His actions wouldn't be held against him?

Associated Press reports from Duluth, Minnesota, that a Chicago man apologized for spreading his faeces around a courtroom during his trial on drug charges.

Vandale Amos Willis, 28, apologized Wednesday before being sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. Willis was convicted earlier of importation of a controlled substance, cocaine, and two other charges.

"Im going to take full responsibility for everything I did in Duluth," Willis told the court. "I want to apologize for everything I did in court. I'm sorry, your honour."

He asked Judge David Sullivan to put him on probation. Sullivan told Willis his actions wouldn't be held against him, but there was no reason to depart from sentencing guidelines.

"his actions wouldn't be held against him"...................bleedin' well should have been, should have thrown it right back at him!

Death-row prisoner gets pregnant in solitary!

Reuters report that a death-row inmate held in solitary confinement in Vietnam for almost a year is pregnant and is seeking a pardon to give birth, a newspaper reported on Thursday. The Lao Dong (Labour)(ed. sic) newspaper quoted a police doctor as saying tests in September confirmed that convicted heroin trafficker Nguyen Thi Oanh, 39, was then 11 weeks pregnant. The report said it was the first time that a death-row prisoner had become pregnant in Vietnam and that police were investigating how it had happened. (ed. doh!) Oanh's husband was serving a jail sentence at another prison in another province, the newspaper said. Oanh was due to face a firing squad this year after losing her appeal against the death sentence she received last year for possession of a billion dong ($63,000) worth of heroin. Trafficking more than 600 grams of heroin in Vietnam is punishable by death or life imprisonment.

Wonder what she'll use for pain relief?

Shell shocked

The Beeb reports that a woman fears she could lose sight in one of her eyes after being struck by an egg thrown from a passing car in Aberdeen.

What possible explanation can there be for this other than being egged (sic) on by the other clowns in the car. Not exactly clever or brave of them. You could call them chickens.

I couldn't possibly suggest the return of the stocks and public flinging of rotten veg and ......

Get well soon hen!

A more dangerous job than mine!

I have to admit there are more dangerous jobs than mine (sic).

I think it's time for this mannie to retire.

p.s. It's not the sort of harvest I'd expect in Insch.

Doing a fantastic job?

The following article comes from the Press & Journal

An Aberdeen community leader has claimed the new speed restrictions in the city centre are simply not working.

Rosemount and Mile-End Community Council chairman Bill Cormie blasted Aberdeen City Council for introducing the new 20mph speed limit and then "washing their hands of it".

He felt it is unfair of the council to leave the police to deal with it as they already have enough to do.

Grampian Police revealed last night that they have yet to charge a single person relating to the new restrictions in the centre of town.

Mr Cormie insisted drivers have not been sticking to the new limits, however.

He said: "The whole town centre speed limit is a joke.

"All we have to show for the new legislation is road paint and signs, because drivers have certainly not slowed down.

"I just don't think the council thought the whole thing through properly.

"It is all very well bringing in new limits in the centre, but the police do not have the resources. They already have enough worries and they are doing a fantastic job in Aberdeen.

"It seems to me that the council have pushed through these new restrictions and then just washed their hands of them."

Police said the lowered speed limit would be enforced fully.

Superintendent Harry Thorburn said: "Reducing speed by just a few miles per hour markedly reduces the severity of injury in pedestrian road collisions and that is why we are welcoming the move."

Aberdeen City Council reiterated their desire to slow traffic in the city centre.

A spokesman said: "The council disagrees with Mr Cormie's view because this is a valuable measure and a move to improve safety.

"Thousands of people visit Aberdeen city centre every day and these lower limits make it safer for them because it reduces the risk of serious injury.

"The move was supported by Grampian Police who are also keen to curb speed in the centre of the city."

Mr Cormie feels the limit is not suitable, however.

He added: "I was on a bus this week and the driver went from Union Terrace and down Schoolhill and he was doing at least 30mph.

"It seems there is nobody enforcing it, so nobody is sticking to it.

"I feel 20mph speed limits should be kept solely for streets near schools. Aberdeen is now in a situation where drivers don't know whether they are coming or going because of all the different speed limits."

Aberdeen became the first city in Scotland to introduce a 20mph speed limit in its city centre in July this year.

Worries? I'd like to commend Mr Cormie for his kind thoughts!

Striking Forces?

The ever wonderful spdk blog from our Police colleagues in Mangalore ran this blog entry about problems they are having as described here. I am interested to know what "striking forces" are? Not getting their 3% either?

Air Support

New plan(e) to get response times down.

Now where's my wingman?

I get around

Me and my mate after our weekly audience with Her Majesty at Buck Hoose.

Spiders on Drugs

This link to a piece of research is another great find on the web (sic) by Sergeant Says.

Make sure you check out the link to mental state thereon.

As for Sergeant Says article, I think Foamy has some straightforward advice here.

Tell it like it is

San Francisco Police Officer Nick Birco was killed July 26, 2006 when his police car was struck by a stolen van occupied by suspects who had just comitted an armed robbery and were being pursued by SFPD units.

This video is of a press conference given by a member of the SFPD brass.

Response?

Please have a look at this article in the Police Federation (England and Wales) Magazine.

It is an 'official' account of various views of response policing and then ask WHY are the Police having to fight for a 3% pay increase.

Mass Murderer?

"Teddy bear is a killer"

Just goes to prove you can't judge a book by its cover.

Yellow Peril

Sergeant Says: To park or not to park

Saw this myself on Skynews (where you can also see the video) and what's more amusing ... the painter spoke to the Traffic Wardens - a fraudulent scheme?

Ethnic games tainted by cross-dressing cheats!

You have to read this article to see that cultural and ethnic assimilation has its problems worldwide!

I would have hated having to take this 'turn' in respect of the inter-racial violence and LGBT issues - the additional forms would have taken months to complete!

Relocation

This article should induce a few comments from those in and out of the job!

Tests to reveal ASBO babies

This article just about sums up the way society is going these days. Just a thought but couldn't defence lawyers use this as mitigation.

"......my client was not breast fed. He/she was born effectively with a Burberry cap on."

But now there's another report suggesting the bleedin' obvious which counters the old adage that breast feeding is best, well IQ wise anyway.

Happy as a Smurf

It's great to be back on top again!

Bail, Bail, Bail, Bail, Bail, Bail, Bail, Bail, Bail, Bail, Bail, Bail, Bail, Bail.............

What is your understanding of the term Bail?

Once an accused appears in court they may be granted Bail as opposed to being remanded in custody. Amongst the usual conditions, being also the most significant for us Plods, is the prerequisite that they do not commit any other offences whilst on said Bail.

Brilliant idea you'd think.

Well it appears that it is only a suggestion, not an order, these days.

I had the misfortune to have to report a miscreant for a custody case the other day who had no less than fourteen, yes fourteen, Bail orders. Took me about two sheets of A4 to list them all in the report.

Part 2 of the quiz is to guess what happened in court the next day when said individual was up before the Sheriff.

Yep, another Bail order and off they go to no doubt create a forest diminishing report for another unlucky colleague when they are next lifted.

As written elsewhere, "You couldn't make this up."

A little light relief

The Long Claws Of The Law - read the full story here.

New Police Blog

Here's another Police Blog worth reading.