Stoke's highest ranked police officer, Chief Jimmy Legs, has defended the policing style of Stoke police officers after coming under criticism.
"Passion and commitment are more important than 'fancy dan' notions like technique or strategy," he said to reporters at a press conference in the BBQ area at Hanley Police Station.
This followed criticism in local paper The Daily Oatcake, where columnist Cheg Bakewell said Stoke's police officers were "too physical" and used "outdated policing tactics".
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"We police in a style that suits the officers we've got," added Chief Legs."If we had loads of 'fancy dan' officers, we'd police more in that style. Policing is a man's game, and contact is part of what we do. We can't help it if lots of crims are namby pambies who fake injury when we hit them with our truncheons."
Asked if it was time for Stoke's police stations to start using modern forensic techniques, Chief Legs responded: "There's nothing wrong with the way we do things, it's just a different way to what other police use. Beating suspects until they confess is just as valid as using 'science' and 'DNDA', or whatever it's called, to get guilty verdicts."
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