He had to do his blog, on which this book and a sequel wasting more police time, are based, under a pen name to protect his job. Pc david copperfield is the pen name of stuart davidson, formerly of the staffordshire police, who is believed to have been the internets first police blogger, who later wrote the bestselling book about the british police service, wasting police time. When you notice youre wasting time, add that time waster to the list. Ive been charged with wasting police time and have been. Its the first book to spill the beans about the way senior police officers waste our money while fiddling the crime figures and scrambling to meet bogus home office targets. Wasting police time edit in early 2006 copperfield signed a book deal with british publisher monday books to turn his blog into a book. List time wasters start your day with a list of things you know you tend to waste time on.
Let the record show luke admitted i am better than him with a glock. Book description pc david copperfield is an ordinary beat bobby quietly waging the war on crime. Wasting more police time takes us back into the mad world. Wasting more police time by david copperfield goodreads. Books released a sequel to wasting police time, entitled wasting more. The only way i could do this was to say nothing had happened so that is what i did. Wasting police time is an eyeopener as to how the government impedes serious police work by means of bureaucracy, political correctness, fluffy science thinking and the ticking of boxes to meet a variety of absurd political targets. I have been charged with wasting police time by a scottish. Limit your time set a timer when you read the news. Stop wasting your life reading the news time management. It is a crime to file a false police report in california penal code 148. Wasting police time is listed as a criminal offence in many commonwealth countries. The story is told slightly differently on the beebs website on the tv they made a big hoohah out of the fact that she was given a fixed penalty for wasting police time yet the website says that he showed them messages that she sent saying she wanted to be with him just the day before. There are more police officers than ever but what are they actually doing.
It was the first book to spill the beans about the way senior police officers waste. Ive been charged with wasting police time and have been given a court date. The ironic title of the book is something that is a criminal offence. Wasting police time by david copperfield waterstones. Teenager who threatened suicide on road prosecuted for. Really i would give this a two and a half but i had to round up because the preceding book was worse and i gave that 2 stars. This type of policy isnt new its been around for 40 years but many legal nurse consultants dont know about it. Use the following tips to maximize productivity, whether at work, school or home. Also, the narrative did drag on a bit in the middle of the book, and the author could not conceal his obvious bitterness at the job. It gives an insight through humour of a coppers life. For the first time in history, we have four generations working sidebyside in the modern workplace. In his cosy living room, a fat tome about stalin dominates the bookcase behind him, but his own publication.
Police across the nation have their hands full dealing with coronavirus pandemic, but in seattle, police chief carmen best wants cops to investigate reports of racist namecalling. Wasting police time by david copperfield goodreads. Wasting police time is his hilarious but shocking picture of life in a modern british town. Knowingly making false reports to the police is an offence, including verbal or written statements that. Hi, i have been charged with wasting police time by a scottish court. Actually ive just checked the legislation and im wrong. Pc david copperfield is the pen name of stuart davidson, formerly of the staffordshire police, who is believed to have been the internets first police blogger, who later wrote the bestselling book about the british police service, wasting police time, while serving as police constable pc. Wasting more police time takes us back into the mad world of british policing for more amazing stories from the front line against crime. Copperfields fictional newtown is really burtonupon trent. Copperfields chief constable wont like it and neither will the government. The singer, whose real name is george odowd, pleaded guilty on wednesday to falsely reporting a burglary at a brief hearing in manhattan criminal court. An update to wasting police time, which was a personal account of a serving police constable, wasting more police time provides explanations from police officers in england and wales about how things are for them. In worrying case woman told by manchester judge to stop wasting police time.
The longawaited followup to the bestselling wasting police time monday books, 2008, wasting more police time takes readers back to the front line of british policing for more fascinating stories and insights. Buy wasting police time by david copperfield from waterstones today. An act to amend the law of england and wales by abolishing the division of crimes into felonies and misdemeanours and to amend and simplify the law in respect of matters arising from or related to that division or the abolition of it. In england and wales, one can be charged with the offence under section 52 of the criminal law act 1967 when one causes any wasteful employment of the police by knowingly making to any person a false report which. Police wasting more than a third of their time on paperwork, tony mcnulty admits police officers are wasting more than a third of their. That the reporter has information that is relevant to a police enquiry. When the time is up, move on to more productive tasks. From time to time, i will go on an all out news fast, not reading any news for several days.
