tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post6548329402282942083..comments2023-12-09T07:21:51.160+00:00Comments on The Druid: Fighting for Anglesey: 'Thin Blue Line' getting ever thinnerPaul Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01021606156107333019noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-9803360286622509322010-09-27T19:17:49.752+01:002010-09-27T19:17:49.752+01:00Mine was jism, I hope that wasn't referring to...Mine was jism, I hope that wasn't referring to Cliff Richards who could probably flood his village in a tidal wave of..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-60346798070856781862010-09-27T11:34:30.107+01:002010-09-27T11:34:30.107+01:00I don't speak Welsh. Why are all the word veri...<i>I don't speak Welsh. Why are all the word verifications in Welsh?</i> <br /><br />It isn't welsh. As everyone can see it is a Mongolian dialect expressed phonetically in roman lettering. The words relate to the differing conditions of Yak hair at different tomes of the year and different weather.<br /><br />For instance my verification word is 'imativis' which as everyone knows means 'somewhat silky, with a hint of grease and a tad of dandruff, softened by the April dews.'An Eye On...https://www.blogger.com/profile/08811559231632281053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-69226021433761580772010-09-25T17:31:42.780+01:002010-09-25T17:31:42.780+01:00You took a dozen models in your patrol car?
You s...You took a dozen models in your patrol car?<br /><br />You should be sacked for carrying more than 4 against Con and Use Regs!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Druid<br /><br />I don't speak Welsh. Why are all the word verifications in Welsh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-24975112094280005722010-09-25T17:03:41.425+01:002010-09-25T17:03:41.425+01:00Fellas, what's your idea of the most glamourou...Fellas, what's your idea of the most glamourous job in the world? Film star, pop star, x factor star? Your all wrong, the most glamorous job is driving a patrol car!<br /><br />A lot of people imagine it's boring driving a police car back and forth along the same route every day. But nothing could be further from the truth. My favourite route ran through a housing estate, my car was PLOD 47, but back at HQ we called it PLOD69 for obvious reasons. <br /><br />I'd take my patrol car down there about 9:30 am after all the fellas had gone to work and the birds would be queuing up for it at every corner. I'd make sure everyone of them had a ride in the back seat.I'd be so busy I often got back to HQ 6 or 7 hours late!<br /><br />Sometimes I would do a country route just to give myself a rest. But on one occasion that plan backfired. I was driving in this village where no-one lived so I knew I'd have a quiet time. Little did I know a dozen top models had been posing for a sexy calendar in the countryside, and they all wanted to get in the patrol car for a lift home. I drove around the countryside for hours, stopping on request to give them a nice ticket. When I got back to HQ I parked in a quiet corner and had a nice nap.<br /><br />Mind you, it's not all sex in the patrol cars. Sometimes I'd only have sex with one woman at a time.Like the time a gorgeous blond film star got in my patrol car. It was the last patrol of the evening and there was no-one else around. She smiled and asked if the car went all the way. I didn't need to be asked twice, and within seconds the windows were all steamed up and the suspension was being tested to its limit. By the time we'd finished - several hours later - the patrol car PLOD69 was a total write off. <br />I told the inspector I'd driven over some rough ground and he believed me. I still smile every time I drive past that old patrol car in the scrapyard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-49317125046756742912010-09-25T16:42:52.820+01:002010-09-25T16:42:52.820+01:00A report published this month in the Police watchd...A report published this month in the Police watchdog magazine " Dixon of Dock Green" reveals a majority of the North wales public believe the Police force discriminates against minority groups.<br /> OPINION<br /><br />And it is the motorist who suffers most from police discrimination according to public opinion.Over 75% of the people questioned thought that police officers deliberately discrimanted against drivers who drove either too fast, or in an erratic manner while under the influence of alcohol.<br /> <br /> GROUPS<br /><br />According to the survey other minority groups such as burglars, drug dealers are often singled out for attention by the police.