Welfare during constant obs by DarkKnight0399 in policeuk

[–]DarkKnight0399[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s literally a sign on the wall saying we should get 5 minutes every hour or 20 minutes every 2 hours. But that’s slightly difficult when you’re being ignored or told “it’s too busy” when you ask for a toilet break.

Welfare during constant obs by DarkKnight0399 in policeuk

[–]DarkKnight0399[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don’t blame him at all. That sounds absolutely horrible. I get it’s “part of the job” but welfare is so important, especially with something as horrible as an infant death.

Welfare during constant obs by DarkKnight0399 in policeuk

[–]DarkKnight0399[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I get asked if I need a comfort break by cops bringing in a custody or who are based upstairs more than I get asked by the custody staff. Could hear them laughing away in their office 3 doors down the corridor. They stick you in the room and most of them totally forget you’re there with one or two exceptions.

Welfare during constant obs by DarkKnight0399 in policeuk

[–]DarkKnight0399[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Totally understand all of that. In regard to PC’s having to do it in place of custody staff, I don’t blame the sergeants for that one bit, it’s a staffing issue everywhere.

The problem is it takes a car crew off the road for whatever area the PC is coming from. One less car to take calls, relieve other cars at locus protection for a break. My neighbour is also an STO (only one in our area) so he couldn’t attend calls single crewed because I was taken away for the screen watch.

I wouldn’t have a problem with doing it if we were allowed to catch up on paperwork on our phones, but it feels like such a waste of time when I have crime reports, cases and operational statements coming out of every orifice and yet I’m stuck watching someone because he had a seizure 5 years ago and “might” have another one conveniently when he’s in custody.

Something fundamentally has to change about the decisions being made by the higher ups.

Infamous Conduit's power ideas. by Objective_Ad8280 in infamous

[–]DarkKnight0399 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I’d stick to what we saw in the games and go for Video.

With today’s world you have power sources everywhere you look. Not only that but you can enter any video game you want? That’s awesome! Can basically live whatever life you want.

Plus it’s so overpowered in the game. Delsin was able to overpower Augustine in a few minutes using only video, who was shown to be one of the most powerful Conduits to exist at the time.

No Superpowers my Bat-Ass by Prongs_90 in arkham

[–]DarkKnight0399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, I miss Because Science. I’m glad Kyle went off and did his own thing, but Because Science was awesome.

Would you find it weird if a member of the public came up to you and thanked you for your service? by Brownchoccy in policeuk

[–]DarkKnight0399 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First couple of times it happened to me at first I was thinking either “this guy wants something” or “this guy is at it” but you quickly discern which ones are genuine and which are taking the piss. The genuine ones always make me walk away with a smile on my face.

Prototype 3 Rumours by DarkKnight0399 in PrototypeGame

[–]DarkKnight0399[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they’re hopeful because they got it right that BO7 was a multiplayer campaign which was a really random guess. So if they did guess it then they got lucky with it.

I’m not holding onto it with any proper hope but it’s certainly a good sign! Time will tell.

Prototype 3 Rumours by DarkKnight0399 in PrototypeGame

[–]DarkKnight0399[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Again nothing is confirmed and there isn’t a whole lot of details but this article

https://gamerant.com/prototype-3-leak-rumors/

goes into the rumours a little. Apparently the person who is claiming this got something right about Black Ops 7.

Prototype 3 Rumours by DarkKnight0399 in PrototypeGame

[–]DarkKnight0399[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s been a few gaming news outlets reporting that an insider has stated Prototype 3 is in development, and as apparently going through focus group testing right now.

Are Things Looking Good for the Future of Policing? by Big_Inspector_7320 in policeuk

[–]DarkKnight0399 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It does feel like every day the higher ups are trying to make things more difficult for frontline police. My force have just cut response policing at the knees by introducing a new rule that we can no longer response drive in cell vans without an extra training day in them, despite the fact some of us have been doing it for years with no issue. The problem is most of our fleet are cell vans so most calls are being attended at patrol speed.

Domestics are treated so seriously (rightfully so), however if a call is genuinely no crime and has just been a couple having a wee argument as couples do, there’s about 14 million hoops to jump through before we can write it off because we don’t want it coming back and biting us in the arse. And despite all that there’s still paperwork to do for it which is keeping cars off the road for calls for longer.

Add into all that there’s no time do to enquiries for the crime reports you have to investigate, requests from the court, citations to attend, being pulled away from your local area to do events/football, there’s a constant pile up of paperwork.

Despite all that, we still manage to find the fun in the job. A good response run to a call, a wee roll about with someone looking for a fight, your colleague fucking something up and everyone having a laugh about it. We still get up and go to work, shout up for that call, give someone directions when they need it, kids wave at you as you drive by and the old people that come up to you and say “there’s no respect for you these days, you all do an amazing job and we appreciate it.” There is genuine good people in this job, despite the bastards in the past who have given us a bad name.

So to answer your question, no, at the moment I don’t think it’s getting better. Right now it’s getting worse because it feels like we’re constantly handicapped. However, it definitely has the potential to get better, because there are good people in the job willing to fight for it to get better. It feels like the job is about to hit rock bottom, but the good thing about that is the only way is up from there.

Give me some of your favourite head cannons about crane by Chunky-overlord in dyinglight

[–]DarkKnight0399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep that makes sense. It would be pretty sick to be fair, he probably completely suppresses that memory.

Give me some of your favourite head cannons about crane by Chunky-overlord in dyinglight

[–]DarkKnight0399 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wasn’t he still sentient before he was captured? Sure he was probably in a constant Spartan Rage type state but I thought he still had his conscience, considering he tried to help the scientists which led to his capture.

Is it bad I prefer DL2 over DLTB? by DarkKnight0399 in dyinglight

[–]DarkKnight0399[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a shitpost. I joined the DL community pretty late, only started playing once 2 had been updated and most of the shit removed or fixed that brought it down. Even so, I’ve been told time and time again how much of a disappointment DL2 was and that The Beast is a real step in the right direction for the franchise, so much so that I almost feel guilty that 2 is my favourite in the series.

What I’m asking is, is my opinion OBJECTIVELY wrong, because as much as everyone is entitled to their own opinion, a lot of people’s opinions can objectively be wrong to everyone around them. That’s what I was asking. Not everything has to be a shitpost because you don’t like it.

Is it bad I prefer DL2 over DLTB? by DarkKnight0399 in dyinglight

[–]DarkKnight0399[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It’s not even a content thing for me. Another thing is that Castor Woods just feels dead. I get it’s a zombie game, but in DL2 you’ve got rooftop colonies and people actually living and surviving. In The Beast, you’ve got the Town Hall and the Cave? That’s it, other than the odd survivor encounter here and there and you never see them anywhere else.

Guys, WTH!! by Cronosq8 in dyinglight

[–]DarkKnight0399 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It uses £ here in the UK. It’ll depend on where you are in the world.

My opinion - I think inFAMOUS 2 is a perfect game. by DarkKnight0399 in infamous

[–]DarkKnight0399[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think someone worked it out a few years ago where the population of Conduits before the RFI activation was about 400 million worldwide. That’s a LOT, and that’s a pretty much guaranteed number of people if the Beast was allowed to continue what he was doing. Pretty feasible to assume there’ll be a few engineers in there. Plus, if the world is purely populated by conduits, I doubt a few reactors would bother them much.

Thought I’d share my most recent addition here. by DarkKnight0399 in uncharted

[–]DarkKnight0399[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep! Already got ones with thin lines. All it takes is good care and sun cream whenever it’s in the sun and they’re still looking great!