lawfulneutralmage

Same for me. Also working with people from different places is very enlightening. I had several both-way "what does that mean" discussions with both @Mikiesboy and @CassieQ while working on this.

Yep!

Thank you! I had a debate about place names and setting. I have made all places except for London Enfield and Hatfield completely up. This reduces "familiarity" or "recognisability", but all incidents I described were real and I do not want to make any identifying descriptions or impose such incidents on real places.

Good find! I will see whether I can correct that. On the other hand, once published it is published and I am not sure whether to touch it. That is a slippery slope.

These people are not acting superior, they do believe they were!

Totally!

Thank you! This part of the story is less rooted in experience or reality, though

Thank you so much! Not many people do that. One of the main reasons I am so on about police procedures is the ... drastic difference ... between policing styles. Seeing US officers sitting (!) on suspects, tasering them, tasering them again, and again and again... shows they really do not know what they are doing or have other motivations... Once a person has been tasered they CAN NOT follow any instructions for a minute or two, even if they wanted to.

I was taught that police ABC by a driving instructor, far too late. But then, I have made a point teaching it to any new recruit. It is so true!

If you like it, the next thing to get is the series "Yes, Minister".

Well, there is a particular way of dealing with people that is just ingrained in certain classes. A well placed "Interesting", pronounced in a certain way, makes quite clear where they thought your place was. British people can with a simple "Good Morning" indicate exactly that they think you were an idiot without you getting any chance of doing anything about it .. unless you respond in equal measures. It is all about pronunciation! Unfortunately, I cannot get that across in writing. But to give a practical example, I once sat in my old company's finance department. Our accountant was a beginning fifties core-middle-class woman (think Mrs McGonagal in Harry Potter) . She was phoning up companies who had not paid their bills. Being very friendly and kind, she was able to convey the message "you should be ashamed you sorry sod of a person for not doing your work and giving me silly excuses". After the first call, I said to her that I would be scared into paying now... As for Jamie's protection work. Police Officer may do overtime, but they are employees like everyone else, so they will have shifts. Also, in Close Protection being too close to a principal is not desired.

I do not know these, so I cannot add much to the comparison. There is another very important reference soon to come.

Yes! It is just that most people unfortunately do not see it that way!

I can only say, stay tuned!

Nobody is perfect! Yes, absolutely!

Yes, I wonder how that will pan out ... Jamie chasing straight guys Many thanks!

Thank you! It is Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, only Yes, I make clear to our cleaning and kitchen staff that I really appreciate their work! The CEO will not create a clean work environment, but the cleaners do. The CEO does not get the something to eat, the kitchen staff do!

Thank you! But now, you need to wait till next Friday. Sorry.

Many thanks! I have tried making it a part of him, but not the defining feature.

Thank you! Because I use the tags every time to determine whether I start reading something, I apologize having assumed that people would do the same. Sorry! No, this is not for everyone. I don't read stuff I do not like either! Why waste time?

I bow to my elders! Good luck and enjoy!

Let's assume he knows what he is talking about: "Yes, I am sure of that."

I have some very good screenshots of Leon S Kennedy in Resident Evil 4 Remake that are my screen backgrounds. One would fit the required spec, but unfortunately, copyright law does not allow me to post these here. As for real UK armed police, their uniform depends on their role. If you google images for "metropolitan police armed response officer" you will see SWAT teams, ARV officers, protection command etc.