Yet one more argument to show the Eloi.
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Women and Premier walk scared in town
25jun00
MOST WA people want more police on our streets.
And eight out of 10 WA women are scared for their safety in the city after dark.
Even Premier Richard Court admits he is frightened by criminal elements in Forrest Place.
Three-quarters of the respondents – 74 per cent – believe WA does not have enough police on the streets and 64 per cent do not think the Government is doing enough to provide the best possible service.
The disquiet on police numbers is revealed in a news poll conducted by The Sunday Times.
Only 17 per cent of the 356 people surveyed believed the Court Government had provided the best police service.
The result comes amid an unprecedented police crisis – with officers demanding more men and better resources.
Premier Court said on air this week that he shopped in Perth regularly but the poor design of Forrest Place was a festering ground for anti-social behaviour.
Mr Court pledged to discuss with the City of Perth ideas to improve safety.
"We've got to make the city much more friendly than it currently is," he said.
Since December 1999, there have been 1609 thefts and 126 assaults in the Murray St and Hay St crime hotbeds. The WA Police Union wants 400 more officers, but Police Minister Kevin Prince says there is a four-year staffing freeze on police numbers – and Police Commissioner Matthews accepts that.
The announcement caused outrage at the annual Police Conference this week, where a detective said he was forced to throw away blood-splattered clothes after attending a crime scene – because no police-issue overalls were available.
Commissioner Barry Matthews later asked why he did not have them drycleaned.
Then the union said they were soiled by a two-week-old corpse – a smell that drycleaning could not remove.
Mr Matthews also pointed out that the officer involved got a clothing allowance.
The Commissioner has dismissed the union's case for more officers as "half-baked".
In the May budget, the Premier announced he would move 96 officers from courts and clerical areas back onto the streets.
http://www.sundaytimes.com.au/
Women and Premier walk scared in town
25jun00
MOST WA people want more police on our streets.
And eight out of 10 WA women are scared for their safety in the city after dark.
Even Premier Richard Court admits he is frightened by criminal elements in Forrest Place.
Three-quarters of the respondents – 74 per cent – believe WA does not have enough police on the streets and 64 per cent do not think the Government is doing enough to provide the best possible service.
The disquiet on police numbers is revealed in a news poll conducted by The Sunday Times.
Only 17 per cent of the 356 people surveyed believed the Court Government had provided the best police service.
The result comes amid an unprecedented police crisis – with officers demanding more men and better resources.
Premier Court said on air this week that he shopped in Perth regularly but the poor design of Forrest Place was a festering ground for anti-social behaviour.
Mr Court pledged to discuss with the City of Perth ideas to improve safety.
"We've got to make the city much more friendly than it currently is," he said.
Since December 1999, there have been 1609 thefts and 126 assaults in the Murray St and Hay St crime hotbeds. The WA Police Union wants 400 more officers, but Police Minister Kevin Prince says there is a four-year staffing freeze on police numbers – and Police Commissioner Matthews accepts that.
The announcement caused outrage at the annual Police Conference this week, where a detective said he was forced to throw away blood-splattered clothes after attending a crime scene – because no police-issue overalls were available.
Commissioner Barry Matthews later asked why he did not have them drycleaned.
Then the union said they were soiled by a two-week-old corpse – a smell that drycleaning could not remove.
Mr Matthews also pointed out that the officer involved got a clothing allowance.
The Commissioner has dismissed the union's case for more officers as "half-baked".
In the May budget, the Premier announced he would move 96 officers from courts and clerical areas back onto the streets.
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