Friday 11 March 2011

I Think I’ve Found A Hot Date….

…for delicate flower of the Scottish Constabulary Les Gray:
Four police officers held a 90 minute 'restorative justice conference' with five schoolboys after they called a woman constable 'PC Nipples.'
A ninety-minute discussion..!?
In this instance the woman PC, a sergeant and two other officers met with the boys to make them aware of the consequences their behavior had on the victim.
The ‘victim’ being someone who is expected to deal with life at the sharp end?

Good grief, if she can’t cope with a bit of cheek from some schoolboys…
The woman officer had visited Purbeck School in Wareham, Dorset, last month to talk to the boys about a playground scrap as her role as a school liaison officer.

It is understood she was called the names 'PC Nipples' and 'PC Ball Sack' while she was out of the room and was told of the remarks moments later.
/facepalm

She didn't even have it said direct to her?!
Reg Foy, whose son was one of those involved, said: "All the parents of the boys were telephoned and called to this justice conference.

"The meeting consisted of three uniformed officers, one being a sergeant to 'chair' it, one plain clothes community safety manager, one teacher, four sets of parents and the five boys concerned.

"The meeting lasted for one-hour-and-forty minutes and concluded with the boys apologising to the female constable for name calling.

"At the end of the day it was a bit of name calling, the boys were wrong and they apologised."
Of course, a swift clip round the lug’ole would have been a lot more appropriate and resource-friendly. Either from you, or from little PC Delicate Knickers…
Yvonne Surman, Dorset police safe schools and communities team manager said: "The female officer is based at the school one day a week.

"In the course of her duties she was the subject of verbal abuse of a sexual nature from a group of students.

"In line with the values of the team, the officer expressed to teachers that she would prefer the incident to be dealt with through a restorative justice conference in which she would come face to face with the students with the aim of helping them to realise the effect of their behaviour.

"This restorative approach was an alternative to the standard punitive measures which would have been taken by the school under usual circumstances and the team received positive feedback from both the parents and the officer involved in the conference."
I don’t know what they charge at the training centre that coaches these people into coming up with that sort of mealy-mouthed gobbledegook, but if they manage to impart it without dissolving into tears of helpless laughter, it must be worth it.

Or, it would be, if we weren’t paying for it.
Richard Holman, the headteacher of Purbeck School, said: "The school was working in partnership with Dorset Police. The event was organised by the police with our agreement."
Then you’re an even bigger cretin than little PC Prim And Proper…
Angry Exile is of the same mind. And ponders the response of the real police who may be called upon to back her up, and expect backup in return, some day:
"How's that going to play with your colleagues? Are they going to wonder if someone who can't take the pressure of duty at a school without becoming a victim of a few puerile comments can be relied on when the chips are down? Are some of them going to think that PC Delicate might be best off behind a desk in an interior office or even, dare I say it, in front of an oven while the boys and girls who can take the stick that goes with the job go out and get on with it?"
A very good question.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Had I been one of the parents in the "restorative justice" conference, I certainly wouldn't have been able to keep a straight face.

Well certainly until receiving a sharp nudge in the ribs from my good friend Minnie Bannister.

That aside, I would have asked PC Nipples how she intended to cope with the sharp end of police work.

PT said...

Has there ever been a school, anywhere, at any time, catering for any conceivable combination of social classes, where the students did not have nicknames, some of them cruel, for those with authority over them?
If I were forced to work alongside Ms Nipples, I'd certainly be very wary of what I said (if anything)in her presence or about her, for fear of her seeking to be offended and reporting me.
Never mind, I'm sure this episode has instilled in these young criminals a new respect for the police.

Umbongo said...

And so it goes - on and on and on and on . . . .

This stream of crapola which you report daily JuliaM is an endless flow. In this instance, what stopped the parents in this instance just to tell the school and the police to get stuffed or, if they turned up, to tell PC Nipples to get over herself? If all the parents had done the same there's not a lot the jobsworths could have done.

The solution to all this is greater assertiveness by the public and a preparedness to face down the jobsworths. Sometimes this isn't easy but, always, it's necessary.

Pokies said...

"At the end of the day it was a bit of name calling, the boys were wrong and they apologised."

1) At the end of the day it is midnight;

2) Ms Nipples may well be, er, very well endowed, but I need to see pictures so I can, um, see if the name does justice to her. If you see what I mean...

Furor Teutonicus said...

She sounds a right tit to me.

Furor Teutonicus said...

Follow ups to...

Anonymous said...

The lads should have got a telling off, a lecture on respect, apologised to the policewoman and it left at that.
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The ONLY reason that's not what happened and it turned into a circus is a bizarre desperation not to upset those who have no problem upsetting others. Can't have the lads and their breeders crying Human Rights now, can we.
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I hardly think calling the policewoman concerned all sort of other names for this is justified. It's certainly not her fault no one dares says boo to a frickin kid without covering all arses and ticking all boxes first.

Mark Wadsworth said...

"PC Nipples", nice one.

But did any of the boys have the nerve to raise his hand and ask whether she'd like to take down his particulars?

Did they all chorus "Hullo, 'ullo, 'ullo!" when she entered the room?

Hum the theme tune from The Bill?

Nope? Rank beginners in that case.

Rob said...

Does it work the other way? If a copper says something rude about someone, anyone, when that person isn't there, can we have them questioned for two hours and then forced to apologise?

We hear whines about cuts to front-line policing, but there wasn't a problem with x numbers of coppers wasting their time with this crap.

Mjolinir said...

I'm mystified as to why 'someone' saw fit to tell this [female Police Officer] about something NOT said in her presence? Why didn't they simply talk to the kids (or to the parents)?

That 'nickname' seems an unlikely choice for a group of 13yo lads - unless, of course, these anatomical features were clearly visible?

jd said...

One wonders what Sgt Bucket Fanny made of it all....

JuliaM said...

"That aside, I would have asked PC Nipples how she intended to cope with the sharp end of police work."

Perhaps, like Sgt Lis Knight, she doesn't plan to ever do any?

"If I were forced to work alongside Ms Nipples, I'd certainly be very wary of what I said (if anything)in her presence or about her, for fear of her seeking to be offended and reporting me."

Perhaps that's another facet to her plan?

"If all the parents had done the same there's not a lot the jobsworths could have done."

Perhaps that's what needs to happen. At the moment it seems the only ones standing up for 'their rights' are the underclass, and then it's typically for 'rights' they don't actually have...

"I need to see pictures so I can, um, see if the name does justice to her. If you see what I mean..."

:D

JuliaM said...

"I hardly think calling the policewoman concerned all sort of other names for this is justified. It's certainly not her fault no one dares says boo to a frickin kid without covering all arses and ticking all boxes first."

But it is. She should have laughed it off.

"Does it work the other way? If a copper says something rude about someone, anyone, when that person isn't there, can we have them questioned for two hours and then forced to apologise?"

I'm going with 'No, of course not..' on that one!

Mike said...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/york/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9416000/9416985.stm

is this a success for the police or an advertisement of their past failure? Also do the new officers get a final salary pension?

Anonymous said...

"But it is. She should have laughed it off."

Yep because encouraging and making excuses for those with an utter lack of respect or self-control has worked so well for us so far.

Gordo said...

"restorative justice conference" sounds foreign and sinister, four officers? why? to gang up? to intimidate? they wonder why we have lost respect for them!

Anyone with half a brain and backbone said...

not only is she a pathetic police officer but a pathetic woman and its people like her that make the world think the rest of us are frail an unable to defend ourselves! get a grip pc nips