i have spent many, but not excessive hours over the space of 20 years as a bobby viewing cctv, a small but important part of my time.
if i am dealing with a assault, theft, street robbery etc, part of my investigation will be to contact the cctv control room, ask them to view the area with specific times(if Available).
I will continue with my investigation while they do an initial search, if they find something of use, they will burn it to dvd, provide a statement and i will collect and then view, so the statement that i sit wasting hours viewing cctv is totally incorrect.
i am a very busy person who spends most of my time investigating crime,and arresting people who have stolen from, assaulted, & robbed people like yourselves.
i am proud to do that, its my job, i do get very frustrated with this forum by the one sided, totally biased views of some of you.
The view that all police officers are violent, stupid thugs that do nothing but waste time and tell lies.
If you truly have that opinion i do genuinly feel sorry for you , as it is plain to me that the vast majority of police officers in this country work hard to prevent the thugs of this country running amok and taking over.
If we went on strike tomorrow, i guarantee you by the end of the week there would be total anarchy in this country, with scroates entering your houses ,& taking what they wanted from you.
So a plain, Thanks for your hard work officer will be all i need to keep me happy