[quote quote=142345]“the police are the public and that the public are the police. [/quote]
“The police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community welfare and existence.” – Robert Peel
Unfortunately times have changed since Robert Peel. In his day the Police were a crime prevention force. Now, most of their time as taken up with crime detection and ‘engaging’ with a community that largely lost faith in it many years ago.