(0636) After a broken night, waking up about 0200 and seeing various horrors I’m about to detail … so be warned, reader … I’m going to have to go on for some column inches to cover it. I scribbled down some headings:

• The Southampton and Hants thuggery in the light of Penseivat’ comment on his formative induction as an officer
• Thune engineers a vote on the Save Act … it’s been defeated in the Senate, the U.S. quite angry
• California has counted GOP votes, now sufficient Demrat votes have arrived in boxes
• Penseivat’s I’ll put today with Hants, then add my own tale
• Various parcels arriving … shall do a comparative Amz v other courier firms … concerned with one
• There’s a distinct threat to me … govt, utility, bank … going to take all my concentration for a few weeks
• Our chaps, starting with DAD and Steve in Fri 6 to 10 a little later.

Now, after all that, the obvious question is about sleep and calm. As I have a faith, the one underpinning the west, then that provides … hence as you find me now. Others rejecting that historical way of society … welcome to your 2026 … which is also my 2026, in the same way those kids have been abused from all directions, starting at the top, it’s not their stupidity which brought all this upon them.

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1. Southampton and Hants

I have the footage of the scene HERE and I warn readers it’s not pretty, ok? For those who have not seen it yet.

Right, how does a retired police officer and serviceman before that react? Penseivat’s addendum first:

One thing I perhaps should have mentioned was that I was taught not to accept things as they first appeared, to question, and not necessarily to believe what was told us at first. Also, everyone to be treated in an equal manner, though there were often those who tried to circumvent the course of justice on the grounds of their race, sex, or societal position. Whether DEI has altered that, I have no idea. Good luck in putting this together into a legible manner.

So let’s run it now, not tomorrow, here, not over at OoL, as it’s more secure here:

It’s said that nothing stays the same, with claims that it’s in the name of progress, though whether that is true or not, I have my doubts. First of all, the Police recruiting system seems to have changed, and perhaps someone can identify how.

The system of recruiting for the Police seems to have changed a great deal since my attendance. In the early 80s, for assessment (a 3 day period where the applicants are interviewed, being put into no win situations to see how you dealt with them, or being given 10 minute talks about yourself and why you want to become a Police officer) … there were 12 applicants in my group, male and female, and not all white.

At the end of the 3 days, there were 6 of us, including 2 females and a lad with Ghanian heritage. University students and a semi-professional rugby player had left. A week at Force HQ being fitted for uniforms, etc, was followed by 10 weeks at a Police Training Centre, with numerous other Police recruits. We were never called PC or Officer until we proved that we had successfully completed the course. It was always Mr. or Miss.

As well as being taught, and regularly tested on criminal law, there were periods of discussion on race, sexual bias, and personal experiences. We were constantly put under pressure, assessed and, if it was felt we would not meet the required standards, our Home Force would be notified.

Not all members of my class made the 10 weeks. A week back at Home Force HQ learning local procedures, then posted to your Police station to begin your career, which started with a 2 year probationary period, during which you could be asked to leave of it was felt you weren’t suitable.

A Tutor Constable (some Forces called them puppy walkers) spent several weeks with you, attending as many different incidents as possible in that time, to give you experience during which any failings were noted and addressed. Three monthly reports by the shift Sgts or Inspectors were sent to HQ.

At the end of those 2 years, you were confirmed in your appointment as an Officer of the Crown, and your career began in earnest and you began learning your trade. How much this has changed I have no idea but, taking into account how much society has changed, perhaps that the aim of progress is subjective?

The tragedy of the death of Henry Nowack, and the manner in which he died, has been followed, and commented on, by nearly everyone. Personally, I can’t comment as I wasn’t there; I have no idea of the level of training, or the length of service of the officers; and only 3 of the apparently 50 odd minutes the Police officers were at the scene seem to have been scrutinised.

There may be other factors involved including the phone call, allegedly by a member of the defender’s family reporting a racial attack on him. Was this made after contact by the offender to obtain a form of alibi? Again, I have no idea, but no doubt this was one avenue explored.

I am proud of my service to the Crown as a Police officer, and know how difficult that job can be, just as I am proud of my Army service, again having been in difficult situations.

No matter what happens now, the only facts we can obtain is that two families have been destroyed and the public’s perception and trust in the Police is, once again, at an all time low. There are no winners.

I apologise for the length of this, and accept that my contribution is from an ordinary bloke who, during his lifetime, found himself in extra-ordinary situations.

JH: It’s important, imho, that with my moderator or reactor cap on, something which the BBC clearly flew in the face of last evening, excluding one of the main parties, also Fiona bleedin’ Bruce, the crooked presenter … it’s important that if we run “a discussion”, then the major players are afforded the opportunity to contribute … subject to the rules of civility.

This gets tangled. If I state that here at Unherdables, Wokery is in no way countenanced … go to the BBC or other MSM for any amount of that … then are we, by cutting out far leftery, doing the same as the BBC in cutting out, in their giew … far rightery?

I’d say that that would be a valid point, if we were all Nick Griffins but we’re from centre left to middling right. Ok, but F Bruce would argue that that lot there last evening did represent the spectrum in Britain, while Restore was “far right fringe”. In fact, MMutR who has fairly set views on certain types suddenly goes all soft in saying well you know, I know a guy who is a hard working shopkeeper, lively chap called Mo, wouldn’t hurt a fly, would he … whereas I say F the lot of em … they’ve shown what they’re about.

So it’s a murky issue, is it not? And will we allow one of those to carry the ceremonial dagger, when all we have is the ceremonial gob? All right, onto what I found:

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