Monday, February 13, 2006

Who'd Be A Policemen?

Track of the day Song To A Stranger - Fran Rogers.
A beautiful voice. The hairs are standing up on the back of my neck!

crowpaxJust a reminder of the days when avuncular police constables still patrolled the streets on foot, suffered from corns and flat feet and were always available to tell people the time.
Larger version available here.

In the papers 30 years ago

Mr Taylor told the court that all the offences were committed before the boy was 15 years old.

A social worker told magistrates:
"These kids would not have such a bad record if the police would not keep arresting them."
The Guardian.

A rise of 14 per cent in deaths and serious injuries on Devon and Cornwall roads was blamed by police chiefs on the slow reactions of elderly pedestrians.
Portsmouth Sunday Independent.

Sex Pistol Sid Vicious, who agreed to hand over his passport to police only two days ago as a condition of bail on a drugs charge, was allowed it back as he may be travelling abroad.
Evening Standard.
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