I've been out all morning and have been so distressed by this. Really he wants a return to 1970s policing where you get to deal with 'villains' and do car chases, you know real boy's crimefighting. None of this messy female and children stuff.
2 more quotes from the comments that have cheered me up a bit.
The Primary Objects of policing were set down by Sir Richard Mayne in 1829 and have not changed: "
“The primary object of an efficient police is the prevention of crime: the next that of detection and punishment of offenders if crime is committed. To these ends all the efforts of police must be directed. The protection of life and property, the preservation of public tranquillity, and the absence of crime, will alone prove whether those efforts have been successful and whether the objects for which the police were appointed have been attained.”
Nothing has changed since that time, so allegations of domestic violence remain very much the responsibility of the police service - no matter how much the membership of the "National Council for a Failing Police Service" may wish they weren't.
Seems to me like his officers don't understand harassment warnings if they're dishing out so many.
Given most murders are committed by a partner or other family member, it makes perfect sense to deal with domestics seriously whether an offence has been committed or not. I'm absolutely certain that the work done by officers in attending domestics and the subsequent work done by domestic violence units up and down the country will have prevented many further serious offences from happening, including offences against children who are often caught up in domestics through no fault of their own.
I would also add that this officer's comments are poorly timed given many people are effectively in lockdown. During the first lockdown, incidents of domestic violence increased.