John
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14898745
Discuss.
I unsurprisingly agree.
Majority of police are there because they can't get another job.
People with degrees who go on to be police are clearly wierdos and/or have mickey mouse degrees so are probably also illiterate.
Good to see that someone in a position with a bit of clout publicly agrees.
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BarnshaW
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you dont need to be able to spell to be a cunt
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Jake
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you only have to listen to some of them on road wars to know they are thick as two short planks
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AndyKent
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Spelling and grammar is generally appalling, I'm sure police aren't alone.
You want to see my bosses real-world spelling ability, if it wasn't for his secretary no-one would have a clue what he's on about. Building Surveyor & Engineer with god knows how many qualifications behind him.
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AlunJ
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Surprises me given how difficult it is to become a police officer.
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Jambo
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Spelling and grammar is not a measure of intelligence tbh
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mwg
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Agree Jambo
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makincorsac
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god's honest truth my cousin couldn't get a job as a police officer because he lived in a certain area of our town
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makincorsac
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Originally posted by makincorsac
god's honest truth my cousin couldn't get a job as a police officer because he lived in a certain area of our town
the dumb bastards told him that so he went down the legal route
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Hammer
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Spelling and grammar is not a measure of intelligence tbh
It's a definite start. Especially when a large chunk of their job is all forms of communication.
Always thought this and it's good to see it's now been brought into the public domain.
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SportBoy
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my old man is a retired copper, says most of them now can spell etc
he says when he joined the police in the 60s you had to be tall , male , and have qualifications. now you have to be a woman or black to get in .. 
he allso says there are more bent bobbys who cant be arsed to do a proper job than ever.
[Edited on 13-09-2011 by SportBoy]
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ed
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“very, very, very significantly harder”? The ironing is delicious, but he probably has a point.
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luciaadr
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
“very, very, very significantly harder”? The ironing is delicious, but he probably has a point.
Phone autocorrect fail
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Spelling and grammar is not a measure of intelligence tbh
Pretty much the entire Stobart family are near-illiterate. They've done well 
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Spelling and grammar is not a measure of intelligence tbh
Pretty much the entire Stobart family are near-illiterate. They've done well
There are always exceptions to the rule, but generally, intelligent people have excellent grammar.
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John
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Spelling and grammar obviously aren't 100% necessary to be successful, it helps though.
In a setting like court, when they are messing with peoples lives, you'd at least expect the guy giving evidence, who's word will be taken over yours, to be able to read and write.
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fir3vip3r
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Im yet to meet an illiterate police officer!
Spelling and grammar mistakes will always be made, but is that just not the human condition?
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Welsh Dan
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Winsor is a cock anyway who doesn't know the first thing about Policing.
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alan-g-w
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I had a policeman spell my middle name 'Gorden' when the driving license sitting in his lap clearly and correctly spelt it 'Gordan'. I don't think the problem is illiteracy with some of them, it's just as has been said - that some of them couldn't put a nut in a monkey's mouth
[Edited on 13-09-2011 by alan-g-w]
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by luciaadr
quote:
Originally posted by ed
“very, very, very significantly harder”? The ironing is delicious, but he probably has a point.
Phone autocorrect fail
http://youtu.be/HD8ZtM1sWgI
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Fonz
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quote:
Originally posted by John
People with degrees who go on to be police are clearly wierdos and/or have mickey mouse degrees so are probably also illiterate.
i respectfully disagree
while at uni we were invited to a talk given by the local police recruitment officer who said with a degree we could enter teh "fast track" scheme which could have us at inspector in X number of years.
i forget the time but it did seem quick, there are ppl in the Police force with worthwhile degrees who go on into CID
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John
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How many as a percentage of the overall picture though, very few I'd expect.
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