Isle of Wight
A sixth former asked whether he was involved in the local Pride event.
Hampshire police says limb in water for 'significant amount of time'.
His remarks were called 'truly offensive'.
'They didn't seem like the kind of family to get in any trouble.'
The closure of police stations and the demise of community policing will inevitably mean that the only contact the public will have with police officers will just be in stressful situations such as when they are the victims of crime, involved in an accident or indeed rebuked, reported or arrested. Police will be seen as remote, authority figures as is the case in so many countries. At present however, police retain the support of the public. Although politicians treat them as such, the public are not fools.