"Sign" of the times for future policing

Police cut-outs stationed in town



The idea is to help residents recognise their neighbourhood beat officer

Life-size cardboard cut-outs of Taunton police officers are being stationed in parts of the town to help residents recognise their local "bobby".
The five models, each costing £100, are of the beat managers from the Safer Stronger Neighbourhood policing team. They will be placed in various locations, including supermarkets, schools and doctors' surgeries. Sergeant Andy Murphy said the idea was to let people know that their local officers were available to help. "It's a case of recognition," he said. "If people in our neighbourhoods know the name and face of their beat manager it makes them more familiar and therefore approachable."

footnote:
Avon and Somerset Police have insisted the five models, are "absolutely not" intended as a cheap alternative to real crimefighters.

 

That`s strange it looks nowt like the other chap.

They will be swinging from trees on New Years Eve night.

 

Which one`s the cutout?:cnfs::cnfs::lollol:

 

I think the cardboard cutout has been shrunk in the wash.:hehe: They have been doing this type of thing for years. Have you ever seen the little drive ups by the side of duel carriage ways where a police car can sit and observe the traffic? Well apparentley they have cardboard cutouts of police cars on some of these. We observed them a few years ago on the way to Norfolk (and loads of speed cameras). :grn: 02

 

The police car ones I can to a certain extent understand.

 

Pity.
would not hurt them to have the real ones being allowed to do a real job, but I guess our Govenment will hve many reasons why they think carboard cutouts do the job better.

Guess I'd better not show this to Himself.

 

You got to ask which numnut in authority thought this would be a good idea...and how much did it cost?

 

The five models each cost £100 as stated in the article

 

£100 per cutout-bet the "idea" cost a heckuvalot more.

 

An the cut outs will catch just as many criminals as the real thing !