My bosses sign all sorts of agreements to protect this or respect that, and we continue on our merry way. Mine's the one with the flash drive full of client data in the pocket.

He is having a laugh . No way on this planet will the Police EVER ,EVER comply with any laws

whatsoever. Yes they may put on such a front that "Mrs Smith at Number 9" thinks these men in uniform are so nice, BUT little does Mrs Smith actually know about what they do when they are

not having a cup of tea and small talk with her. As for FAHY , no way will he comply at all ever, given the force he used to work for.

there's nothing at all behind it, much the same as there is nothing at all behind these so called

promises .

What surprises me (not much, just a little) is that these men are so out of touch that they think a 1950-ish action "signing a promise" means anything to anyone anymore.

It certainly doesn't mean a thing to them in the absence of enforceable personal penalties. Don't they realize no one pays the slightest attention to grade school tactics like this? If you are a manager, public or private, it is presumed you will lie about anything and are indeed lying your head off at this very moment about something.

It's not a contract and it's not binding in any way.

What, pray tell, _is_ the point?

I believe the right wing (i.e. the American GOP and the UK NuLab parties) call this "self-regulation." What a bunch of bullshit.

If these guys are the genuine article why don't they sign a legal document stating they will resign if neglect is shown and forfiet any pay off tied into their contract?