Cumbria police watchdog chief raises doubts over plans to ditch Asbos

By Nick Griffiths Crime Reporter

Last updated at 13:01, Wednesday, 23 May 2012

The head of Cumbria’s police watchdog has questioned whether new plans to tackle antisocial behaviour will just be a “repackaging” of current tactics.

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Manny is right, the police put up with an awful lot. For many of us who are polite, and live in nice areas we never have to encounter the 'Jeremy Kyle' set. For some police officers that is all they do deal with.

Seriously, if you watch Jeremy Kyle not only will you get a feeling for the kind of people they deal with (fat, ignorant, stupid, bad teeth and busy impregnating each other) and the same problems.

They keep the revolting workshy underclasses away from us all. They deserve all the respect in the world.

I bet some police officers wish that Facebook had never been invented (they know what i mean).

Posted by TB on 27 May 2012 at 22:17

Slag of the Police not comment on the actual article. Oh people of Cumbria would fill thier pants if they were to deal with what some officers deal with. Mouth olls without fact

Posted by Manny on 27 May 2012 at 11:18

If for no other reason, ASBO's should be ceased due to them being a 'badge of honour' among a certain subset of the population.

I'd be happy for them to rename them "I'm a pathetic excuse for a human being" and rather than giving them an order, tattoo it over their forehead.

I have to confess though, on the one occasion I raised a concern over anti-social behaviour, the (civilian ?) on the phone wasn't to interested. I often wonder how quickly the Police would respond if we all threatened to do some serious harm to these pathetic low-life individuals ?

Seams the balance is a little one sided to me

Posted by PaulM on 25 May 2012 at 13:15

As Resident says above "I found when reporting it to them I was faced with the attitude".I too have had this same attitude from them at a time we needed them urgently.Dont know why i even rang really because till this day they still have not turned up.It was my understanding that they were their to protect us.Obviously they are not.

Posted by Dave on 24 May 2012 at 17:25

Very supprised people got asbos it takes that long for the Police to respond to anti social behaviour its a wonder they catch anyone

Posted by Dave on 24 May 2012 at 07:41

Maybe the drop may be partly due to the way people are treat when they ring the police to complain about antisocial behaviour .

I found when reporting it to them I was faced with the attitude ' and what do you except us to do' or it's not just a police issue you know.

Defo puts you off ringing again!!!

Posted by Resident on 23 May 2012 at 18:35