Dokko Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Police Told Off For Riot-Shield Sledging (Click link for video) Video Link on Sky News or YT vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaIHzCcjpR8 5:25pm UK, Thursday January 14, 2010 Roddy Mansfield, Sky News Online Police officers caught on camera sledging down a hill on their riot-shields have been reprimanded. The officers from Thames Valley Police arrived at the slope at Boars Hill, Oxford, before one of them sat on his shield and slid down the hill. The footage was captured by a member of the public and posted on YouTube. Rick Latham, 50, said: "We were having a laugh trying to get done the slope in a kayak. "When the police turned-up I thought they were going to give us a hard time. "Then one of them grabbed the shield and another one went down on it as well." Superintendent Andrew Murray, Oxford City commander, said: "The snow has a habit of bringing out the child in all of us. "I have spoken to the officers concerned and reminded them in no uncertain terms that tobogganing on duty is a very bad idea." But some of the comments posted on YouTube supported the officers. Veronica said: "Good for them, it's a hard job to do, let them have some fun instead of the grief they usually have to put up with." I'm not the biggest fan of the Police as a general rule, but fair play, especially using the riot shields. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Only having a bit of fun, nothing wrong with that in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Only having a bit of fun, nothing wrong with that in my opinion. Showing a bit of humanity isn't a bad thing, would like to see it more from them. Goes a canny distance as well. Like Chevy Chase in Christmas Vacation; should have oiled it up first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayson Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 All filming it with their camera phones aswell Why not, not harming anyone. Woulda looked awful if he'd gone flying mid way though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 All filming it with their camera phones aswell Why not, not harming anyone. Woulda looked awful class if he'd gone flying mid way though FYP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Haris Vuckic Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 I wish they moved as fast as that when my car was being vandalised, in fact i wish they turned up at all., i should have told them i had a slide in the back Garden. Noticed this story on Yahoo, with a Yellow banner across the top appealing for Donations to Hiati earthquake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Pretty good distance for a not so big hill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristov Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 missus showed me this yesterday and i said, so what. they took 20 mins out the day to mess around. annoys me how everyone will jump on it and make a big deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 missus showed me this yesterday and i said, so what. they took 20 mins out the day to mess around. annoys me how everyone will jump on it and make a big deal. the shield? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toonlass Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Fair play to them, let them have a laugh. Plus they have their hi-vis jackets on, safety first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 For every 5 policemen like these, there are 100 right grumpy bastards in the force. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 i'll bet the reorimand is only to stop people whinging about it daily mail style. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Why is this news? That's well good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 From the Facebook group: Cost of riot shield £60, cost of showing the human side of police....priceless! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 I saw one lad out sledging on a To Let sign, I thought that was genius too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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