Chapter XXXIII: The Arthur Hastings Principle

In the horse farm of Sir Peel's suburban mansion, surrounded by greenery, a figure as fast as lightning could be seen through the flowering grass.

Sir Peel wielded his whip and skilfully steered the valuable British thoroughbred over obstacle after obstacle under his crotch, while the equestrian in charge of training him held a pocket watch and kept a respectful timekeeper at the finish line.

In just a few breaths, Sir Peel had made his final sprint, and with a long breath, he turned to the equestrian and asked.

"Is there any progress this time?"

The equestrian smiled and nodded: "As an equestrian, although I am very unwilling to say this, I still have to be honest to say that you are indeed very talented. Your time is 2 minutes and 52 seconds, which is very close to the level of a skilled rider.

If you were in the Middle Ages, you would now be able to take a few knights with us to help our great King Henry V fight the French. ”

Sir Peel did not take the equestrian's compliment to heart, and joked: "I now want to charge the Whigs and the extremists of my own party more than to fight the French." ”

The equestrian asked cautiously, "Is it because of the Catholic Liberation Act?" I have heard that the former Supreme Court Justice, Earl Elden, was harshly critical of the Tories against the Duke of Wellington and your laissez-faire bill, and threatened to quit the Tory Party along with the members of the parliament who supported him. ”

Sir Peel rolled over and dismounted: "That old stubborn, almost like he lived in the Middle Ages, if he had followed his point of view, not only should the emancipation bill not be passed, but all the Irishmen who had worked in London must be driven back to their hometowns, and let them continue to dig in the mud."

He didn't know that times had changed, and the 'Claire Incident' was the best embodiment of the change of times.

If we had not given Ireland the Catholic Emancipation Act, no Tory would have won the election in Southern Ireland from now on.

The Irish would rather vote for unqualified Catholics than accept our offer of up to fifty pounds per vote.

The establishment of organizations such as the Irish Catholic Society also proclaimed the urgency of the issue of emancipation, and if it did not succeed in passing the vote this time, civil war would break out 100 percent.

Great Britain was a Bill of Rights, and after 50 years of civil war between the two countries, hundreds of thousands of deaths, no one understands the great dangers of civil war better than we do.

It is a British tradition to resolve internal problems through negotiation, and it is necessary to use as little force as possible.

The Duke of Wellington and I are both supporters of this view, and of course we are accountable to our supporters, but until then we are even more accountable for the future of our country.

And the extremists, they just know how to look at what they have in their hands.

Some fear that allowing Catholics into parliament will threaten their status as deputies.

The diocesan archbishops in the House of Lords stick to their old tune of 'Anglican is England and England is Anglican'.

They feared that if this was done, the Protestants would be separated from the Catholic Church, and that in the near future the bishops and high priests of England would be reappointed by the Pope.

As for the king, the greedy, vain, and inferior fellow, he was the supreme head of the Anglican Church, and he was not willing to allow Catholics who did not recognize him as the supreme leader of the faith to enter the council.

Fortunately, however, the Duke of Wellington withstood all the pressure, and he overwhelmed the king with his brilliant record and terrifying prestige.

Alas......

You may not know that on the day of the vote in the House of Lords, the Duke of Wellington sat in the voting hall of the House of Lords with a cane, and he watched every nobleman who passed by cast his vote in favor.

Truth be told, there are only two people in Great Britain who have the prestige and ability to do this in recent decades.

One is alive and the other is dead.

The one who is alive is Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington.

The one who died was Horatio Nelson, the soul of the Royal Navy.

It's a pity that they are willing to sacrifice for their country, but some people not only don't buy it, but also take this opportunity to launch a general dismissal from the party, throw themselves into the arms of the Whigs, and force the Duke of Wellington to step down.

You should have seen it in the newspapers, right? This time, they even went so far as to blow up the problem of bribery and decaying local constituencies, in order to bring down Wellington's cabinet.

They blamed the government for internal corruption, telling the agitated Protestant public that it was the government that had taken money from the Irish and had been manipulated by Catholics and the Roman Church that had allowed the emancipation bill to pass.

Oh my!

I can't believe it!

These bitches raised something!

These extremists should pick up the mirror and take a good look at themselves!

Who was the favorite person in the party to accept bribes to do things for others?

The most corrupt part of the Tory Party is the one that is missing now!

