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Originally Posted by joegrundman
don't you think this might be a selective experience?
if you are a policeman patrolling drunks at kick-out time on a friday night, then those individuals that you are going to 'meet' in a professional way are likely to be those who are unable to assess the consequences of their actions.
Those who still have their wits about them are likely to be those that keep quiet before going home to sleep it off.
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I'm not sure it was 'selective' but more 'predictable' based on repeated localised events.
In my time a low key presence was maintained, just enough to let people see the area was being observed and enough of a presence to ask people to grab a taxi or leave the area in an orderly fashion as required by local bye laws.
What would invariably happen next would be a surge of 999 calls regarding complaints centered around noise and drunkeness, often accompanied with fighting, criminal damage and allegations of people peeing and sometimes even fornicating in full public view.
It was at this point additional resources waiting a mile or so away in vans and out of public view would be called in.
In the vast majority of cases people would be advised of their wrongdoing and given a chance to leave the area peacefully....those who were caught performing a criminal act such as vandalism or serious assault or who chose to go into 'Rambo' mode were obviously treated in a more assertive manner.