dune Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 Personally I wouldn't trust em as far as I could throw em because they'd shop their own granny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 I had a mate who became a copper and he really changed. Went from having a good sense of humour to being really serious. He was still a bit interesting to begin with as although he wouldn't joke around anymore, he'd tell you stories of arrests. However, after a while he wouldn't even do that (probably against the rules). Then he just became plain boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 16 May, 2012 Author Share Posted 16 May, 2012 I work with a special and i'm always taking the p/ss out of him because he's got no personality. This week I found out he'd got a dose and have been clapping him. All he can say is f/ck off, f/ck off you tw/t. ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 Personally I wouldn't trust em as far as I could throw em because they'd shop their own granny. Surely this would only be a problem if you (or your granny) intended breaking the law...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 My good mate is a policeman and he is just one of the lads, only thing he can't really do is get proper smashed when out but he seems happy with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 16 May, 2012 Author Share Posted 16 May, 2012 My good mate is a policeman and he is just one of the lads, only thing he can't really do is get proper smashed when out but he seems happy with that. He's too busy watching who's drinking what in the pub and whether they are in their car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 He's too busy watching who's drinking what in the pub and whether they are in their car. He should stop that behaviour straight away. We need more drivers on the road over the drink drive limit, not less. FFS. These people are blimin' spoilsports. The lot of 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 I thought you'd love the OB Dune, strong Police Force and all that being a mainstay of the right wing. Personally, i have a couple of mates who are OB. They are very decent lads as it happens and have been good mates for a long time. Both big Saints fans too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 my brother is a copper. And he has a gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 I work with a special and i'm always taking the p/ss out of him because he's got no personality. This week I found out he'd got a dose and have been clapping him. All he can say is f/ck off, f/ck off you tw/t. ha. I used to work with a Special. He was a proper busy **** and had no personality. Really negative, chip on the shoulder type. I'm not surprised he wanted to join the old bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu0x Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 A milkman once delivered me some sour milk. Now I hate all milkmen. I think you have to draw a distinction between paid policemen (who are doing a job like anyone else) and specials. I think the term is apt because you'd have to be a special kind of person to want to do it so badly that you'd do it for free. Your own interpretation of the word 'special' is the important bit there Specials tend to be the keen as mustard, checking tax discs when they walk through a car park types. Paid coppers (particularly when they've got a few years in), not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 A milkman once delivered me some sour milk. Now I hate all milkmen. I think you have to draw a distinction between paid policemen (who are doing a job like anyone else) and specials. I think the term is apt because you'd have to be a special kind of person to want to do it so badly that you'd do it for free. Your own interpretation of the word 'special' is the important bit there Specials tend to be the keen as mustard, checking tax discs when they walk through a car park types. Paid coppers (particularly when they've got a few years in), not so much. For every copper I've come across that is alright, 10 have been total helmets. It seems to be a prerequisite for getting a job as a football copper though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 I've met a few in my time and found them to be perfectly normal human beings ! My guess is however, that you will find a cross section of characters in the force ie. 'the good, the bad and the ugly' ! Doesn't pay to generalise based on individual opinions on a website forum ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 I had a mate who was a copper, a Villa fan too who went to games & got lashed up all the time. He was a right laugh but as he was a copper you just couldn't tell him everything and his eyes were darting around the pub all the time like an owl on a waltzer. One evening after having a skinful of lager with him and 4 other close mates, he decided to leave the pub without warning, then outside he was waiting with 2 police cars and waiving his breathalizer like he'd won gold at the olympics. The ba5tard stitched us all up. Luckily I only lived 200yds from the pub so I left my car there and crawled home on all fours past the waiting police. He is no longer my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Tone Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 Personally I wouldn't trust em as far as I could throw em because they'd shop their own granny. Of course I could be mates with a copper. What a daft question. They're human beings like us, and are doing a job that helps protect me and my