Comments on: Brian

By: Agent Douane

Agent Douane — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:49:53 +0000

On a recent job a PC was telling me she spends 50% of her shift looking for ‘missing’ kids from care homes.

By: Tony F

Tony F — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:04:54 +0000

Ahh, don’t care in the community….let the police and ambulance services deal with it. The Cheaper option until someone innocent dies.

By: MidUlsterPeeler

MidUlsterPeeler — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:08:19 +0000

It’s the same with every absconding young ‘Brian’ from the local council care home. He goes missing for the 600th time, a report is made, his risk is assessed, time passes and minimal effort is made, his risk is reassessed and possibly upgraded, the bare minimal effort is made again, and then he turns up. Only when he turns up face down and dead on the 601st occasion…

By: Thedarkhorse

Thedarkhorse — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:27:41 +0000

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If it does go wrong with Brian, or one of the other ‘Brians’ you have, and you have not sent a unit it will certainly NOT be your fault. Yes, the press could spin and twist it into a horror story, but anyone who knows how the world really works will understand that by sending a unit to Brian, that unit cannot deal with one of the more serious jobs that is unresourced at that particular time. Of course with the benefit of hindsight things would get done differently, but all you can do it make decisions based on the information at the time. You do have the support of the vast majority of colleagues and the public who appreciate what an important and difficult job controller is (although you probably don’t get much thanks).
Great Blog
Thedarkhorse