On the other hand

(a) Abstaining is always wrong. Having been given a vote it is incumbent on you to use it. I would include spoiling your ballot paper in "using it". Simply staying away does not differentiate you from apathy.

(b) My instinctive reaction to the idea of any new layer of elected people is negative, but on the other hand I'm not sure that self-regulation (ie regulation of the police by the police) is working very well. The Hillsborough thing is a genuine shock. Would they have been able to get away with that (i) initially and (ii) for so long if there'd been an independent elected police commissioner? I suspect not. So maybe it's not as pointless an idea as it looks.

Posted By: Old Git on October 23rd 2012 at 11:15:51

Message Thread

Help me out with the elected police commissioners thing. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 23, 10:47:39
- Yes but (General Chat) - Nelsons final flanel, Oct 23, 13:19:59
  - That makes me pretty bloody wise (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 23, 13:25:58
- I find the concept of electing some one to run the police who knows absolutely nothing (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 23, 12:58:08
  - but voted in by... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 23, 13:03:01
    - oh no (General Chat) - Monty Peculiar, Oct 23, 13:13:30
      - It has a nice symmetry though - plebs voting in a chief pleb (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 23, 13:16:02
  - we'll end up with a load sheriffs like roscoe piko train off of the dooks a hazaed. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 23, 13:01:53
    - "piko train" (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 23, 13:05:04
      - u never saw it spelt,you know what i mean though.harry. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 23, 13:06:35
        
        . (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 23, 13:07:46
        
        i meant to put "i" not you, tbh. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 23, 13:12:11
- I dont understand the thinking behind it either.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 23, 12:54:29
  - well it'll absolve the tories of any blame if the crime rate rises. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 23, 13:07:40
    - shirley... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 23, 13:09:18
- what a load of bollocks, electing Police Commisioners (General Chat) - phrankin, Oct 23, 12:46:16
- I might vote UKIP for shits and giggles. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Oct 23, 12:10:29
- If one is called Gordon, I shall vote for him (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 23, 11:27:39
- On the other hand (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 23, 11:15:51
  - a) you're right. I should spoil my ballot. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 23, 11:23:25
  - Wouldn't the elected official just become "one of them"? (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 23, 11:18:43
    - Who knows? (General Chat) - Old Git, Oct 23, 11:26:46
      - Are politicians (local or national) more accountable because they're elected? Not really (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Oct 23, 13:34:01
      - Good points (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 23, 11:33:00
        
        they ought to have barred political parties from sponsoring candidates (General Chat) - CWC, Oct 23, 12:10:54
    - is this an idea copied from america? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 23, 11:22:54
- the Mary option (n/m) (General Chat) - Higher Wrather, Oct 23, 10:54:24
- yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 23, 10:52:28
  - Good. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 23, 10:52:52
    - spoilt ballot (General Chat) - Basil Wrathbone, Oct 23, 10:59:07
      - "All coppers are cunts!" (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 23, 11:02:20
        
        Trouble is if you don't vote, which I also don't want to as I feel the same as you about (General Chat) - jafski, Oct 23, 11:11:59
        
        "just when I've been spoon fed how wonderful you are (General Chat) - pants, Oct 23, 11:10:09

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