Why do we feel the need?

[deepblueed]

A story for you, happened yesterday, and got me a little annoyed...

As many of you know Im a copper, and I was Policing Brighton & Hove Prode yesterday. I was part of a "Cycle team" (Oooo, get me!) who was going with the parade through the streets. So we get to the very end of the parade at the part and a Superintendent (very senior rank) stops me and says there is an offence banner in the parade and he wanted me to go and get rid of it. So I grab 3 others PC's and we walk down the parade. There were a couple of girls with a banner saying "C*nts not Cops" (only with the star replaced to make a very naughty word!). I still dont know what the poster was getting at but anyway that word isnt appropriate for a parade where kids and others are watching. So we say, put the banner down...and then what followed can only be described as a tug of war between 3 police and 2 ladies. V embarrassing and it stopped the parade for a short time. Other people tried to join in saying "This is the one day of the year we can express ourselves, left the banner up". Anyway, we won the parade and I proceeded to walk very quickly away with the banner in my hand.

My point is why do some of out community feel it necessary to use language like that in a parade that is proud of it attraction to familys as well as the gay community. Not only is it illegal (Section 5 of the Public Order Act if you are interested!) but it was the only incident in what was a brilliant day for the community.

Comments or arguements welcomed.
Ed x

PS. If the 2 ladies are on this forum and see this post no embarrassment intended, just wanted to vent!

[spotysocks]

It wasnt the word they used that i personally find offensive but the fact that the cops were there to make things run smoothly and there was this banner that can be interpreted as an offense.

My point is why do some of out community feel it necessary to use language like that in a parade that is proud of it attraction to familys as well as the gay community. Not only is it illegal (Section 5 of the Public Order Act if you are interested!) but it was the only incident in what was a brilliant day for the community.

Maybe the banner was self explanatory for some people

..And if it is illegal doubles the thrill!:tongue:

[andy]

Oh no, poor u! mile: Can just imagine the scene with you trying to pull the placard away from them! hehe

Don't you find it's always the ugliest and most boring people that are always the loudest trouble makers? :-) I think they just do it to attract attention to themselves...

I missed the whole Pride thing at the weekend as I travelled up to visit some relatives over in Windsor! I've only ever been to one Pride march in London in 2000. Was quite fun apart from the fact on the way there on the tube there were four bad looking transvestites in the seat next to me going as well! :redface:


Catch you laters,

Andy xox

[go2stv]

...There were a couple of girls with a banner saying "C*nts not Cops" (only with the star replaced to make a very naughty word!). ...

What is that word? LOL,it is hard for me to figure out.My poor English.
Anyway,i support u.You did it right.

[voice]

....Don't you find it's always the ugliest and most boring people that are always the loudest trouble makers? :-) I think they just do it to attract attention to themselves... Andy xox

Of course you mean ugly on the inside, because I've seen quite a few "pretty" people do the same thing.

IMO anyone who needs to resort to foul language has nothing intelligent to contribute and you had every right to pull down that banner (good for you). In any march if people have something to say it should be pertinent an obvious not just a group of people climbing aboard the bandwagon for their own personal political agenda.

[Sui]

Yeah, I'm a tad confused also as to what on earth these people were trying to say by that.:confused: maybe I'm just clueless to begin with.

As for the ugly people thing: Yeah. But it doesn't mean that those who have to spend an hour in the morning making themselves look prettier (aka 'popular' cliques) are any better usually. From what I've noticed, these 'popular' kids are the biggest troublemakers. They usually frame kids for what they do too, the kids who are... less fortunate, let's say. I mean, I'm part of the 'freaks' clique i suppose, and I can't count how many times I've been pinned for crap I didn't do! But before I get off on a rant here, I'll stop. :tongue:

As for using foul language: I say it depends. So called 'curse words' are an expression of anger through voice, and aside from screaming at the top of your lungs, or making some (usually fairly bad) insults, cursing is one of the few things that actually will make you feel a bit better. I'm not sure, but I've heard that there were psychological studies that when people use these 'curse words' that a chemical is released in the brain that creates a calming feeling, but I dunno, that's just what I've heard. I curse all the time, not because of a lack of vocabulary, but because it fits.

As for the sign though: I've gotta say that's a tad bit of overkill. I mean, while I don't really support the shielding of young kids from the real world (because honestly: sooner or later they're going to run into it anyway), you don't have to use cursing instead of just saying what's on your mind through usual language. And for something like this: I think it would be a tad-bit better to skip the curse words rather than paint them in bold.