Police Crime Commissioner Elections 2012

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 3:55 pm

What is this new idea all about ?

November 15th is the day we are all supposed to go out and vote for our new Police Commissioner.

WHY ?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 3:58 pm

Bruv;1409669 wrote: What is this new idea all about ?

November 15th is the day we are all supposed to go out and vote for our new Police Commissioner.

WHY ? So that when he ****'s up.... the police say ' Ahhhh but you voted for him' so ner

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:10 pm

The Police don't want em, nobody knows who their candidates are, or what the actual job involves.

I predict the lowest ever electoral turn out.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:13 pm

Bruv;1409676 wrote: The Police don't want em, nobody knows who their candidates are, or what the actual job involves.

I predict the lowest ever electoral turn out. We got our polling cards yesterday and I'm not bothering.

I'll be very Interested In the turn out stats.... I predict less than 40 %

TÃ½r · Post by **TÃ½r** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:19 pm

Bruv;1409676 wrote: The Police don't want em, nobody knows who their candidates are, or what the actual job involves.We have four candidates, three toeing party lines and an independent called Sue who will get my vote because she writes coherently about what she intends to focus on if she's appointed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19495673

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:41 pm

TÃ½r;1409679 wrote: We have four candidates, three toeing party lines and an independent called Sue who will get my vote because she writes coherently about what she intends to focus on if she's appointed.

BBC News - Avon and Somerset police and crime commissioner candidates

But what improvements can another layer do for the delivery of law enforcement, what exactly are these people supposed to do ?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:54 pm

Bruv;1409683 wrote: But what improvements can another layer do for the delivery of law enforcement, what exactly are these people supposed to do ?

What is a police and crime commissioner? | Home Office

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 5:09 pm

Yea Yea......that's what they are telling us.

They tell us lots of stuff, that's their job, our job is to question it.

Why do we need to elect a Police Commissioner, policing shouldn't be tied to political parties, police standards should be set by professionals not elected lay people.

Read a Policeman's thoughts about it

Post by **Betty Boop** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:07 pm

Bruv;1409687 wrote: Yea Yea......that's what they are telling us.

They tell us lots of stuff, that's their job, our job is to question it.

Why do we need to elect a Police Commissioner, policing shouldn't be tied to political parties, police standards should be set by professionals not elected lay people.

Read a Policeman's thoughts about it

I need to read up on it before I head out to vote, if I do.

I was shocked to see some candidates tied to political parties too, if I do vote, it will be for an independent person.

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Sat Nov 03, 2012 3:19 am

Betty Boop;1409692 wrote: I need to read up on it before I head out to vote, if I do.

I think you have summed it all up in that sentence.

The powers that be have decided we need to have yet another salary to pay from public money, the excuse, to improve the delivery of Policing in the fight against crime.

What exactly is broken with the way we are policed, that having a Police Commissioner will fix ?

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:40 am

Bruv;1409687 wrote: Yea Yea......that's what they are telling us.

They tell us lots of stuff, that's their job, our job is to question it.

Why do we need to elect a Police Commissioner, policing shouldn't be tied to political parties, police standards should be set by professionals not elected lay people.

Read a Policeman's thoughts about it Nazi Germany springs to mind

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:36 am

Ever wish you'd not started looking into something :wah:

I've got ten candidates to choose from

BBC News - Devon and Cornwall police and crime commissioner candidates

as at the moment, I will go and vote, if only to try to ensure that one particular name there does not get in. Now, to pick someone out of the remaining nine :wah:

TÃ½r · Post by **TÃ½r** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 2:47 am

It's easy to throw some of those ten out. I know which of them I'd put a tick next to, he does stand out from the pack.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 4:31 am

TÃ½r;1409963 wrote: It's easy to throw some of those ten out. I know which of them I'd put a tick next to, he does stand out from the pack.

Be funny if you've picked the one I don't want in :wah:

TÃ½r · Post by **TÃ½r** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 4:36 am

Betty Boop;1409965 wrote: Be funny if you've picked the one I don't want in :wah:

Go on, I'll bite - William Morris.

Post by **Betty Boop** » Wed Nov 07, 2012 5:24 am

TÃ½r;1409967 wrote: Go on, I'll bite - William Morris.

Not a match lol

No, he's not the one, I won't name him in a forum I don't want any back lash :wah:

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:33 am

So......is this the public's way of commenting on this new post ?

The Electoral Reform Society branded the elections a "comedy of errors" after a record low turnout left at least one polling station - in the Newport area - completely unused. It said it could end up being the lowest voter turnout ever in peacetime history.

TÃ½r · Post by **TÃ½r** » Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:52 am

I voted. For both the winning candidates as it happens, PCC and Mayor.