On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:24:49 +0100, MM wrote:

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:35:44 +0100, Alex Heney
wrote:

One police officer acting stupidly.

But it isn't just one, is it? We have been hearing of similar cases
now for quite a few years. No wonder that if they are given power some
of them will exert it for reasons unassociated with policing.

Of course it is not just one.

But it *is* still isolate incidents.

Which is why such incidents still make the national press.
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:44:24 +0100, Alex Heney
wrote:

Although this has now gone, they still have to pass entry tests which
show at last a reasonable level of intelligence.

I had some fun a while back posting questions from a sample police
entrance examination. These showed that the paper was designed to
check that the candidate understands simple English but little more.
A reasoning ability at the level of a typical seven year-old is
probably sufficient.

Whether that equates to a "reasonable level of intelligence", I leave
to the reader to judge.

Personally, I think that a PhD should be the minimum requirement but
even that doesn't mean much nowadays.

Mike.

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:29:40 +0100, Alex Heney
wrote:

On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:24:49 +0100, MM wrote:

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:35:44 +0100, Alex Heney
wrote:

One police officer acting stupidly.

But it isn't just one, is it? We have been hearing of similar cases
now for quite a few years. No wonder that if they are given power some
of them will exert it for reasons unassociated with policing.

Of course it is not just one.

But it *is* still isolate incidents.

I disagree. I think it more likely than not that there are hundreds
of incidents every single day where the target of a police interaction
is left with the impression that the police have abused their
authority. Especially, but not only, those targets who are black.

Mike.