2007-10-23 07:23:41 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
You mean like that 96 year old black guy who was assaulted on the tube?
I knew the BNP would be silent on that one....
2007-10-23 07:31:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Not particularly. All the officers themselves are concerned about is giving you a number and processing you as a statistic. I am 28 years old and have rode motorbikes sine I was 17; during this time I have had 7 motorcycles, 6 of which had been stolen. The last was stolen three times inside of 6 months. Each and every time I have had to call the police you get the same story "so you're not having much luck then are you? Why don't you consider more security, install cctv maybe. There's not really much we can do unless we get the bike back so is it o.k if I don't contact unless there's a development?"
The last time it was taken it was in a garage with two kryptonite chains, one securing it to a ground anchor and the entrance to the garage was covered by cctv, I gave the tape to the police and was told no one could be identified as the offender had covered his face with a helmet - there's £400 well spent then!!! The best of it is each time the bikes are recovered they charge me £105 'standard police recovery charge' to go and get it back and if you don't do it straight it away the yard owner charges a daily storage fee aswell (the last place was £15 a day; so not only are you being robbed by thief you are being robbed by the coppers aswell. Every time I have encountered the police I have had the same experience of let's get you a crime number then. It's outrageous really.
2007-10-24 15:37:28 · answer #2 · answered by ligiersaredevilspawn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some do and are really gutted when the criminal gets away with a crime. Some are very supportive of victims, but unfortunately there are a lot who couldn't care less and are only in it for the money and the pension.
2007-10-23 16:25:44 · answer #3 · answered by flint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I enjoy shows like Cops. Whenever you watch them its always that pre-interview before they beat down some guy in a trailer park. All the time you see them tell you "I just like helping people and thats why I enjoy my job so much, I really get a chance to do that." Realistically on the most part I feel that law enforment lose focus of what they're there to do.
Through administrative mandates that say officers need to meet quotas in tickets they give out I feel that its helped in officers losing focus. If they weren't so concerned in insuring that Joe Schmoe isn't doing 10 over in a 45 I think that officers could refocus their intentions.Not that speeding isn't an important infraction to ticket, it just seems we could better delegate time.
None the less, do they really care about the victims of crime, yes and no, it all really depends but like I said I feel many have lost focus in an ego power trip.
2007-10-23 14:32:34 · answer #4 · answered by schr91 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Care of that sort involves emotional involvement so they can not afford to, but as far as they can they act more than just humanely towards the victim. I feel the police and the courts get a lot of criticism which should be aimed elsewhere
2007-10-23 16:13:14 · answer #5 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm afraid that from the police to the government to the courts....the whole legal system is geared to the 'paying' customer. the criminal. ....crime has become the biggest! single industry in this country. the profits from it that go from!! the tax payer into private hands are enormous. there is no profit to be made from a victim. the only way that crime will ever go back to favouring the victim is if we put the whole legal system into public hands. until then the customer (the criminal) reigns supreme.
2007-10-23 15:16:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you saw the trevor mcdonald program last night I think everyone would say no...they are far more concerned with covering their a***. I think they don't give a dam. We are victims of our neighbours relentless campaign and the only thing we got out of them was would we go to mediation? Well er no not with a psycho, would you? That was that they don't care if you are a victim or anything.
2007-10-23 15:32:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bringmesunshine, the question is about the police caring about victims of crime. What the bloody hell have the BNP got to do with it ?
2007-10-23 14:48:10 · answer #8 · answered by Blods 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If the victim is a wealthy or prominent member of the comunity......YES.
If the victim is a regular working stiff....H*ll NO...
That is where the cops get their money from..
He is just the cash cow and they could give a da*n.
Why do you think that the symbol for "American Justice" is a blindfolded hooker (Look at the dress.) holding a set of money scales?
Put the money here and I didn't see a thing????
2007-10-23 15:29:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they just care about catching the criminals. That's what the victim support is for.
2007-10-23 14:34:27 · answer #10 · answered by Carrie S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on what crime to what people.
Crackhead stabbed over a drug dispute- Little to no sympathy
Little old woman mugged and brutally beaten- Maximum sympathy
2007-10-23 14:28:38 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