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(not satire – it’s G4S!)
I’ve already questioned the legal implications of using detectives employed by private security companies like G4S to investigate serious crimes such as murder, including interviewing suspects and witnesses and conducting house to house enquiries. See here:
Well, this is no longer just a hypothetical question. G4S have already started advertising for detectives in Warwickshire. See the job advert here:
G4S Policing Solutions – civilian investigators
Here’s an extract from the advert:
G4S Policing Solutions are currently recruiting for several Civilian Investigators within the Warwickshire area, the roles to be based at Leamington, Nuneaton or Rugby will predominantly be based in the Local Investigation Units.
Main Purpose of the role:
Investigate offences of crime, and to actively participate in a wide range of evidence gathering and crime investigation tasks.
Call me old-fashioned, but shouldn’t the handover of our policing and investigation of serious crimes such as murder and rape to privately-owned companies be worthy of reporting by the mainstream press?
Clearly not, I’m afraid to say.
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Editor said:
Reblogged this on kickingthecat and commented:
How shit is this country? GS4 you know, the people who screwed up the Olympic security are awarded a contract even before the Police Commissioner elections… A policy that was never in the Coalitions’ respective manifestos, has not been voted for, and has little if any debate in parliament….
How long until we discover the financial ties between GS4 and the Tory party?
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bobchewie said:
Well Tom as you know already security services are being run by private concerns. Where will that go? Tenants Associations being seen as subversive organisation attempting to de stabilise housing or building contractors.. Heres is the. Irony . When public goes private we get amateur.
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bobchewie said:
Aha so PCC cant scrutinise G4S because it will be COMMERCIAL CONFIDENTIALITY ..
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bobchewie said:
They are already there
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Tom Pride said:
“When public goes private we get amateur.”
Excellently put Bob!
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Teddy Mcnabb (@McnabbTeddy) said:
Labour Peer & G4S Director John Reid will be Rubbing his Grubby Hands with Glee.
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The Infamous Culex said:
The Army will be next.
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bobchewie said:
Do you know why this happens? Well to quote G4S boss… No one cares who runs the police.. Add to that papers politics health the net and everything else..will PCC monitor g4s ? Commercial conflfentiality..this is our world.. Apathy is endemic . The net does not lift us out of it. As its built in. Lets face it we are so wrapped up in our own shit we dont give a dammn any more. And if you you are an rztremist or mental. I live in place for mental ppl thats run for profit. And mellor is on the radio now. Grrr
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bobchewie said:
Thank you tom now read the DM and email i sent you
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bobchewie said:
Actually not so long ago shops store staff were asked to act as high street police . So it was hinted at a while back. Whats next sponsored coppers? Tesco. Old bill. Judging from what ive seen put anyone in a uniform and let them play god and bully anyone does not bode well..
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