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Falklands has a new Chief of Police, an Islander career officer
The Falkland Islands Government announced the promotion of Len McGill to Superintendent and his appointment as the new Chief of Police. Len, who is a Falkland Islands will begin his new post from 1st June, taking over from Barry Marsden who will be focusing on his role as Director of Emergency Services, where previously the two jobs were combined. Read full article
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May 28th, 2014 - 11:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0What will be more interesting is that his counterpart on Tristan da Cunha, one Inspector Conrad Glass, is due to retire fairly soon and neither of the rest of the police force want the job (they are both Specials - unpaid volunteers).
That and they need to improve the structure of the police station a bit as well (the cell (singular) door was made of plywood and wouldn't have resisted a determined termite, let alone a determined criminal). It's just as well that the last time that they had to use it was in the 70s.
Sounds like a good man for the job, and well-supported too.
May 28th, 2014 - 07:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Well done Len!
There's only 3000 on that Island, so how many cops do you need?
May 28th, 2014 - 08:45 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Where do you lock the criminals up? There's no where to run too, as the place is one big prison.
Come to think of it the Los Malvinas is very similar to Alcatraz.
Maybe he can take on the rampant interbreeding problem they have there.
3000 people, but only 7 different names in the phone book :(
@3.
May 28th, 2014 - 09:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0If you are going to talk about this mythical place many morons call the Malvinas, - At least get it right in Spanish.
Las. Not Los you cock.
@3 So one more name than you have IQ points then?
May 29th, 2014 - 07:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0@3
May 29th, 2014 - 07:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0Given the long tradition of Argentine criminality in the British South Atlantic, it's hardly surprising we'd want to keep a cop or two around. What with all these episodes of piracy, rape, murder, mutiny, invasion, aeroplane hijackings, burglary, attempted usurpation and whatever going on whenever anyone's back was turned.
Klington- so sorry to hear you cannot count beyond 7 or have you confused Falklands with Pitcairn,s phone book? I made it 16 different surnames just under A.
May 29th, 2014 - 09:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0Even a thicko can work out that a national police force needs more than 2! Like min of 2 on duty at any one time, plus 2 more on call if required and that is just nights and weekends. So that is a min of 6-8 for a start, add in holidays etc and 8-10 more likely. Then add in normal daytime staff for desk service, additional staff to be present at airport during passenger arrivals/departures,case interviews and investigations etc, to run an efficient reliable 24 hour service 365 days.
Yes we have a lot on a per head of population basis - but double the population say and we would probably only need 2 more on the books .
#3
May 29th, 2014 - 10:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0I think this numpty is mistaking the Falklands with Tristan da Cunha. To be honest what else do we expect from these deluded Malvinistas?
Are you going to have the intellectual honesty to admit you were wrong?
Congratulations Len.
May 29th, 2014 - 06:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Looks like my psych ops is working.
May 29th, 2014 - 08:56 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Doesn't take much to get the sheep shaggers wound up.
Yep, #8 (mr nutrag) I should have been wearing my glasses. You got me on a typo! Call the cops!!
So where is the Falkland Islands team for the world cup??
Has anyone else noticed that when one troll dies another soon pops up?
May 29th, 2014 - 09:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Often with the same verbiage and weak insults.
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May 30th, 2014 - 02:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“mr nutrag” - what the hell does that mean?
It wasn't a typo at all - presumably you actually believed the Falkland Islanders only shared 7 names as part of your suggestion of interbreeding.
“So where is the Falkland Islands team for the world cup??”
Though the Falkland Islands have a national team the constituent football associations of CONMEBOL refuse them membership in the organisation, and therefore they don't have membership of FIFA and thus can't take part in the World Cup. Another example of South American nations acting like twats.
@12 here you go: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Nut%20rag
May 30th, 2014 - 05:09 pm - Link - Report abuse 0more pointless trolling by idiots.
May 30th, 2014 - 10:28 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Just accept the fact that you will never have the Falklands, and move on!
Fools!
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=klingon
Jun 02nd, 2014 - 10:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0Pathetic little fools.
Jun 02nd, 2014 - 10:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0if you want the Falklands you need to go to War.
Ok. Of f you go.
We are waiting.
Well, ?
Still waiting.
Cowards
@15 Benson
Jun 05th, 2014 - 07:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Lol-so appropriate.
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