So, in this spell of ice and snow we’ve been having, a group of Thames Valley Police Officers took 5 minutes out to have a little bit of fun.
Seeing people sledging, the police grab a riot shield and give it a go. And may I add, I need a riot shield for a sledge!!
HOWEVER!!!!!
Some people seeing this on YouTube received an immediate medical dilemma as their heads started shooting up their backsides!! They started complaining about wastes of tax payers money, equipment being damaged and then the officers involved got a reprimand….
Let me say this absolutely clearly to these complainers;
I think it is great to see the lighter side of the Police for once! These are the people who scrape up our murders, our accidents, protect us when it all goes horribly wrong (we’ll exclude Devon and Cornwall Police in this). They are the people we depend on.
So yes, at a time when they’re out in the freezing weather, when they simply can’t go around chasing bad guys – then for five bloody minutes they damn well deserve to let their hair down and have a laugh. And as for damaging a riot shield…. pl-ease! these things will take hundreds of bricks thrown at them and do so while on fire – so I think someones butt sliding down snow really isn’t going to hurt.
Today for reason of lack of fun, care, insane ability not to be able to have a laugh, for being damn right un-British and for being everything that is WRONG with this country…
All those people complaining and reprimanding earn the
First HUA award of 20 10
Now Go and Get a LIFE ! ! ! !
Lol yes that looked like harmless fun. Nice to see a lighter side to the boys in blue.
Cheers
Coz
I laughed when I saw the vid, then read the report that went with it. I share your opinion 100%
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Great fun….where can I get a riot shield? (without going to a riot and nicking one)Charlie, any ideas?
Are you sure they weren’t doing a health and safety check of equipment to see how the sheilds would hold up under artic conditions and adverse conditons .I think that is more likely than having a bit of fun…. after all we don’t expect our first line of civilian defence to be human ……
Just to be boring…
This here shield is made by Arnold Engineering part of the Arnold Plastics Group in Northampton. The website has some interesting riot kit
LMAO very good TWB, see the boys at the next winter olyimpics!! lol
Cheers
Coz
Do they do Riot Luges as well? And do they issue beat bobbies with skin tight lycra suits and aerodynamic helmets?
fenny, what a sexy mental image that is ;P
JK, get a googlemail account. I have several and they’re pretty useful.
And yes, bobbies in lycra! Mr NextDoor’s a retired plod. I think he’d look OK in a skin tight suit, considering how good he looks wearing nothing but very short shorts and flip flips
The mind boggles, nice thought ‘tho!! lol