Oxford police have riot in snow
0 commentsWhen a police van pulled up on Boars Hill in Oxford on Tuesday, Rick Latham assumed they were going to stop him from going down the hill in his Kayak, instead they joined in the fun.
The officers asked if the slope was slippery, and after a bit of cajoling from fellow officers, one of the boys in blue pulled out his trusty riot shield and prepared to take the plunge.
"You don't always build up the most positive image of the police but they broke the mould" says Latham. "They were chatty and pleasant. It was just nice to see them in that situation."
Unfortunately for the officers involved, Superintendent Andrew Murray, Oxford city commander doesn't feel the same way about their actions. Presumably he saw the video posted on YouTube as he had this to say:
"The snow has a habit of bringing out the child in all of us. I have spoken to the officers concerned and reminded them in no uncertain terms that tobogganing on duty, on police equipment and at taxpayers' expense, is a very bad idea should they wish to progress under my command."
Shame really, it's rare that you get to see the human beings behind the badges and surely this is the kind of community engagement that should be encouraged.
At least the officers involved have learnt a valuable lesson. If you are going to go down a hill using your riot shield as a toboggan, don't do it where anyone can film it.
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