family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 (edited) I think there are a couple of problems with being 'friends' with coppers. The general members of the public they meet are, lets face it, scum. They are meeting the Jeremy Kyle lot day in, day out. The only decent people they tend to mix with are other coppers, therefore they easily get sucked in to the 'culture' of the job. The job become a life style for them, not like most of the rest of us who do a job and then switch off after work. This can make them seem a bit boring for the rest of us as they are less up for a laugh, generally don't muck around etc. They also (like teachers) boss people around all day. This can on occasions cause people to become arrogant. This is not true in all cases and I am sure there are plenty of exceptions to the rule but as a generalisation, I would say it is pretty true. Edited 16 May, 2012 by Tokyo-Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaysaint Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 If anybody is confused by dune's oddly changeable "voice" on SWF, I think the root of it all is this: Sturomseysaint or Turkish deliver a steaming great turd of an opinion/viewpoint over on The Ugly Inside and their new bestest mate/biggest fan dune eagerly scoots up behind them onto his knees and laps up the whole putrid mess, hoping that the big boys will appreciate him. Then he proudly rushes over here and opens his mouth to show us all what he's been swallowing. See such gems as "Joey Barton is just the kind of player we need" or dune's new found interest in how people dress at matches, coming shortly after they were shat out by his heroes. Does that sound about right to anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 If anybody is confused by dune's oddly changeable "voice" on SWF, I think the root of it all is this: Sturomseysaint or Turkish deliver a steaming great turd of an opinion/viewpoint over on The Ugly Inside and their new bestest mate/biggest fan dune eagerly scoots up behind them onto his knees and laps up the whole putrid mess, hoping that the big boys will appreciate him. Then he proudly rushes over here and opens his mouth to show us all what he's been swallowing. See such gems as "Joey Barton is just the kind of player we need" or dune's new found interest in how people dress at matches, coming shortly after they were shat out by his heroes. Does that sound about right to anyone else? Read my previous posts about Turkish having a tribute act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 I play football with a couple of coppers and they are both decent normal guys. Some of the storries they tell about Fri/Sat night do make you wonder what sort of ****ing idiots we have produced in this Country. I dont know whther they would shop me or not, as I dont tend to go round drink driving and generally stick to the right side of the law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 16 May, 2012 Author Share Posted 16 May, 2012 If anybody is confused by dune's oddly changeable "voice" on SWF, I think the root of it all is this: Sturomseysaint or Turkish deliver a steaming great turd of an opinion/viewpoint over on The Ugly Inside and their new bestest mate/biggest fan dune eagerly scoots up behind them onto his knees and laps up the whole putrid mess, hoping that the big boys will appreciate him. Then he proudly rushes over here and opens his mouth to show us all what he's been swallowing. See such gems as "Joey Barton is just the kind of player we need" or dune's new found interest in how people dress at matches, coming shortly after they were shat out by his heroes. Does that sound about right to anyone else? I hardly ever post on the UI, but don't let that get in the way of your theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stev2001 Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 If any of them are going to shop you over some minor illegals then what are you doing with mates like that in the first place? If you expect any copper to watch while you do something very illegal then you are not much of mate as you'd be putting them in a position that they would instantly lose their job (career etc) if caught with you. Bit of a pointless thread IMO but i would have no problem at all being mates with one. Before anyone asks I'm not a coppper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durleyfos Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 I have two cousins who are coppers. One has a gun. Both top blokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bug187 Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaysaint Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 If anybody is confused by dune's oddly changeable "voice" on SWF, I think the root of it all is this: Sturomseysaint or Turkish deliver a steaming great turd of an opinion/viewpoint over on The Ugly Inside and their new bestest mate/biggest fan dune eagerly scoots up behind them onto his knees and laps up the whole putrid mess, hoping that the big boys will appreciate him. Then he proudly rushes over here and opens his mouth to show us all what he's been swallowing. See such gems as "Joey Barton is just the kind of player we need" or dune's new found interest in how people dress at matches, coming shortly after they were shat out by his heroes. Does that sound about right to anyone else? I hardly ever post on the UI, but don't let that get in the way of your theory. Yeah, you're right. Just the 1942 posts so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFrost Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 