<br /><br /> FEDERATION<br /><br />A spokesman for the Federation of Policemen said that public confidence in the North Wales police was in the increase, since the removal of the baseball cap as uniform and despite the fact that they ocassionally roughed up people or shot them by mistake.<br />Meanwhile, a report published by the Police Complaints Commission, and the Welsh Audit Office showed that the number of complaints made against police officers increased during the last year.<br /><br /> PHONE CALL<br />I tried to contact the Police to verify these facts, but no one was available."We are too busy to talk was their message on their answer machine, we are on the beat"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-47843576904219828312010-09-25T13:48:40.025+01:002010-09-25T13:48:40.025+01:00Well anon it was 102 point something-or-other than...Well anon it was 102 point something-or-other thanks for asking.<br /><br />The down hill stretctch in the Mona area where you can see the A%% dropping down in front of you then going up the other side for about 2-3 miles. There was me tootling along at 70 and just one other car on the whole stretch - the Vectra. It was to good an opportunity to miss ( I had a BMW then) . I tore past him in the outside lane and the rest was - as the saying goes - history.<br /><br />I got the bus from Holyhead to Llangefni full expecting to be banned. The beaks didn't because the copper said the conditions were excellent and the road empty except for he and I, so they eased off on me a bit.<br /><br />It was a fair cop guv'nor - no complaints (other than the cost of a return bus ticket Holyhead-Llangefni - outrageous).An Eye On...https://www.blogger.com/profile/08811559231632281053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-22355963117675205152010-09-25T13:14:10.426+01:002010-09-25T13:14:10.426+01:00"When I got bounced one fine sunny february m..."When I got bounced one fine sunny february morning on the A55 it was a dark blue unmarked Vectra with the speed camera built in"<br /><br />Ah, some old fashioned speed detecting by a Traffic man who, instead of using Vascar, got you by latest technolgy.<br /><br />Of course even this will be frowned upon in lala land occupied by the righteous. The types that want everyone else severly dealt with but not poor ole little them.<br /><br />And no, this not aimed at you Red Flag. Six points eh. Not just one mph over the limit then!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-42530444090426294362010-09-25T13:07:21.774+01:002010-09-25T13:07:21.774+01:00Red Flag
Please switch on your sarcmode detector!...Red Flag<br /><br />Please switch on your sarcmode detector!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-69426715313238036872010-09-25T12:53:16.699+01:002010-09-25T12:53:16.699+01:00You are confusing two different technologies and t...You are confusing two different technologies and their uses. APNR is just a numberplayte reader. It doesn't need to be in a big van. It can be run through a high definition cameraas small as a matchbox and fitted behind the grill of a car or inside seemingly harmless objects. Them speed vans are using laser cameras (although doubtless feeding into the APNR system as well - why look a gift horse in the gob) and one of the reasons the vans are so big and noticeable is the deterrent effect. When I got bounced one fine sunny february morning on the A55 it was a dark blue unmarked Vectra with the speed camera built in. He even replayed the footage to me on a little screen on the dashboard, in colour. Lovely picture.<br /><br />Hundred quid and six points before you ask.An Eye On...https://www.blogger.com/profile/08811559231632281053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-73537447453129473662010-09-25T12:43:41.798+01:002010-09-25T12:43:41.798+01:00Red Flag
So what you are saying is that those cam...Red Flag<br /><br />So what you are saying is that those camera vans that have a couple of police cars either side of it stopping certain cars are not speed vans but actually catching wanted criminals and detecting some of the more serious motoring offences such as disqualified drivers, no insurance etc with the added bonus that it tracks the movements of the more serious criminals who just so happened to not be actually committing a crime at that particular moment.<br /><br />If by abolishing them as LordGnome advocates and transferring the cash to "..some staff and cash to provide officers to deal with crime." would the amount caught/detected across the whole North Wales Police go up dramatically or plummet?