Today Sir Tom Winsor has claimed that response police officers ‘take nothing home” and that the work of detectives is much more stressful that response officers.
Every Police officer, fire and ambulance colleague takes it home Sir Tom #ITookHome https://t.co/bTwXoiIDUp
— Supt Christopher Horton (@BTPHorton) April 20, 2017
It is a known fact that Detectives and response officers are equally stressed they all have high workloads and increased strains due to the financial implications.
#ITookHome comforting an injured driver whilst waiting for the ambulance. A Girl in the passenger seat was already dead, . He died too
— Sgt Harry Tangye (@DC_ARVSgt) April 20, 2017
Police Officers regardless of the role they are doing ‘Do take stress home’ and #ITookHome highlights exactly what cops on the frontline are taking home.
https://twitter.com/BriW74/status/855074814809296896
ARV Cop #ITookHome the mental image of watching two infant children, the same ages as my own, lose their lives in a roadside ditch.
https://twitter.com/ARVcop/status/855076757027901440
PCSO Saltash tweeted #IToookHome the memory of watching someone jump to their death from a bridge. #ITookHome the anger of not knowing why I couldn’t help them.
https://twitter.com/SaltashPCSO/status/855125660926443522
Unusual Inspector tweeted about being one of the first on scene at an air crash that killed 12 people. The smell of aviation fuel does not remind me of holidays.
https://twitter.com/Unusual_Insp/status/855128940540813316
Plod said #ITookHome the sight of dozens of dead bodies. I can still see everyone of them.
#ITookHome the sight of dozens of dead bodies. I can still see every one of them.
— Plod (@PolicemansLot) April 20, 2017
SGT TCS tweeted ‘What did what did all the colleagues of PC Palmer, PC Hughes, PC Bone, PC Phillips and countless others take home?’
What did all the colleagues of PC Palmer, PC Hughes, PC Bone, PC Phillips and countless others take home @HMICgov ? #ITookHome
— SgtTCS #StayHome #WashHands (@SgtTCS) April 20, 2017
Nick Downing tweeted remarks. Sad, humbling & all important. The impact of ‘the job’ is immense. We must continue to support each other
Reading the #ITookHome remarks. Sad, humbling & all important. The impact of 'the job' is immense. We must continue to support each other
— Nick Downing (@NickDowningSCD) April 20, 2017
While Clive Chamberlain commented on the sad thing about Winsor’s insensitivity is that many officers have paid the ultimate sacrifice and never made it.
https://twitter.com/MrCliveC/status/855136612963012608
There are many thousands of more tweets sharing what cops have taken home, We have just highlighted a few to show exactly what our cops take home.
Sir Tom Winsor your comments are hurtful to the policing community.