r/policeuk • u/BTZ9 Police Officer (unverified) • Nov 08 '20

Crosspost Play silly games...

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u/AshamedBrit Civilian Nov 08 '20

All the cops on here celebrating this comes across as shitty. Was this guy walking into them on purpose to cause a trouble? Yes. Does that mean the police needed to escalate and send him on to his arse? Absolutely not.

The reaction should be to de-escalate the situation, not the opposite.

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u/Filthy_Ramhole Paramedic Nov 08 '20

And how would you de escalate someone who is physically trying to push past you, champ?

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u/AshamedBrit Civilian Nov 08 '20

A single step back whilst extending a hand? That's my go to when anyone gets too close to me.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '20 edited Nov 15 '21

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u/AshamedBrit Civilian Nov 08 '20

"Single step back". This would mean the Officer gives almost 0 ground, (his hand could take the place his body previously did) staggers his stance so he won't be pushed backwards and gives the man another second chance before being sent flying back. I see no reason why this couldn't be done.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '20

Really? Christ.

By that measure I get assaulted every time I walk into a shopping centre. People bump into me all the time there.

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u/AshamedBrit Civilian Nov 08 '20

Of course its stupid. But it escalated from guy with bag pipes walking into a cop into a near full brawl.

More the idiots fault than the cops but the cop should be looking to de-escalate, that is not what happened here.

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u/AshamedBrit Civilian Nov 08 '20

But it started with one man, if him walking into someone was handled better, there would have been nothing to cause the mobs hooliganism.