Winston Churchill. He was a man with huge issues, massive flaws. He was human; and that is why I hold him in such high regard.
He embraced his problems and they did not prevent him from taking one of the greatest stands in recent history. He was witty in a time of catastrophe, he was to the point, often abrupt; he did something great. He united and inspired, not just one…

16,000 of the expected 20,000+ Officers marching today from all over the UK will be wearing black hats to represent what a 20% cut in the force would look like – Cuts in Police Services are not the only reason for the march today. Privatization is also a major concern, and is on the table as a “cost cutting” option now, what this means is that the entire force will be sold off to be run by the highest bidder. Like this one, a private corporation based in Texas, who oversees operations at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba. All this topped…