Well if Jack Straw really thinks that's true then he needs to come to Southampton and any other City in the country this evening and see the number of officers on duty on News Year's Eve out in the cold and wet trying to keep the streets as safe as possible in the face of drunken and loutish behaviour. Many of those officers would rather be at home with their family or out with friends but instead they are in uniform, on the streets delivering our public police service. Where is Jack Straw tonight? I'm out with my colleagues in the city centre. Maybe I'll invite him to Southampton for next New Year's Eve.
My colleague PC Ahmed Sasso who was awarded an MBE in this year's honours is another officer who day in, day out puts himself out for the people he serves. Congratulations to him, well deserved and I am proud he's in my command in the City.
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Why was PC Sasso who 'day out puts himself out for the people he serves' singled out for an MBE? Your response to Jack Straw's inflammatory comments suggest that ALL officers are doing such work throughout the year...or is it just New Year's Eve that the others leave 'the warmth of the office'?
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