As a retired DI who was in the police force (sorry, service) for 30 years I think the policeman's job would change anyone to some degree. A copper's life is a tough one, not just because you can be on the go constantly at the same time as being crippled by breathtaking bureaucracy but you have to change as a person in some ways in order to accommodate the job. I say job but I always thought being a copper wasn't just a job, it was for life. Certainly was for me. I found it very tough at first but as I rose through the ranks it became strangely easier in some ways even though i had more and more responsibility. But for all those not liking coppers (and yes there are quite a few ****s in the police to say the least) never has the phrase "walk a mile in a man's shoes" been truer I've always been a bit of a laid back character and using humour was one way of relieving stress/coping with the job when it came to the people I worked with. I've had 30 years of witnessing first hand the appalling things human beings do to each other but was able to self-teach myself to live with it in various different ways. I've met no-end of rapists, murderers, arsonists, paedophiles etc. and even within these categories I've met all types of personality. Quite a few of them have described the horrible things they've done to people to try and wind me up and I found the best method of coping is interrupting and telling them a random story about a random subject until they shut up. Take your average junior officer out on the street though, they've got to interact with the scum of the earth for large parts of their job and when you're doing it on a day-by-day basis it would change anyone IMO. You've got to develop one hell of a long fuse and a lot of patience to go anywhere. Since I've retired and got odd jobs to keep me busy, I really did struggle to adapt to the real world again. "Social life?" what's all that about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 As a retired DI who was in the police force (sorry, service) for 30 years I think the policeman's job would change anyone to some degree. A copper's life is a tough one, not just because you can be on the go constantly at the same time as being crippled by breathtaking bureaucracy but you have to change as a person in some ways in order to accommodate the job. I say job but I always thought being a copper wasn't just a job, it was for life. Certainly was for me. I found it very tough at first but as I rose through the ranks it became strangely easier in some ways even though i had more and more responsibility. But for all those not liking coppers (and yes there are quite a few ****s in the police to say the least) never has the phrase "walk a mile in a man's shoes" been truer I've always been a bit of a laid back character and using humour was one way of relieving stress/coping with the job when it came to the people I worked with. I've had 30 years of witnessing first hand the appalling things human beings do to each other but was able to self-teach myself to live with it in various different ways. I've met no-end of rapists, murderers, arsonists, paedophiles etc. and even within these categories I've met all types of personality. Quite a few of them have described the horrible things they've done to people to try and wind me up and I found the best method of coping is interrupting and telling them a random story about a random subject until they shut up. Take your average junior officer out on the street though, they've got to interact with the scum of the earth for large parts of their job and when you're doing it on a day-by-day basis it would change anyone IMO. You've got to develop one hell of a long fuse and a lot of patience to go anywhere. Since I've retired and got odd jobs to keep me busy, I really did struggle to adapt to the real world again. "Social life?" what's all that about? So you more or less echo my thoughts but from first hand experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 16 May, 2012 Author Share Posted 16 May, 2012 As a retired DI who was in the police force (sorry, service) for 30 years I think the policeman's job would change anyone to some degree. A copper's life is a tough one, not just because you can be on the go constantly at the same time as being crippled by breathtaking bureaucracy but you have to change as a person in some ways in order to accommodate the job. I say job but I always thought being a copper wasn't just a job, it was for life. Certainly was for me. I found it very tough at first but as I rose through the ranks it became strangely easier in some ways even though i had more and more responsibility. But for all those not liking coppers (and yes there are quite a few ****s in the police to say the least) never has the phrase "walk a mile in a man's shoes" been truer I've always been a bit of a laid back character and using humour was one way of relieving stress/coping with the job when it came to the people I worked with. I've had 30 years of witnessing first hand the appalling things human beings do to each other but was able to self-teach myself to live with it in various different ways. I've met no-end of rapists, murderers, arsonists, paedophiles etc. and even within these categories I've met all types of personality. Quite a few of them have described the horrible things they've done to people to try and wind me up and I found the best method of coping is interrupting and telling them a random story about a random subject until they shut up. Take your average junior officer out on the street though, they've got