{"id":277,"date":"2016-07-02T18:26:10","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T16:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/?page_id=277"},"modified":"2017-05-01T00:38:51","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T22:38:51","slug":"arthurtroop-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/organisation\/arthurtroop-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Arthur Troop, The founder of the IPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-277\" data-postid=\"277\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-277 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_p0p2085 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full  tb_cxzw505 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_gi0u500\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-2  tb_j872041 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_tr0g705 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading tf_textl\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Arthur Troop            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Founder of the IPA            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1  tb_v6x9990 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_quvk008 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"196\" src=\"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/official-ipa-logo.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-2184\" title=\"official-ipa-logo\" alt=\"official-ipa-logo\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/official-ipa-logo.png 200w, http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/official-ipa-logo-150x147.png 150w, http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/official-ipa-logo-1024x1003.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_8r3r909\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1  tb_c1s2285 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_cffn839 image-overlay drop-shadow bordered  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"787\" src=\"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/arthurtroop.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-279\" title=\"Arthur Troop\" alt=\"Image of Arthur Troop\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/arthurtroop.jpg 625w, http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/arthurtroop-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/>    \n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Arthur Troop                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n                <\/div>\n        <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-2  tb_htdz505 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3rkn509   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\\\"text-align: left;\\\"><span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\"><span class=\\\"Normal_text\\\">Ar<\/span><span class=\\\"Normal_text\\\">thur<\/span><span class=\\\"Normal_text\\\"> Troop<\/span>, the Founder of the International Police <\/span> Association (IPA), was during 1936 a young Sergeant at the Lincolnshire Police, England, and had prior to World War II already established pen-friendships with many people across the globe which had largely gone lost during the years of the war. Following the end of hostilities of World War II, Arthur recognised the need for friendship and trust among the people of the world and took a bold step to re-kindle these pen-friendships, but restrict his activity within the world of Police Officers. He was soon thereafter again corresponding with fellow Officers throughout Europe, all of whom believed in spreading the simple message of friendship throughout the world.<\/p><div class=\\\"Normal_text\\\" style=\\\"text-align: left;\\\"><span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">Arthur had set himself the objective to create an organisation, which promoted <\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">friendship and co-operation among serving and retired Police Officers throughout <\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">the world, and which would be able to develop social, cultural and professional <\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">links free of any discrimination of, rank, sex, race, colour, language or religion <\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">among police officers.<\/span><\/div><div class=\\\"Normal_text\\\" style=\\\"text-align: left;\\\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\\\"Normal_text\\\" style=\\\"text-align: left;\\\"><span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">Driven by his passion and commitment, <\/span><span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\"><span class=\\\"Normal_text\\\">the International Police Association <\/span><\/span><span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\"><span class=\\\"Normal_text\\\">was officially founded on January 1st 1950.<\/span><\/span><\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arthur Troop, the Founder of the International Police Association (IPA), was during 1936 a young Sergeant at the Lincolnshire Police, England, and had prior to World War II already established [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":110,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ipa_section":[],"class_list":["post-277","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P80lm5-4t","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"builder_content":"<h1>Arthur Troop<br\/>Founder of the IPA<\/h1>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/official-ipa-logo.png\" title=\"official-ipa-logo\" alt=\"official-ipa-logo\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/official-ipa-logo.png 200w, http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/official-ipa-logo-150x147.png 150w, http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/official-ipa-logo-1024x1003.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/arthurtroop.jpg\" title=\"Arthur Troop\" alt=\"Image of Arthur Troop\" srcset=\"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/arthurtroop.jpg 625w, http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/arthurtroop-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/> <h3> Arthur Troop <\/h3>\n<p style=\\\"text-align: left;\\\">Arthur Troop, the Founder of the International Police Association (IPA), was during 1936 a young Sergeant at the Lincolnshire Police, England, and had prior to World War II already established pen-friendships with many people across the globe which had largely gone lost during the years of the war. Following the end of hostilities of World War II, Arthur recognised the need for friendship and trust among the people of the world and took a bold step to re-kindle these pen-friendships, but restrict his activity within the world of Police Officers. He was soon thereafter again corresponding with fellow Officers throughout Europe, all of whom believed in spreading the simple message of friendship throughout the world.<\/p>Arthur had set himself the objective to create an organisation, which promoted friendship and co-operation among serving and retired Police Officers throughout the world, and which would be able to develop social, cultural and professional links free of any discrimination of, rank, sex, race, colour, language or religion among police officers.\u00a0Driven by his passion and commitment, the International Police Association was officially founded on January 1st 1950.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/277\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ipa_section","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ipa_section?post=277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}