Have you ever made a complaint against a Scottish police force?

[Lachlan09]

There was one incident many years ago, when I was a boy, which could have later turned me into a merciless cop-killer if I hadn't got over it.

I was on my wee red Mobo push-scooter heading up the hill on Stoneybank Avenue, Musselburgh, my right foot on the plate and pushing with my left. Two PC Murdochs were walking down the road in my direction. One of them stopped me and told me it was against the law to ride with my right foot and push with my left foot. I would have to change to the other way about. Being a wee laddie with an instilled respect (and fear) for the bobbies (well it was about 1960 and we respected the police in those days), I was terrified and did as I was told !

However, this arrangement was wrong for me and as I soldiered on, I kept bouncing into the kerb and falling off, again and again. Behind me, I could see the polis laughing like linties at my misfortune.

Should I have got my Dad's Diana air-gun and shot them ?

[Lachlan09]

Originally Posted by Lachlan09

There was one incident many years ago, when I was a boy, which could have later turned me into a merciless cop-killer if I hadn't got over it.

I was on my wee red Mobo push-scooter heading up the hill on Stoneybank Avenue, Musselburgh, my right foot on the plate and pushing with my left. Two PC Murdochs were walking down the road in my direction. One of them stopped me and told me it was against the law to ride with my right foot and push with my left foot. I would have to change to the other way about. Being a wee laddie with an instilled respect (and fear) for the bobbies (well it was about 1960 and we respected the police in those days), I was terrified and did as I was told !

However, this arrangement was wrong for me and as I soldiered on, I kept bouncing into the kerb and falling off, again and again. Behind me, I could see the polis laughing like linties at my misfortune.

Should I have got my Dad's Diana air-gun and shot them ?

Coming to think about it, are polis nowadays shorter than they used to be, or did I get bigger ?

[Celyn]

Originally Posted by Lachlan09

Coming to think about it, are polis nowadays shorter than they used to be, or did I get bigger ?

Oh, they still seem tall to me, but they're all YOUNGER! I just can't understand it.

Edited to add: We had a Diana air-gun when I was wee too - why is in only now that I suddenly realise that the reason for the apparently stupid name must be that Diana was a hunting goddess? Slap on head!

[tig]

they lowered the hight regs to be a plod a few years ago...
i dont think there where enough tall people about and its more pc (lol) now

theres a few kickin about in glasgow about 5ft 2"...i dont know how good theyd be when it kicks off tho.

they are deffinately younger these days too

[Lachlan09]

Originally Posted by tig

they lowered the hight regs to be a plod a few years ago...
i dont think there where enough tall people about and its more pc (lol) now

theres a few kickin about in glasgow about 5ft 2"...i dont know how good theyd be when it kicks off tho.

they are deffinately younger these days too

Are they in the small crimes squad ?

Celyn - do you remember on the barrel they used to have an engraving of a woman in a goonie holding up a rifle ? That was Diana

[Lachlan09]

"I'll be your short-haired police cadet frae Maryhill......"