security guards given police powers @ victoria station

[strange6]

You can see the depth of a lake and the dangers lurking underneath just by looking at it can you?

You can when the lake is well known feature

Did the PCSOs know that at the time?

They did


Things always look different when you are directly involved.

Not everybody is the same


Agreed

Good

Compensation culture has a lot to answer for but just remember that not everyone is born a hero and not everyone is trained to be a hero.

I just thank the lord our armed forces are not subservant to crass legislation such as this

 

[Stigy]

Personally, I think they were a silly thing to implement. The money would have been better spent on training of more regular officers. They have very little power, and everyone knows that, and thus people just laugh at them.

Indeed they don't have the powers of a Police Officer, but that's obviously how it's supposed to be. The idea was to be like the old "bobby on the beat" that used to be in days passed. The paperwork aspect isn't always an issue for Police Officers. BTP in London South at least, have Crime Action Teams that take alot of the paperwork out of arrests etc. In Central London I believe there's nye on no paperwork! Other forces such as the Met, also have these teams I believe.

PCSOs cost less money and serve as the eyes and ears, which, I think makes sense. I must be really plastic, as I'm not even a PCSO! (Although I guess I have more power, working for a TOC than I would do working for a Police Force!)

 

[strange6]

Indeed they don't have the powers of a Police Officer, but that's obviously how it's supposed to be. The idea was to be like the old "bobby on the beat" that used to be in days passed. The paperwork aspect isn't always an issue for Police Officers. BTP in London South at least, have Crime Action Teams that take alot of the paperwork out of arrests etc. In Central London I believe there's nye on no paperwork! Other forces such as the Met, also have these teams I believe.

PCSOs cost less money and serve as the eyes and ears, which, I think makes sense. I must be really plastic, as I'm not even a PCSO! (Although I guess I have more power, working for a TOC than I would do working for a Police Force!)

yeah, you make a valid point i suppose RE the eyes and ears