And another one
This time about old fashioned police interview techniques....

My Dad was a policeman and tv programmes like Life On Mars are very near the truth apparently for the average nick in the 1970s and 80s. My Dad was full of stories about what happened then...some of them are exactly like LoM and some are more like Heartbeat....none really have the style and panache of The Sweeney...

Just as in LoM they didn't use tape machines to record interviews which meant that a certain amount of 'leeway' could be employed...

Yes, they could bully their way to a confession.

This did mean that on some occasions the result would actually be humorous (well, for the outside world perhaps, maybe not if it resulted in you being banged up for a long stretch just because the man in uniform didn't like you...but I digress...).


On one particular occasion a man had been brought in for questioning regarding a crime that the police knew he was responsible for but he refused to budge from his story.

The decision was made to attempt to provide a little 'pressure' to ensure the required outcome was arrived at....

One of the coppers on duty was a member of the police diving squad and just happened to have his wetsuit and gear with him.

This was at a coastal police station so someone was sent down to the pier and a large fish was purchased.

The accused had been left in the interview room for a while, alone...then the door opened and in walked a frogman - full kit including flippers and facemask, and carrying a large fish....The questions were posed again and this time with each 'incorrect' answer the accused received a mighty wet fish slap around his chops.

Eventually the chap 'coughed' to the crime and it all went to court in due course.

Once on the stand the defendant withdrew his earlier confession as it had been made under duress, and explained the situation surrounding it....

The judge had him sent off for psychiatric assessment.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 9 May 2011, 18:24, 17 replies)

So, your story is your dad is a career criminal?
Slightly funny as a joke but if there's any truth to the lie that "... police knew was responsible..." then it's a rather sad example of some uselsess yobs playing havoc with other people's lives.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 9 May 2011, 18:30, closed)

How the fuck can you say that my dad was a career criminal?
Can you read?

My dad was a policeman. This was one of his stories from the police station - this sort of thing went on in the 70s before interviews were taped. It wasn't right - I never said it was. It was however, very funny.
And yes, often the police and the rest of us know who is responsible for a crime but unless there is evidence or a confession there is little you can do about it.

Is that clear enough? Or do you need bigger glasses up their on your high horse? I take it you've never been the victim of a crime or felt that you could not get justice. How lucky. Now fuck off.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 9 May 2011, 18:36, closed)

You just told us he was a career criminal.
Or, at least, insinuated such when you told of his regular law breaking.
Sometimes, yes, people have witnessed a crime -- but, unfortunately or fortunately, that is up to the courts to decide.
If you represent the law either do that or fuck off and die painfully. There is no excuse for breaking the law if you're part of it -- you're not forced to swear to obey it you know.
Why the fuck pretend to obey the law and persecute others for following it when you choose not to follow it yourselef?
Erm, how do you know he told you the truth? He lied to courts and juries. Perhaps every one of his convictions should be overturned -- after all, who knows what the truth is when the police are corrupt?
Edit: "High Horse"? I never swore to uphold any law and I don't get paid to do so, but I managed not to stoop to GBH (or accessory to) or perversion of the course of justice. Don't pretend that it's necessary to be a hypocritical piece of excrement.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 9 May 2011, 19:06, closed)

When did I say that he broke the law regularly?
The story above was from the police station - I never said he took part.
Do learn to read and understand.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 9 May 2011, 19:49, closed)

Then my apologies.
He was just an accessory.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 9 May 2011, 20:07, closed)

Be fair.
He was probably only obeying orders.
(apeloverage committed the vile act of onanism on, Mon 9 May 2011, 20:22, closed)

and the suspect was probably black, so no biggy.

( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Mon 9 May 2011, 21:12, closed)

That's an amazing impression of a sanctimonious prick right there
Well played - I can almost hear the superiority complex dripping off of every syllable
(Godwin's Lawyer is more evil than Hitler, Tue 10 May 2011, 23:27, closed)

any
Links to my message / post above by any chance??
(Suck it and Sea, Mon 9 May 2011, 18:44, closed)

hahahaha beating 'confesions' out of suspects hahahah

( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Mon 9 May 2011, 19:29, closed)

Heard exactly the same story, but it was a fancy dress party and someone dressed as a pink rabbit, think its an urban legend that goes round every nick.
(Titanix, Mon 9 May 2011, 19:49, closed)

Have to agree ^
I've heard this (or varients on the same theme) some a few different coppers. The one I've heard most os the guy with the fish is dressed as a white rabbit. Massive urban myth. Not calling your old man a liar... He was just probably recountitng the tale he was told when he was a newbie on the force. So in short you have nothing to worry about. Because this never happened, your dad (probably) never had anything to do with any unlawful goings on and was (porobably) a perfect law abiding bobby on teh beatz.
(horsethroat chewing on life's gristle on, Tue 10 May 2011, 10:22, closed)

OK, I call bullshit.
Why would the police want a criminal falsely assessed as insane? That would invalidate his confession. And, in the minds of the sort of person who beats confessions out of suspects, being sent to an asylum would be getting away with it.
(apeloverage committed the vile act of onanism on, Mon 9 May 2011, 21:23, closed)

^^^^^
What Monkeylover said.

Good pea though.
( The Mock Turtle ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Tue 10 May 2011, 10:25, closed)

Ape this!
It might smell, but that's what happened and think you maybe missing the point in those years. To get a 'collar' is a tick in the box for promotion. If it was thrown out later in court then fine, you would blame that on the cps.

Have you been in court? The wrong way? Its not nice, and if you can straighten a few out before they don't give a shit then why not?

I've no reason to not believe this post.

Yours may be more funny, now and again, but perhaps leave the slagging to the slags.
(Suck it and Sea, Wed 11 May 2011, 23:37, closed)

I clicked the first time I read it
and I have clicked it again.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Mon 9 May 2011, 22:18, closed)

That's absolutely disgraceful

( rofl harris, Tue 10 May 2011, 10:54, closed)