Pledge to cut out 'disorder'
A POLICE commissioner candidate has committed to all reports of anti-social behaviour being responded to by officers within 24 hours.
Labour's Joy Garner is proposing to create an anti-social behaviour task force if she is elected on November 15.
It would be designed to respond quickly to all reports – and draft ideas on how to stamp out the issue altogether.
She said: "The issue being raised time and time again is anti-social behaviour."
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Conservative candidate Matthew Ellis, whose plans include training more specials constables, said: "I don't understand what the pledge is. An awful lot of what Joy is saying is already happening.
"I agree with her aspirations, I just don't know what the point is of setting up something called a task force when – broadly speaking – it's already happening."
Comments
by WilliamJRead
Monday, October 15 2012, 3:41PM
“In response to Johnarc, no independent candidates have joined the Staffordshire contest, and paid the £5,000 deposit necessary to join the race. In the West Midlands Metroploitan County there are several independents.... all of whom are ex police officers or in some way connected to the police. .”
by johnarc
Monday, October 15 2012, 10:52AM
“This article refers to a Labour and a Conservative candidate for the post of Police commissioner. Surely, policing should not be political, but concerned with upholding the law and protecting law-abiding citizens.
Where are the independent candidates who will put the people first, without political bias or interference ?”
by DizzyDave1960
Sunday, October 14 2012, 12:21PM
“Why do we have anti-social behavior and how can it be eradicated is the question that should be answered, not setting up a response force that is/should be already in place through public funding.
Years ago there were youth clubs and other activities for the young which were supported by the council and small community groups. But now they've been taken away because they're to much of a financial drain on resources because of the withdrawal of funding and a lack of community involvement is another major factor. Summer activities were available for a small fee to parents who didn't want their children hanging around the streets or under their feet during the holidays. The Police were more involved with the community and in doing so, set standards for the younger generation to follow.
Today it's all about finances and were the government/council can save money, so they can use that resource in other area's that they feel will benefit the community. But the area's these resources are pumped into don't improve the community or eradicate it's problems. It just improves the life-style of those who are supposed to represent us!
And they say we're all in this together? BULL POO!”
by egreg
Friday, October 12 2012, 7:46PM
“Joy 'Dirty Mary' Garner and Labour25 http://tinyurl.com/9tul23n”