<br /><br />You obviously know a bit about these things. I'm looking forward to LordGnome giving us further examples of such wanton waste and to your views on those. Sadly, I don't think we'll get any even though I don't think for one minute he's just another clueless 'sneer and jeer' fuckwit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-86816402237224826312010-09-25T12:20:14.900+01:002010-09-25T12:20:14.900+01:00/cont. You can even have differing levels of secu.../cont. You can even have differing levels of security so that a known terrorists car can pass one that the Police are monitoring and it doesn't alert them but will alert the deeper intelligence agencies thus the Police are unaware of any significance and the terrorist - seeing no reaction from the police - thinks his cover is safe.An Eye On...https://www.blogger.com/profile/08811559231632281053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-51253498775008091742010-09-25T12:16:23.498+01:002010-09-25T12:16:23.498+01:00ANPR is a spin-off from the electronic intelligenc...ANPR is a spin-off from the electronic intelligence gathering that was used in Northern Ireland. In simplistic terms it is a camera that can read a number plate and transmit it to a computer where it can be stored or compared against other databases.<br /><br />The camera can be set up covertly, overtly, or even fitted into the front of a car.<br /><br />An example of it's uses would be to set one up on a natural choke point such as Britannia Bridge and as a car passes that is not taxed or MOT'd, or is connected to organised crime etc it automatically alerts a patrol car waiting further up the A55 or stores the data in the PNC database for later use. Likewise mounting one in the grill of a marked or unmarked Police car can achieve the same effect as the camera checks the number plates of cars in front. During intelligence-led operations (against for example terrorists or drug lords), they can be set up in things as small as 'discarded' coke cans, fake dog turds, man-made rocks etc and left monitoring the movement of vehicles in and out of target zones.<br /><br />"Allegedly", they were used to great effect in Northern Ireland and were set up all over the place and linked to codes that in turn denoted council wards. A huge database of the pattern of life was built up in a system known as VENGEFUL supplemented by patrols logging number plates parked up at night, at checkpoints etc.An Eye On...https://www.blogger.com/profile/08811559231632281053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-43191093898483347312010-09-25T10:13:16.957+01:002010-09-25T10:13:16.957+01:00LordGnome
Heaven forbid that anyone would be so s...LordGnome<br /><br />Heaven forbid that anyone would be so smallminded or petty enough to wish to dispose of all the technology available to the Police just because they have been caught breaking the law with said technology.<br /><br />I conclude then that you have in depth knowledge of how ANPR and the all encompassing 'etc' that you quote work or in your case here don't work. It would be criminal if such an experience as your was wasted and this blog is exactly the place where you can expose this blatant use of useless technology by the Police.<br />Let rip Lordgnome. Expose the lot.<br />Start with ANPR. Tell us what it does, how it's deployed and why it is an useless piece of kit in detecting crime and catching criminals. We can then move on to 'etc' I'm eager to know how we can reduce what effiency already exists in their crime detecting capacity. <br />I wait with baited breath (but wont be holding it)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-19006604847741571282010-09-25T00:05:32.002+01:002010-09-25T00:05:32.002+01:00Druid 18.41 Your subject was overheard at the doc...Druid 18.41 Your subject was overheard at the doctors<br />"doctor, I think I am shrinking"<br /><br />Doctor replied "then you will have to be a little patient"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-43740971667471033662010-09-25T00:02:57.948+01:002010-09-25T00:02:57.948+01:001. The small but dynamic PCSO in my area is fantas...1. The small but dynamic PCSO in my area is fantastic and is well supported by the community.<br /><br />2. To overcome the cut-backs NWP are removing all speed limits for patrol cars. With ome planning, one car will be able to serve the whole island and will be able to get from A to B (Amlwch to Benllech) and B to C (Benllech to Cemaes) etc in moments thereby making it possible to survive with just one officer. A vast amount will be saved on officers but it will of course be necessary to increase HQ support staff.<br /><br />BillyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-76146111169990871252010-09-24T20:47:14.710+01:002010-09-24T20:47:14.710+01:00Perhaps if the police spent a bit less money on el...Perhaps if the police spent a bit less money on electronic toys such as the scamera vans and ANPR, etc. then they might have some staff and cash to provide officers to deal with crime.Lordgnomenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-82955056154600513112010-09-24T18:49:12.713+01:002010-09-24T18:49:12.713+01:00Can I add another TLA (Three Letter Acronym):