It has spawned a bestselling book and seen him denounced in the commons by ministers. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Tonight officers tell us they cant do the job theyre paid to do. Top 10 timewasting calls to the met police this year. But when this becomes a daily occurrence, its time to take action. Wasting liability insurance policies refer to medical malpractice insurance policies that waste away or dwindle in value after the initiation of a lawsuit. Millers book stop wasting your time is a great motivational book to help leaders learn how to maximize their time effectively. Many argue police departments are recruiting and selecting a new breed of police officer. You can get all the value in the book from the first 20 pages or so, and the rest of the book is more of the same.
By reading this book, i have learned that goal oriented people should surround themselves around like. Book description the longawaited followup to wasting police time pc david copperfield blew the lid off british policing in his hilarious, shocking and bestselling wasting police time now serving officers from all over the country shine a gripping and unique new light on modern law and order and what makes ordinary coppers tick. Hes usually drowning in a sea of paperwork, government initiatives and bogus targets. More confessions of a hostie the second sector ebook by danielle hugh. It was the first book to spill the beans about the way senior police officers waste our money while they fiddle the crime figures and scramble to meet bogus home office targets. I approached the police following being attacked and then a few days later i wanted to retract my statement and was advised this was not possible.
Buy wasting more police time by david copperfield from waterstones today. Adobe reader is required to view this pdf file book description the longawaited followup to wasting police time pc david copperfield blew the lid off british policing in his hilarious, shocking and bestselling wasting police time now serving officers from all over the country shine a gripping and unique new light on modern law and order and. Its the first book to spill the beans about the way senior police officers waste our money while they fiddle the crime figures and scramble to meet bogus home office targets. However, its not as punchy as youre wasting both of our times, where both is the key word. Wasting police time is pc copperfields insiders diary of life as a modern british bobby. True, there were other uniformed officers inside the police station. For its title, he chose the term wasting police time, a misdemeanor criminal offence under british law. It compromises on correctness but has more dramatic effect. For proceedings to be brought for an offence of wasting police. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Wasting police time is a criminal offence as outlined under section 5 2 of the criminal law act 1967. Whereas if you had a more positive outlook, you would work faster without wasting time worrying and spending more time doing something to work towards your goal. They consist of traditionalists, baby boomers, generation x and millennials also known as generation y or nexters murgado, 2011, p. Go on a news diet try cutting out news altogether, or severely limiting it.
Wasting more police time by david copperfield waterstones. As i have had first hand experience of the sort of thing. I know thats not the sort of question the police normally ask people, but i thought you might like to think about it. Wasting more police time by david copperfield, 9781906308193, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Wasting police time pc david copperfield monday books. Wasting police time is pc david copperfields hilarious but shocking picture of life in a modern british town, where teenage yobs terrorise the. Pc david copperfield was widely praised for the first book, which lifted the lid on bureaucracy, mismanagement and lunacy in the. Read wasting police time the crazy world of the war on crime by pc david.
The first outcome is a lot of unnecessary panicking, wasting more time on thinking what you should be doing rather than actually doing it. I have been informed by the police and my answered by a verified solicitor. It depends on what you mean by wasting police time. This was better than wasting police time in that instead of one uniformed police officer moaning continuously that he hated his job, this contained many officers moaning about how they hate their jobs, which did make it slightly easier to read. Thus far, id spent about five hours on the crime, plus a bit of getting to and from the scene. Still, it kept me turning pages for mild entertainment. Nevertheless, i recommend this book, and the followup, wasting more police time, in which 100 different police officers from all over the uk corroborate the assertions of the author. Work from comfort of your home and receive your first paycheck within a week. The book, is by pc david copperfield his real name is stuart davidson. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery.