Bulldog Bash Organisers: 'Policing was overkill'

I'm just wondering if the scenario had been different.. say Farmer Giles had been shot on his way home from the National Show in Stoneleigh, in a service station 30 miles away from the site.  Would Warwickshire police have called for the event to be cancelled and when unssuccessful flooded the area with tooled up Copper's at the tax payer's expense?

 £1.4million!? what's that... £52k an arrest, that's what i call value for money.  That would pay for 2 extra coppers to patrol the streets for a year and arrest some REAL toe-rags.

Posted: 12/08/2008 at 08:20

"Seventeen of the arrests made at the event were for carrying offensive weapons, the rest were for drugs offences." - so, a few Leathermans and a couple of bags of weed! Fuck me we can all sleep at night now.

Posted: 12/08/2008 at 08:24

i have an offensive weapon

havent got any weed though

Posted: 12/08/2008 at 08:38

CanisMajor wrote (see)

"Seventeen of the arrests made at the event were for carrying offensive weapons, the rest were for drugs offences." - so, a few Leathermans and a couple of bags of weed! Fuck me we can all sleep at night now.

You have read all the arrest sheets then?

Posted: 12/08/2008 at 09:34

I was thinking that as well, leathermans, swiss army knives or a great big knife that the guy uses every time he goes camping. No firearms offences though eh.

People with pockets full of weed and pills just because it's gonna be a long weekend.

It must be an easy tug, rough looking guy on a rough looking bike. Bet he's got an 1/8th in his pocket.

Posted: 12/08/2008 at 09:46

Great quote from the copper though, saying that because there were no murders, he judges the police presence as a success. Righto..

A bit like this magic anti-elephant powder I'm selling: it clearly works, cos there's no elephants round here..

Posted: 12/08/2008 at 11:23

ill take some of that elephant powder (you never know when the sneeky little bastards might turn up)

Posted: 12/08/2008 at 12:44

Let them crow that they are a success, at least it means the shows go on.

Same is happening at Anglesey this year, 6 extra bobbies and a sergeant at a cost of 13k.

What 7 uniforms would do if it turns into the OK corral (that they seem to expect) I don't know.

There is an Agricultural show on this weekend at the same showground, I'll post up how many arrest there are. Last year I think it was 16.

Posted: 12/08/2008 at 13:46

bully boy tactics    a show of force .     this is what the police need to control violence at the bulldog.       or should i say   ,    this is what the police are saying so that they can try and shut ut down....      dont worry talking to a  stratford councillor on saturday,  his words  the bulldog is safe  .                       fuckin pigs,   have no fuckin idea  .

Posted: 12/08/2008 at 19:31

It was a great weekend, the HAMC didn't let the Police on site.

Posted: 12/08/2008 at 20:23

really enjoyd it   . 

Posted: 12/08/2008 at 20:43