Blimey, it’s grim up north!😎

13 hours ago, n4gix said:

 

For the past week I've been binge watching this fascinating series from Derbyshire, UK. I am very impressed with the extreme professionalism of these police constables!

I've always wondered why folks from the UK refer to the ground as the "floor." Well, at least one of these cops was heard calling the ground the ground, live and on camera. "Get on the ground NOW!"

What is still a mystery however is why the "e" in Derby is pronounced as an "a"... 😇

 

Anything within a building is the floor, anything outside is the ground 😜

Car theft is a massive problem in NJ right now.  We had someone try to get to both our cars in the driveway a couple of times.  Seemingly every time my truck is left out for the night they seem top appear.  But worse than that they are brazen now because they know there is no recourse from the law.  It's now become walking into peoples houses for keys, following them home and taking their car right out of their driveway as they get out or placing something on or in front of the car with the hope the driver gets in, then sees it and gets back out so they can take the car with the keys already in it.  In NJ they enacted laws a few years ago preventing officers from chasing these people and the stolen car rate has skyrocketed.  It's said within hours the stolen vehicles are at the port and on their way around the globe.  

Almost exclusively juveniles and all working with a criminal organization where they can feel rewarded without realizing how disposable they really are to the people in charge... 

So Blimey, it's grim over here too... 

Edit:  Just to add, our house is lit up like a light display at night including motion activated lights from the end of the driveway to the front door and cameras clearly visible.  No deterrent.  It wasn't until I took a ring wireless doorbell and put it IN my truck on the dashboard facing the drivers window with a piece of paper that said "smile" on it they actually left the truck alone and didn't try to get in...  So even lights and cameras didn't deter them.

 

Edited September 1, 20223 yr by psolk

5 hours ago, SierraHotel said:

Anything within a building is the floor, anything outside is the ground 😜

Well of course! That is the common rationale after all. Yet, I persistently hear the constables misusing the word "floor" even when the suspect is hip deep in the weeds.  I now have heard at least one more copper using "ground," so that makes only two out of the dozens and dozens I've seen in the videos. 🤓

Out this way, catalytic converters from cars parked overnight on the street are a favorite target for thieves. Just takes them a few minutes to remove.

24 minutes ago, Mike A said:

Out this way, catalytic converters from cars parked overnight on the street are a favorite target for thieves. Just takes them a few minutes to remove.

That's what garages are for....not to store junk in! 🤔

On 8/31/2022 at 9:52 PM, n4gix said:

I've always wondered why folks from the UK refer to the ground as the "floor." Well, at least one of these cops was heard calling the ground the ground, live and on camera. "Get on the ground NOW!"

It’s something that drives me mad. Commentators in football (soccer) matches are equally guilty.

Floors are indoors, ground is outdoors. It’s not difficult. Just another aspect of the drive to the bottom when it comes to use of common sense.

22 hours ago, SierraHotel said:

What is still a mystery however is why the "e" in Derby is pronounced as an "a"... 

Because clerk is pronounced clark and not klerrk.

1 hour ago, IanHarrison said:

Because clerk is pronounced clark and not klerrk.

So if a clerk's last name is Kent.....He's clark Kent?  My head is spinning! 😵

A question to our American cousins. Do you find it unusual in this programme that none of these police officers are armed?

Is there an equivalent we Brits can watch just to see how you handle your undesirables.

3 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

Floors are indoors,

Also sea floor and alpha floor.

14 minutes ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

A question to our American cousins. Do you find it unusual in this programme that none of these police officers are armed?

Is there an equivalent we Brits can watch just to see how you handle your undesirables.

Yes there is - a long running half-hour series called “Cops”, in which cameras accompany patrol officers in various police departments around the country. Not sure on which network it might be available in the UK - one cable network here that carries it is “Spike TV”. Lots of clips from the program on YouTube

Edited September 2, 20223 yr by JRBarrett

1 minute ago, JRBarrett said:

Yes there is - a long running half-hour series called “Cops”, in which cameras accompany patrol officers in various police departments around the country. Not sure on which network it might be available in the UK - one cable network here that carries it is “Spike TV”. Lots of clips from the program on YouTube

Also LivePD who ironically is suing OnPatrolLive right now LOL  Not touching the gun question, conversations about guns between Brits and Americans generally don't end well LOL.  I find the professionalism of the British police really impressive.  Some of their comments are simply great but I also find watching British footie announcers great as well.  The brutal honesty in their commentary is brilliant.  I also find a lot of the traffic maneuvers they perform far more effective than what we do over here.  Especially the box maneuver where they surround the vehicle and force it to a stop.  Great execution when they do it right.  

https://livepd.org/seasons/season-1/

 

3 hours ago, charliearon said:

So if a clerk's last name is Kent.....He's clark Kent?  My head is spinning! 😵

Just sit down, Charlie, you'll soon feel better. Just not near a telephone box!

PS. There is no rhyme or reason to English pronunciation (British English anyway). It is what it is.

3 hours ago, charliearon said:

So if a clerk's last name is Kent.....He's clark Kent?  My head is spinning! 😵

Following the previous logic, would it not be pronounced "Clark Kant?"