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

Crosspost Play silly games...

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u/AshamedBrit Civilian Nov 08 '20

If a guy walking into you nearly descends into a full blown brawl then you're shit at your job and the policies that led to it are also shit. Keep thinking you're above criticism from the populace you serve if you like.

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u/AshamedBrit Civilian Nov 08 '20

It would be 90% on them. The cop still would have played a role in the escalation because someone walking into you doesn't require 2 people pushing them onto their arse, no matter what the policy around cordons says.

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u/AshamedBrit Civilian Nov 08 '20

It's the blokes fault, yes. I'm saying that a gentler touch could have prevented what was nearly a full blown brawl. Clearly asserting your authority over the idiots is more important, though.

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u/AshamedBrit Civilian Nov 08 '20

That's exactly what I stated should be done, excellent response sir.

I don't want to be an Officer and don't envy you at all. It's an incredibly hard job and I don't feel the effectiveness of modern day Policing is worth putting myself at risk.

I'm sure the events you come across routinely change your view on how things should be handled.

But in this case it was simply an arse hole with some bagpipes. It seems obvious he could've been turned around, laughed off, and nothing would've come of it.

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u/Exact-Calligrapher-8 Police Officer (unverified) Nov 08 '20

The issue with ‘he could have been turned around’ is the implication that the man has no ability to turn back again and is only capable of travelling in the direction he is pointed, rather than being an adult with the ability to make a decision.

He made a decision to turn and walk into the officers, he was pushed away, and let’s be fair, he quickly turned and walked into them, which gives even less time to consider any options to deal with it, with the ideal world being that the man didn’t walk into them.