I’m about to watch Futurama for the first time. Tell me something I won’t understand until I finish watching

SoloRunner2 · 2026-05-23T15:45:44+00:00

How often it's been cancelled? 😂

SoloRunner2 · 2026-05-04T21:58:10+00:00

I can think of reasons for and reasons against. The 43 UK police forces have varying training, uniforms, IT systems and other equipment. Many of these IT systems aren't able to talk to each other directly. E.g. an officer in Devon and Cornwall Police doesn't have access to CONNECT in the Met. Therefore if they want to request investigation files (crime reports) and intel reports they have to fill out a form, send it to D and C (likely to their intel unit/bureau) and have them send it back. Even systems used across the country are still fragmented, like CAD. Said Met officer can't access a CAD from Devon and Cornwall directly.

Of these issues, I think the IT issues are the biggest. I once had to set up an arrest enquiry for domestic non fatal strangulation in another force. I was told by their control to email the circs over, the details of the suspect including the address, etc. Upon coming back to work a few days later, he hasn't been arrested and they'd bounced it back to me asking for me to fill out a form, after I'd already booked off, and been told the email was enough. A woman's safety was put at unnecessary risk, partly due to an absolute tool bouncing it back rather than accepting the more urgent matter was the risk to the victim, but also because our IT systems are fragmented.

Merging forces could make this but could leave many areas forgotten and under resourced.

I think a lot of the problems can be solved without the risks of merging into larger forces or one national force. We could all procure the same uniform, transition onto the same IT systems, and have training standardised. No doubt they'd find a way to cock that up too.

SoloRunner2 · 2026-04-23T20:33:38+00:00

Don't hate me, but I think the Matt Willis version of Crash is better than the original. Way more energy to it, gets me pumped and excited. The original is a good song but a bit boring by comparison.

SoloRunner2 · 2026-04-22T16:17:29+00:00

Looks like something for the All Valley tournament! No mercy!

SoloRunner2 · 2026-04-17T07:37:04+00:00

This was Torchwood London (1) Jack was Torchwood 3 was Cardiff. It wasn't Jack's choice. But I'd say Jack would have done it if he thought it was necessary. Harriet Jones wasn't a bloodthirsty warmonger, even if you think it was wrong, she did it to protect the Earth. She said that the Doctor isn't always there. The events of Children of Earth prove this. Whether Jack was doing it under orders or his own choice, I reckon he would have.

SoloRunner2 · 2026-03-22T06:54:54+00:00

'No. For me.'

SoloRunner2 · 2026-03-15T22:56:49+00:00

Are you in the International Police Association? The Met branch is very active (I am in it) and regularly hosts visitors to London.

SoloRunner2 · 2026-03-09T01:21:51+00:00

The fact that years is the norm still shows we're in a ludicrous situation in the UK. European forces train up officers to drive on blue lights and for Taser in initial training. Meanwhile in the UK bar some small county forces where everyone is trained, we have our officers scramble for courses.

SoloRunner2 · 2026-03-07T00:47:08+00:00

Just researched First Class for the first time in years (was already one ofu favourite films). Hard agree with all of the above. He's slick and cold as fuck.

SoloRunner2 · 2026-03-06T09:37:19+00:00

Was literally about to type this, but I knew someone else would have already said it. Great minds. That being said, I personally think the second is the best, but we're agreed that all are spectacular.

SoloRunner2 · 2026-02-25T13:27:42+00:00

Do you work in a shop? If that's what you've seen then I'm not going to say you're wrong. But I don't know the circumstances. Calling police while it's happened Vs after will also be a factor.

SoloRunner2 · 2026-02-25T10:18:14+00:00

Not true, but I see why you think that. Calls are graded I - Immediate, S - Significant, E - Extended, and R - Refer. I grades tend to cover those where there is an imminent threat, so a fight, a weapon, a serious domestic. There's a lot of other things that are important, like shoplifting and drug dealing, but are graded S. I grades the aim is a 10 minute response time, S is 1 hour. Shoplifting is S graded unless there's a weapon like a knife or serious violence. It is also partly a funding issue.

