Career break
July 18, 2007I’ve come to a decision.
I know this isn’t the sort of thing that prospective Inspectors are supposed to do, but eventually the bullet has to be bitten.
I’ve decided to lay this blog to rest - for a while anyway.
Before you ask, I haven’t been threatened, persuaded or advised by any third party. I’ve made this decision without consultation or coercion, based on purely personal reasons. Fear of retribution is not even a factor. As far as I am aware, only one person in my force knows my true identity and I can trust that person to keep my online persona under wraps.
The main reason is that I don’t feel that the blog is achieving much. I made a conscious decision at the start of the blog of making sure I couldn’t be identified, so I don’t write about cases I’ve dealt with or people I’ve worked with. Not even in general terms. I’ve mainly commented on affairs in the public domain or things that affect us all, police and public alike.
Fellow bloggers, who are too numerous to mention but are probably on the sidebar, have developed their style and are making points in a much better way than I ever could. I will continue to comment on their contributions and bask in their reflected glory. “Typical of a supervisor” as some disgruntled PCs would say.
I feel that I can have more input and influence in the Police Oracle forum, where I hold the exalted position of Moderator. If you want to read my thoughts and opinions, then that is where you will find them.
Thanks to all those who have read my words over the past couple of years and more thanks to those who have been bothered to respond. This also extends to those anonymous loons who left bizarre and abusive comments. They made me laugh so much I forgot to press the ‘delete’ button on a number of occasions.
The blog will stay online, but I won’t be posting here in the foreseeable future, so if you are a first time visitor, I wouldn’t bother subscribing if I were you.
Be careful out there!
I know this isn’t the sort of thing that prospective Inspectors are supposed to do, but eventually the bullet has to be bitten.
I’ve decided to lay this blog to rest - for a while anyway.
Before you ask, I haven’t been threatened, persuaded or advised by any third party. I’ve made this decision without consultation or coercion, based on purely personal reasons. Fear of retribution is not even a factor. As far as I am aware, only one person in my force knows my true identity and I can trust that person to keep my online persona under wraps.
The main reason is that I don’t feel that the blog is achieving much. I made a conscious decision at the start of the blog of making sure I couldn’t be identified, so I don’t write about cases I’ve dealt with or people I’ve worked with. Not even in general terms. I’ve mainly commented on affairs in the public domain or things that affect us all, police and public alike.
Fellow bloggers, who are too numerous to mention but are probably on the sidebar, have developed their style and are making points in a much better way than I ever could. I will continue to comment on their contributions and bask in their reflected glory. “Typical of a supervisor” as some disgruntled PCs would say.
I feel that I can have more input and influence in the Police Oracle forum, where I hold the exalted position of Moderator. If you want to read my thoughts and opinions, then that is where you will find them.
Thanks to all those who have read my words over the past couple of years and more thanks to those who have been bothered to respond. This also extends to those anonymous loons who left bizarre and abusive comments. They made me laugh so much I forgot to press the ‘delete’ button on a number of occasions.
The blog will stay online, but I won’t be posting here in the foreseeable future, so if you are a first time visitor, I wouldn’t bother subscribing if I were you.
Be careful out there!
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