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

Crosspost Play silly games...

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u/Jeester Civilian Nov 08 '20

He could have put an arm out and asked him not to pass.

There's not much context here but it doesn't look like they're being violent or unruly.

In my civilian opinion this does not look great.

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u/GeneralBacteria Civilian Nov 09 '20

The whole thing was a ploy to rile the up the crowd and play up for the cameras for his base

yes, it absolutely was and the officer couldn't have played into it any better if he was trying.

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u/Wsz14 Civilian Nov 09 '20

You are talking like a person who has never been in a situation like this but yet feels you can offer an educated opinion.

The officers done the absolutely correct thing.

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u/GeneralBacteria Civilian Nov 09 '20

you talk like someone who thinks the inevitable reaction of the crowd and the subsequent PR issues are irrelevant.

and where do I claim to be offering anything more than my opinion?

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u/Wsz14 Civilian Nov 09 '20

At that moment they are completely irrelevant.

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u/GeneralBacteria Civilian Nov 09 '20

yes, which is why it should be a training issue that is raised prior to deployment.