Royal Society For The Prevention Of......??????

[Blackbriar 8,569]

I saw a TV programme this morning about the RSPCA, which has made me reconsider (yet again) an organisation that I used to respect.

 

They received reports that 2 men had been seen removing swans from a park. Someone followed them home and passed on the address.

Inspector attends but, of course, no-one speaks English (they are all Romanian), so she doesn't get very far, but does see a large pot cooking on the stove. On further investigation, she shows viewers what is clearly a swan's head, though the feathers are charred. An English speaker arrives and she puts these concerns to him, and wants to know what is cooking (it is way too large to be a chicken or duck).He claims to have bought it from a shop, but he says he doesn't know the English name for the bird.

She looks around the garden, where she finds a bin bag full of large white feathers. Again, she questions them about the bird in the pot - the guy repeats that he doesn't know the name of the bird, but again insists that it is shop-bought. Suddenly, he remembers that they bought a goose and took it to the park for the children to chase (!) before bringing it home, and says this is what the witness saw.

 

So, in possession of a swan's head, a very large bird being cooked, a bag full of white feathers and a witness account putting the men at the scene, she does her little speech to camera - where she says there is insufficient evidence !

She goes back into the house and tells them that stealing swans "is bad", and that if she has to come back they " will be in trouble" and "have to go to court -not good". Not even a caution - just told off like a naughty 6-year old !

She leaves suggesting you can't win them all and I am left in stunned silence ! What do you have to do to get into trouble these days ?????

[Kay 3,709]

  On 16/03/2013 at 13:33, Blackbriar said:

I saw a TV programme this morning about the RSPCA, which has made me reconsider (yet again) an organisation that I used to respect.

 

They received reports that 2 men had been seen removing swans from a park. Someone followed them home and passed on the address.

Inspector attends but, of course, no-one speaks English (they are all Romanian), so she doesn't get very far, but does see a large pot cooking on the stove. On further investigation, she shows viewers what is clearly a swan's head, though the feathers are charred. An English speaker arrives and she puts these concerns to him, and wants to know what is cooking (it is way too large to be a chicken or duck).He claims to have bought it from a shop, but he says he doesn't know the English name for the bird.

She looks around the garden, where she finds a bin bag full of large white feathers. Again, she questions them about the bird in the pot - the guy repeats that he doesn't know the name of the bird, but again insists that it is shop-bought. Suddenly, he remembers that they bought a goose and took it to the park for the children to chase (!) before bringing it home, and says this is what the witness saw.

 

So, in possession of a swan's head, a very large bird being cooked, a bag full of white feathers and a witness account putting the men at the scene, she does her little speech to camera - where she says there is insufficient evidence !

She goes back into the house and tells them that stealing swans "is bad", and that if she has to come back they " will be in trouble" and "have to go to court -not good". Not even a caution - just told off like a naughty 6-year old !

She leaves suggesting you can't win them all and I am left in stunned silence ! What do you have to do to get into trouble these days ?????

they dont have much trouble finding sufficient evidence if its a lad out with his dog on permission though

[socks 32,253]

What you have to do is let your dog chase a hare then your fukced .... Poxy country .........

[04fox8 168]

Say something nasty about one of the minorities.

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

  On 16/03/2013 at 13:33, Blackbriar said:

I saw a TV programme this morning about the RSPCA, which has made me reconsider (yet again) an organisation that I used to respect.

 

They received reports that 2 men had been seen removing swans from a park. Someone followed them home and passed on the address.

Inspector attends but, of course, no-one speaks English (they are all Romanian), so she doesn't get very far, but does see a large pot cooking on the stove. On further investigation, she shows viewers what is clearly a swan's head, though the feathers are charred. An English speaker arrives and she puts these concerns to him, and wants to know what is cooking (it is way too large to be a chicken or duck).He claims to have bought it from a shop, but he says he doesn't know the English name for the bird.

She looks around the garden, where she finds a bin bag full of large white feathers. Again, she questions them about the bird in the pot - the guy repeats that he doesn't know the name of the bird, but again insists that it is shop-bought. Suddenly, he remembers that they bought a goose and took it to the park for the children to chase (!) before bringing it home, and says this is what the witness saw.

 

So, in possession of a swan's head, a very large bird being cooked, a bag full of white feathers and a witness account putting the men at the scene, she does her little speech to camera - where she says there is insufficient evidence !

She goes back into the house and tells them that stealing swans "is bad", and that if she has to come back they " will be in trouble" and "have to go to court -not good". Not even a caution - just told off like a naughty 6-year old !

She leaves suggesting you can't win them all and I am left in stunned silence ! What do you have to do to get into trouble these days ?????

I watched that a couple of years ago - couldn't believe that they didn't proceed. How much fkn evidence did they need...? I did think at the time though that if they'd been British rather than Romanian they'da been dragged over the coals...you're right Socks a young lad chasing a hare would'a felt the full weight of the law...poxy country yep bang on there!!!

[Giro 2,648]

Least they were eating it

 

I dont know why its a bird, that only the Queen can eat

[Paid 935]

Agreed, theres bloody hundreds of the things on the thames, i would be tempted to eat a few, if it wasnt the thames.

[The one 8,522]

They dont have any legal power if you tell them to feck off at the door its all about looking good on the telly these program mes even there uniform are a take off of the police to intimidate or bluff there way in

[WILF 48,096]

  On 16/03/2013 at 13:43, socks said:

What you have to do is let your dog chase a hare then your fukced .... Poxy country .........

Bang on the money socks

[Rake aboot 4,936]

  On 16/03/2013 at 13:33, Blackbriar said:

I saw a TV programme this morning about the RSPCA, which has made me reconsider (yet again) an organisation that I used to respect.

 

They received reports that 2 men had been seen removing swans from a park. Someone followed them home and passed on the address.

Inspector attends but, of course, no-one speaks English (they are all Romanian), so she doesn't get very far, but does see a large pot cooking on the stove. On further investigation, she shows viewers what is clearly a swan's head, though the feathers are charred. An English speaker arrives and she puts these concerns to him, and wants to know what is cooking (it is way too large to be a chicken or duck).He claims to have bought it from a shop, but he says he doesn't know the English name for the bird.

She looks around the garden, where she finds a bin bag full of large white feathers. Again, she questions them about the bird in the pot - the guy repeats that he doesn't know the name of the bird, but again insists that it is shop-bought. Suddenly, he remembers that they bought a goose and took it to the park for the children to chase (!) before bringing it home, and says this is what the witness saw.

 

So, in possession of a swan's head, a very large bird being cooked, a bag full of white feathers and a witness account putting the men at the scene, she does her little speech to camera - where she says there is insufficient evidence !

She goes back into the house and tells them that stealing swans "is bad", and that if she has to come back they " will be in trouble" and "have to go to court -not good". Not even a caution - just told off like a naughty 6-year old !

She leaves suggesting you can't win them all and I am left in stunned silence ! What do you have to do to get into trouble these days ?????

 

 

Own a passport that states British from birth

[staffs riffraff 1,068]

Seen that myself and I may be wrong but she was one of our soon to be majorities.

[events co-ordinator 353]

Instead of blundering in had the police been called they could have gathered all the evidence and made a case she had no power at all she was simply grandstanding for the Cameras and f ed the whole process by her incompetance. When a CRIME is comitted it's the Police who should investigate it.