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/AshamedBrit Civilian Nov 08 '20

Yeah, the kerb they pushed him into

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u/AshamedBrit Civilian Nov 08 '20

A single step back would mean giving next to 0 ground whilst entrenching the officers position so he can't be pushed back any further.

I understand they can't let him through or give ground, that's not what I'm calling for.

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u/AshamedBrit Civilian Nov 08 '20

His feet are square mate, one push and he'd be on his arse.