A musing rather than a rant
Genuinely curious to know if I'm on my own with this one. Recently I've seen several police officers out and about. What I have been unable to identify on each occasion was whether they were just shuffling out for some teabags from their office or car or whether they were in some way walking a beat. It was easy to spot when officers were walking the beat by the way they were walking - nothing special about it just head up and and perhaps a slow walk. Now it's head down and shuffle. I try to resist "aren't officers scruffy these days" but when I saw two yesterday my first thought was the security guards were looking a mess. It was only when closer I spotted the met police badges. Perhaps the uniform is just very cheaply made these days rather than any lack of bearing on the part of the officers. Maybe both. Either way it's a shame.
John Geoffries ● 94d3 Comments