Now they do this kind of thing, promote this kind of argument, and in the end they will only harm themselves, these fools! ”

Sir Peel, who had always been suave, was rude, which made the equestrian at a loss for a moment.

Just when he was feeling embarrassed, he suddenly saw a servant with an envelope in his hand running towards the racecourse.

The servant came to Sir Peel panting, and said, "Sir, here is a letter from Scotland Yard to you. In addition, the Duke of Wellington, Prime Minister, and the Marquess of Anglesey, Secretary of State for Irish Affairs, have arrived at your invitation and are waiting for you in the living room for tea. ”

"Letter from Scotland Yard? What is so thick? Sir Peel took a deep breath to adjust his mood, then took off his gloves and said to the servant, "Go and tell them two that I will come when I have changed my clothes." ”

With that, he opened the envelope and walked towards the mansion.

As soon as he opened the envelope, Sir Peel saw the contents clearly.

Response to Sir Peel's Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Metropolitan Police Office House Regulations

"That's what it is."

Just as he was about to put his things away first, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the letter's signature - Arthur Hastings.

"Officer Arthur?" Sir Peel came interested.

He opened the letter and began to read.

Originally, he only planned to take a cursory glance, but as soon as his eyes fell on the content, he couldn't take his eyes off.

The letter provides a detailed description of the original version of the House Ordinance, as well as an update to each reasonable or unreasonable ordinance, and a case study of the reasons and cases that occurred in the course of policing is attached to each reasonable or unreasonable ordinance.

In order to prevent Sir Peel from getting tired of reading or disliking the long story, Arthur thoughtfully compiled all his advice into nine concise principles of policing.

(1) The basic mission of the police is to prevent crime and disorder, not to suppress crime and riots by violent means and severe legal punishment.

(2) The ability of the police to carry out their duties depends on the support of the public for police operations.

(3) The police must ensure and preserve the honor and dignity of the public if the law-abiding public voluntarily cooperates with the police.

(4) The degree to which the police are co-ordinated by the public is inversely proportional to the amount of force and coercive measures required to achieve the police's objectives.

(5) The police should seek and win the respect and affection of the public, not by pandering to public opinion, but by relying on long-term impartial law enforcement. They win the affection of the public by their willingness to provide personal service and friendship to all members of society, regardless of race or social status, by politeness and good temper, and by the righteous spirit of sacrificing the individual to defend and protect the lives of the masses.

(6) The use of force by the police must comply with the relevant provisions of the law, and must be used only when warnings, advices, warnings, etc. are ineffective.

(7) The police shall always maintain a good relationship with the public and respect the historical tradition that "the police are the public, and the public is the police". The police come from the public and go to the public, and the police are only a member of the public, and they must wholeheartedly perform their duties to ensure the interests of each and every public.

(8) The police shall always act in the fulfillment of their functions, and shall never usurp the power of justice by a mentality of individual or collective revenge or by arbitrarily trying crimes and punishing criminals.

(9) Police performance is evaluated on the basis of a reduction in crime and social disorder, rather than on the extent to which the police have taken visible action to deal with crime.

Sir Peel watched, and even his steps stopped.

Until a majestic voice sounded in his ears.

"Robert, didn't you say to go and change your clothes? Why are you still here? ”

Sir Peel looked up, and it was his old friend the Duke of Wellington who spoke.

He was impatient, so he ran out to take a look, but he happened to bump into Sir Peel at the door.

The Duke of Wellington pointed to the letter in his hand and asked, "What is this?" ”

"Are you talking about that?" Sir Peel glanced at the title of the Nine Principles: "The forthcoming Nine Principles of Police Handling at Scotland Yard, but the description is too official for me to like." ”

Wellington asked, "And what do you usually call him?" ”

"Why don't you call it the Arthur Hastings Principle, it's straightforward and fits the original meaning."

"Arthur Hastings?" The Duke of Wellington thought for a moment: "You mean the young police officer of Scotland Yard who was in the newspapers?" ”

Sir Peel replied with a smile: "Mr. Duke, in view of the urgency of the current campaign to repeal the Catholic Liberation Act, I think it is necessary for us to establish a non-Anglican leader in society who has a sufficiently positive image to dispel the public hostility towards the Bill.

In my opinion, Inspector Arthur Hastings, who is young and capable enough, is a pretty good choice. ”