I'm told police were out in force in St Paul's (Bristol) yesterday, stopping motorists / pedestrians / cyclists / hangers-around and asking "Do you know it's Christmas?"
Regrettably I've not been told what they were doing after that. At work the suggestion was that if you said "No" they should give you a religious tract, but I'm sure back-roomers can come up with better suggestions for either answer.
Remember there are ladies present, so nothing too rude please.
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Perhaps they are then encouraging drivers to speed through a few Gatso's as they could do with the funds to buy a helicopter for the New Year.
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You reply "Yes I do"
They reply "Well done - you've past the police initiative test"
If you are over 5'6" - you are then qualified to become a fully fledged PC.
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Well at least they weren't inventing reasons to divest you of your cash on the basis of some trumped up offence, like our little brown goons with their raybans, pot bellies and big guns in the Philippines.
All the same I wonder how many smart miscreants latched on to the fact the fuzz was forcing its habitual grimace into something approaching a leer and thus busy with the facial contortions involved, in order to commit crimes, felonies and other misdemeanours during this window of opportunity. It really must hurt to have to be nice to the public just because Human Resources hired a behavioral consultant to come up with A Good Idea.
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My reply (only I would not have thought of it in the sick feeling you get if the nice police stop you) would be "I'm a conscientious objector"!
Stiill, I've done most of the cards. Parcel and decoration fatigues next. Oh, for the moral courage not to bother.
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Guy
That was nasty, very nasty.
DVD.
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The thought of a a whole bunch of Boys in Blue belting out that 1980's Band Aid Classic on Top of the Pops fills me with delight!
When will the CD be released?
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Sue,
Did you ever find out what they were up to ?
Mark.
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Mark (Brazil) wrote:
> Did you ever find out what they were up to ?
Seems like it was a prelude to a search - St Paul's being one of 'the' places to go for drugs in Bristol.
My informant found it hysterically funny, since because of the visible police presence no-one had got near their dealers, so the punters were all 'clean', if a little jittery.
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Guess...probably trying to smell the breath of the driver for alcohol.
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Steve G wrote:
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> Guess...probably trying to smell the breath of the driver for
> alcohol.
Just as likely to be other substances ...
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