The Wire: An English Cop’s Perspective
By Colin Campbell
May 2, 2011That’s the job. Shit rolls downhill. Cops live in the valley. During my 30 years as a West Yorkshire police officer, those truisms remained steadfastly true. Crime priorities are dictated by government and passed down to Chief Constables. They are then spread like cow-shit fertiliser over the Divisional Commanders, Superintendents, Shift Inspectors and Sergeants. At…