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For otherwise they may all be dead tomorrow after being disarmed and dealing with policing like this

A grandmother who was shot at by youths in her local park was told by police that she should walk her dog somewhere else in future, she claimed yesterday.

Retired vicar’s wife Ann Laycock had been exercising her Cavalier King Charles spaniel, Suzi, near a group of children – one as young as seven – when one pointed what appeared to be a handgun at her and pulled the trigger.

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“I was scared to death but I just wanted to get away, so I didn’t say anything and just carried on.”

Once clear, Mrs Laycock rang 999 and was put through to a woman sergeant, who she claims said: “Wouldn’t you be better going to Hartshead School and walking your dog up there?”

“That’s nearly a mile away, and anyway, I like coming to St George’s,” said Mrs Laycock. “Suzi always enjoys it, and I know a lot of the people who walk their dogs there, so we always stop for a chat.”

Shaking and tearful, and with no sign of an officer being dispatched, Mrs Laycock returned home.

Having still heard nothing the next day, she tried to ring her local police station but gave up after trying to get through for nearly an hour.

It was only the following day that an officer came to see her, saying an unmarked car had been sent after her call and four youths had been spoken to but no weapon had been found.

Treating a shots fired call like the Seattle Police treat a car prowl. How much lower can they sink? (link found at Jerry’s)
To answer that question, I give you this article

Eight-year-old Samuel England was left in tears after a police officer ordered that his toy gun should be broken in front of him.

The youngsters was playing with the plastic toy outside his house in Pinehurst on Wednesday when the police officer pulled him up.

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The family says the officer called at the family’s home and said it was an offence for Samuel to play with an imitation firearm in a public place.

Samuel’s mother’s partner John Standen, 34, was told to destroy the gun or face the boy being taken to the police station.

“The officer told me if I didn’t break it Samuel would be arrested,” he said.

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Five minutes after the police officer had witnessed the destruction of the gun, he returned to complain about Sophie’s Barbie car.

The six-year-old was traveling on the pavement in the battery-powered car at three miles an hour and the officer said it is only allowed in the garden.

The stick up this cop’s ass had a stick up its ass. Seriously, if you can’t deal with getting up on the wrong side of the bed in the morning, a career in Law Enforcement may not be for you.

Link found at Arbroath