Comments on: July Bombing review http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/10/03/1809 Every day the Prime Minister's Spokesman meets a small coterie of political journalists known as 'the lobby' for a topical chat, or 'briefing'. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:27:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Chuck Unsworth http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/10/03/1809#comment-3610 Chuck Unsworth Mon, 10 Oct 2005 14:14:23 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/10/03/1809#comment-3610 No. This is just a simple typographic error isn't it? The meeting was actually about protection 'from' the police. But then again......... This is just the two Blairs blurring the picture once more. Smoke and mirrors. What do the cops want protection 'from' for God's sake. They can already blow people away without sanction, bend all sorts of rules like speeding, petty violence (or is that mindless thuggery?) etc etc. Then they get all sorts of perks. Then they get lots of sick leave, early retirement and so on. This is the usual snivelling self-interested garbage from the Old Bill. They are beneath contempt. No. This is just a simple typographic error isn’t it? The meeting was actually about protection ‘from’ the police.

But then again………

This is just the two Blairs blurring the picture once more. Smoke and mirrors.

What do the cops want protection ‘from’ for God’s sake. They can already blow people away without sanction, bend all sorts of rules like speeding, petty violence (or is that mindless thuggery?) etc etc. Then they get all sorts of perks. Then they get lots of sick leave, early retirement and so on.

This is the usual snivelling self-interested garbage from the Old Bill. They are beneath contempt.

]]> By: PapaLazzzaru http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/10/03/1809#comment-3605 PapaLazzzaru Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:47:41 +0000 http://downingstreetsays.com/briefings/2005/10/03/1809#comment-3605 "offering greater protection for police" What kind of protection? Protection from prosecution by their victims or their victims families? Protection from scrutiny? Whatever kind of "protection" he is talking about, the fact that anyone needs to consider greater protection for the police (who are already surely amply protected by existing laws) is extremely worrying in itself. It is the general public who need protection from the police but I notice no-one is talking about that, or about dropping the ridiculous shoot-to-kill policy... "offering greater protection for police"

What kind of protection? Protection from prosecution by their victims or their victims families? Protection from scrutiny?

Whatever kind of "protection" he is talking about, the fact that anyone needs to consider greater protection for the police (who are already surely amply protected by existing laws) is extremely worrying in itself. It is the general public who need protection from the police but I notice no-one is talking about that, or about dropping the ridiculous shoot-to-kill policy…

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