Letter: Take your complaint to the police

Letter: If Mr Barnett (Star Letters, November 17) does not like the way his local police behave he should tell them, not write to the Star about it.

If the policeman was temporarily blocking his drive while he was dealing with an incident, then that is fair enough. Just be patient and allow the officer to do his job.

If he was blocking the drive because he was showing a lack of concern and arrogance towards the rules and regulations that govern us all, including police officers, whether they are on or off duty, then Mr Barnett should have spoken to the officer concerned and told him to move his car. Yes told, not asked, told.

It would appear that Mr Barnett feels intimidated by the police and has forgotten that they are public servants, paid by the public to serve the public.

Yes Mr Barnett you, like all of us, pay their wages. They are there to serve us, not the other way around. They are not there to throw their weight around and bully people.

If you felt that he was out of place lecturing you about something that you had not done then you should have pointed this out to him, and if he continued to pester you unnecessarily you should have asked him for his name and number and used them to make a complaint. As for him driving off without using his indicator, welcome to the real world.

Half the population never use, or do not know when to use their indicators, so why should you expect the police to be any different?

Alwyn Cox

Oswestry