Teaching Police manners

@laglen (19759)
United States
November 13, 2009 8:15am CST
In response to a surge in callers complaining about officers' incivility, the police force is ordering certain officers to attend a training course to teach them how to behave in a more polite way. Reports of British officers acting rude have increased by 14 percent in the past year. Greater Manchester Police experienced a 17 percent increase. A quarter of the callers' complaints had to do with officers acting impolite or intolerant, the paper reported. Hundreds of officers and emergency call handlers from Greater Manchester Police have attended the course to help them "mind their P's and Q's," according to the Daily Mail. Members of the riot and drug squads have been taught how to stand at someone's door without "acting overbearingly," the paper reported. Many officers are not happy about being forced to take the course, which they say is trying to get them to act like Mary Poppins when dealing with criminals. [b] LMAO! I can think of a few police not to mention DMV workers that could benefit! What do you think?[/b]
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@wlee9696 (595)
• United States
14 Nov 09
We need that course here in the US too! We have many great officers who have more tolerance than I could ever hope to aspire to. But, we also have many who think... I am police hear me roar! Fortunately I don't have to deal with police offers too much, try to keep my nose clean so to speak. I don't think the force is trying to get them to act like Mary Poppins but just not be so overbearing and cocksure. A little patience goes a long way.