From The News Of The World, March 5 2006

'Villains vote for fave PCs'

Suspects can now vote for cops who nick them in an X Factor-style initiative.
Criminals send texts rating officers on their 'Smile, Manner, Attitude, Respect, Talk, and Tolerance'.
But police officers say the Met. Police SMARTT scheme is political correctness gone mad.


It's crap like this which convinced me not to become a cop...

British slang translation:

nick=arrest
X-Factor=Like American Idol
PC=Police Constable