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Specials are a breed among themselves. There are not many people out there that would give up their spare time for a position which comes without any financial reward. Special constables are usually asked to work when the demand for extra bodies on the Streets are needed and this tends to be a Friday and Saturday night when, due to our culture of drinking, there are idiots which are intent on causing problems for both the police and also party folk who are just out for a good time with friends.
Specials tend to end up with lots of trouble, zero pay and don't learn that much as they are not required to investgiate crime, carry a workload or complete crime reports. They fill out their statement and that's it. Not much learnt then!
There are some really good ones out there any one who springs to mind has just joined as a regular. Saying that, he was in Merseyside police as a regular beofre leaving, and then returning as a special prior to joining again.
Moomin
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