tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016770406704738984.post6458238073299984446..comments2024-03-04T14:53:17.580+00:00Comments on Voice Of The Resistance: Where's The Accountability?John M Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7016770406704738984.post-86695738231743600492009-07-08T21:59:10.992+01:002009-07-08T21:59:10.992+01:00I am very much in favour of having an elected head...I am very much in favour of having an elected heads of regional policing, and that those individuals have broad powers over the direction priority setting of those local forces.<br /><br />It would put accountability in the hands of an electorate, and gives people not just a say, but a stake in local policing. If you want the top job, you have to ask people for a mandate which will result in getting the police on the side of the masses and the law abiding. Those who get elected and are terrible can then be thrown out.<br /><br />After time, people will look at how their local police force is performing and what they are prioritizing, against other forces and the best ideas and policies will inevitably be called for, and unpopular and unfair policies and practices dropped.<br /><br />The chief argument against always centres on opposition to "politicising the police", but I always say, take a good look at the appointee's who are running the police force... you can’t tell me that the likes of Brunstrom and Blair are not political creatures! The top jobs in the force have been political for years, so why not have these political cops seek a mandate from and be accountable to you and me; rather than a Jacqui Smith or a David Blunkett.Daniel1979https://www.blogger.com/profile/15995019999758145443noreply@blogger.com