article_snippet.sent: Paul Netherton said there were plans to introduce the post to other areas.
article_snippet.sent: Maybe the money should be better spent on full warranted police officers.'
article_snippet.sent: Former Met officer Chris Hobbs said the job was unlikely to be represent the future of the emergency services as the job would only really suit small, quiet, and rural beats.
article_snippet.sent: Former Met officer Chris Hobbs said: 'If someone is able to accumulate all those numerous skills in becoming a jack or master of all trades that is fine. '
article_snippet.sent: But realistically people join the police to be policemen, the fire service to be firefighters, and the ambulance service to be paramedics. '
article_snippet.sent: Finding a good number of people that are able to qualify in all three is asking an awful lot. '
article_snippet.sent: It is a great idea in a rural community but a bit of a non-starter in bigger towns and cities.'