to interact with the scum of the earth for large parts of their job and when you're doing it on a day-by-day basis it would change anyone IMO. You've got to develop one hell of a long fuse and a lot of patience to go anywhere. Since I've retired and got odd jobs to keep me busy, I really did struggle to adapt to the real world again. "Social life?" what's all that about? I'm sure you're right about there being good and bad coppers, it's just that everyone knows a story about a bad copper. When I was a kid my mum made me take a purse round to a policeman that lived near us. The next thing his daughter had the purse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 16 May, 2012 Share Posted 16 May, 2012 I connected with an Old school school chum via friends reunited. Com. First thing he said to me was that he was in the force. Second message was that he out to get me! Never accepted the ' friend' invite. And to think...I once got a bloodied nose for him. Usual playground scrap excePt this arsehole had a half brick in his hand! I 'intervened'. Used to go through a pair of glasses a month fighting, no wrd of a lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillyanne Posted 17 May, 2012 Share Posted 17 May, 2012 One of my best friends is a Policeman and he is a lovely guy - HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 17 May, 2012 Share Posted 17 May, 2012 One of my best friends is a Policeman and he is a lovely guy - HTH It doesn't count. Have you never seen when Harry met Sally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacey Posted 17 May, 2012 Share Posted 17 May, 2012 As a retired DI who was in the police force (sorry, service) for 30 years I think the policeman's job would change anyone to some degree. A copper's life is a tough one, not just because you can be on the go constantly at the same time as being crippled by breathtaking bureaucracy but you have to change as a person in some ways in order to accommodate the job. I say job but I always thought being a copper wasn't just a job, it was for life. Certainly was for me. I found it very tough at first but as I rose through the ranks it became strangely easier in some ways even though i had more and more responsibility. But for all those not liking coppers (and yes there are quite a few ****s in the police to say the least) never has the phrase "walk a mile in a man's shoes" been truer I've always been a bit of a laid back character and using humour was one way of relieving stress/coping with the job when it came to the people I worked with. I've had 30 years of witnessing first hand the appalling things human beings do to each other but was able to self-teach myself to live with it in various different ways. I've met no-end of rapists, murderers, arsonists, paedophiles etc. and even within these categories I've met all types of personality. Quite a few of them have described the horrible things they've done to people to try and wind me up and I found the best method of coping is interrupting and telling them a random story about a random subject until they shut up. Take your average junior officer out on the street though, they've got to interact with the scum of the earth for large parts of their job and when you're doing it on a day-by-day basis it would change anyone IMO. You've got to develop one hell of a long fuse and a lot of patience to go anywhere. Since I've retired and got odd jobs to keep me busy, I really did struggle to adapt to the real world again. "Social life?" what's all that about? Are you a freemason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durleyfos Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 I'm sure you're right about there being good and bad coppers, it's just that everyone knows a story about a bad copper. When I was a kid my mum made me take a purse round to a policeman that lived near us. The next thing his daughter had the purse. No we don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 No we don't. I do. Dune, do you want to change it to 'most of know' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 So do I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 I am a copper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo-Saint Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 I am a copper I thought you were a mod not bloody Taggart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsdinho Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 I wouldn't even be mates with someone that's mates with a copper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 I thought you were a mod not bloody Taggart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 One of my best friends is a Policeman and he is a lovely guy - HTH Is he Jamaican ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPTCount Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 wow, u really are a massive tw*t. no wonder ur gym buddy tells u to **** off. and anyway, police in Hampshire are 10x better than the met, friendly and usually very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFrost Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Are you a freemason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Have been for nearly nine years. Next question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 18 May, 2012 Author Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Have been for nearly nine years. Next question? Does he whisper sweet nothings in your ear across the post office counter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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