TIA...Can I add another TLA (Three Letter Acronym):<br /><br />TIA (This Is Anglesey) - apologies to Leonardo Decaprio (Blood Diamond)Pucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-16132260052120513732010-09-24T18:45:46.349+01:002010-09-24T18:45:46.349+01:00Damn you druid, your a tease, let me try my best t...Damn you druid, your a tease, let me try my best to conjure some baseball cap stories up, did he gets his wifi in his balloon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-54210732411260683932010-09-24T18:41:54.078+01:002010-09-24T18:41:54.078+01:00Anon 16:49 - Indeed. I'm happy to offer a Drui...Anon 16:49 - Indeed. I'm happy to offer a Druid coin for anyone who sends in a photo of IWJ wearing a "funky North Wales Police Baseball cap"...Paul Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021606156107333019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-45606210716495956652010-09-24T18:33:46.804+01:002010-09-24T18:33:46.804+01:00Anon 18:16 - I can confirm I have no intention of ...Anon 18:16 - I can confirm I have no intention of putting you "in a box".Paul Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021606156107333019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-33185118312385242982010-09-24T18:16:18.051+01:002010-09-24T18:16:18.051+01:00ROFL stands for Rolling on Floor Laughing, and all...ROFL stands for Rolling on Floor Laughing, and all of these statistics, figures, graphs and the like the Druid pops on here makes me very, very suspicious. There's now way that a joskin like Albert and IWJ could string all of these facts and figures together, there's something strange going on, I don't like it, I'm not sure if this is right, am I playing into the hands of someone who wants to put me in a box with the rest of my Country? Or is the Druid someone we can TRUST.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-2972968918954489132010-09-24T18:12:02.426+01:002010-09-24T18:12:02.426+01:00Anonymous said...
Well said and well done but who ...<i>Anonymous said...<br />Well said and well done but who or what is ROFL?<br /><br />24 September 2010 16:33</i><br /><br />It's text speak<br /><br />ROFL - Rolls On Floor Laughing<br />PMSL - Piss My Self Laughing<br />FOCL - Fell Off Chair Laughing<br />M8 - M8<br /><br />etc etc etcAn Eye On...https://www.blogger.com/profile/08811559231632281053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-32301653785869811872010-09-24T17:41:51.294+01:002010-09-24T17:41:51.294+01:00Less police, less chance of getting Anglesey Count...Less police, less chance of getting Anglesey County Council Investigated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-81346633712326613392010-09-24T16:57:31.051+01:002010-09-24T16:57:31.051+01:00"I think we are rapidly moving towards a syst..."I think we are rapidly moving towards a system seen in Italy, Portugal and Spain where it is not uncommon to have part-time Police "<br /><br />Perhaps we are, but we continue to pay ever-higher amounts of money for the so-called service which in reality is no such thing.<br /><br />101 is a handy number for less-urgent calls to the police. Except, if you have an issue during the early morning hours, there's nobody there, not even a message service. During the day, I had one operator start to argue a point of law that she clearly had no idea about but felt it necessary to tell me about anyway. <br /><br />It's crap. We should all stand together and tell the police that they are not doing what the public want them to do. Sadly, just like schools and hospitals, they have become an instrument of the government, who use them to get the good-news statistics they need to make us thing they're governing.<br /><br />At least this recession is making people think a bit about the money they pay, and what they get in return. That can't be a bad thing.The Great Councillininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6130000348899973408.post-85144526580943530542010-09-24T16:49:04.134+01:002010-09-24T16:49:04.134+01:00Any chance we can get a photo of IWJ in a funky No...Any chance we can get a photo of IWJ in a funky North Wales Police Baseball cap? Now that would be a challenge, well worth a Druid's Penny as I remember you did a competion to get a photo of our AM in his ministeral car, and he ended up in a balloon, instead. That's a nice challenge for the readers, writers and extremist( we all know who he is)how about it Druid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com