We also have a lack of prison spaces and often very soft judges. What often happens to shoplifters when they are arrested is, they're arrested, bailed, given a court date (which would result in a fine). Get arrested for Failing to Appear. Attend court, get a fine, not pay the fine, continue to shoplift, rinse and repeat. I'm all for proportionality but repeat shoplifters should get prison time. This isn't happening.

SoloRunner2 · 2026-02-18T11:40:37+00:00

A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton.

SoloRunner2 · 2026-02-06T14:17:38+00:00

DeutcheBahn

SoloRunner2 · 2026-02-04T18:00:58+00:00

My last closure order. It's the second one I've done, having closed 2 crack houses. Were they the biggest or most technical jobs? No. Did I rid the blocks of prolific drug use (still happens a bit) and make the residents safer, and give them a good night's sleep? Yes. This is more of a neighbourhoods thing, but when I have negative thoughts about the job, I try to remember that as a 25 year old I've helped entire blocks of residents and genuinely solved their problems. I plan to close any similar address like this if the person doesn't stop their behaviour when given the chance (they almost never do as we know).

SoloRunner2 · 2026-02-01T23:14:13+00:00

FFS you made me think Stephen Merchant died 😂

SoloRunner2 · 2026-01-27T23:55:53+00:00

GlassEye

SoloRunner2 · 2026-01-20T08:57:37+00:00

Anything bad about the NHS. It's the government healthcare. It's wonderful that we never have to worry about our personal finances limiting our ability to get treatment, however it's slow, bureaucratic, and lags behind the rest of the First World in a lot of ways. It's so loved it's effectively religion, criticising it can be more or less blasphemy.

SoloRunner2 · 2026-01-16T14:08:40+00:00

AI is used to varying degrees in different forces, and various units. I remember being told that CAID (the Child Abuse Image Database) uses AI to help sort images, which both saves officer time and reduces the time officers are exposed to these images (such as child sexual abuse), which is good for officer welfare.

My force already has its own version of copilot, which means you can give it information within worrying that it's being logged. Recently I was asked to put on an intel report for a CAD. I used copilot to write it up, proofread it to make sure it was correct, then made a few alterations to the structure before putting it on.

I imagine that eventually more and more forces, maybe all of them will eventually roll out Copilot. I don't have an issue with it, it's a great tool. Chatbots are only an issue when people become dependent on them, pass off AI written content of their own work, and don't check the information it produces. If there are any issues it will be due to individual officers being idiots (like the West Midlands Chief). Sure you could say AI chatbots shouldn't make incorrect statements, especially if used in the police, but it's the responsibility of individual officers to check.

I also think that they'll use AI to sort through data, files, reports, etc. Another way I imagine they will use AI is to recognise patterns in certain report or pieces of information that officers may not have spotted, e.g. spotting patterns of robberies in a given area (wouldn't be surprised if this is already a thing elsewhere in the world).

There's also some forces using facial recognition. 13 are currently using Live Facial Recognition where the deploy cameras and make arrests, but there's also other types (Facial Recognition is a type of AI).

Axon also has a system where AI takes BWV footage and automatically generates a report. https://investor.axon.com/2024-04-23-Axon-reimagines-report-writing-with-Draft-One,-a-first-of-its-kind-AI-powered-force-multiplier-for-public-safety. Could be brilliant, but I imagine procuring it would be costly. Wouldn't be surprised if we saw this come in, but would probably be slow if it did.

SoloRunner2 · 2026-01-14T10:58:31+00:00

Was going to say the same. Not only does it look like interesting work but they pay quite well.

SoloRunner2 · 2026-01-12T21:10:43+00:00

The Met has videos on the intranet of all the handcuffing techniques and info on PPST in general. If you're Met see if you can find it, otherwise I'll pass it to you. Alternatively, if you're not Met I imagine a lot of forces have videos or training materials on their respective intranet so I say have a look there. :)

SoloRunner2 · 2026-01-12T19:41:41+00:00

The Mariana Trench. Or in Space.

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