I had to cover a few shifts for another unit recently, 2 nights covering control for the same team, and then more recently covering a late shift. It was the same team.
When the police reorganise, as we invariably do, and a division goes from 3 units to 4, D unit is invariably formed from the rejects from A, B and C, as no-one likes to get rid of their best people. Only human nature, really.
But not helpful if you are part of D unit, as you will usually become known as Fraggle shift, or some unkind variation thereof. It is cruel coincidence that D is also the first letter of 'Dunce's cap'.
It is very true tho'. After the fifth time in a row I had to say, on air, that a PNC check is always conducted in the order surname/first name/date of birth/sex/colour, and not random variations on this theme, I started to get a little testy.
Also, having to say the same number of times that due to staffing levels, the PNC channel was not running, so all checks through the one channel, only to have them keep asking if channel XX was up and running did not endear the fraggle shift to me.
The fact that with one or two exceptions, they seemed totally unable to make any decisions for themselves wound me up further. I had just calmed down from this when I covered a late shift more recently for them, and was dismayed to find that, when confronted with a small child (6 months) left alone in a house with an angry dog, they would rather wait for mother to get back to the address that boot the door in.
How the inspector copes without shooting them all is beyond me, he must have space under his hat for a small halo is all I can say.
C unit, my regular crew, I love you guys! Welcome back!
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Just linked you, thats quite strange that we also have a D shift and they are mostly the sick lame and lazy. But they have just had a burst of new blood and seem to be upping their game.
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