March for the Alternative: behind police lines

[@historianalist6866]

This riot was one of the most awkward as police were victims of the cuts aswell

[@paulphilipempey1]

My knowledge of the Territorial Support Group (TSG) of the police of the Metropolis of London is limited. However, from this documentary, I can tell that they certainly appear professional, undoubtedly cool in the face of adversity and, quite frankly, a great bunch of guys and gals! Best wishes, and keep up the good work.

[@cultofeyes7260]

"Most PC's have gadgets you can sort of watch films on" absolute gold

[@MatthewHeraghty]

If you see police marching with guns in the UK you may as well have a heart attack

[@charlieroberts7775]

Seriously a member of t he public confronts me he will be on his back with handcuffs and I will think about the charge later. These guys are clowns

[@daveotuwa5596]

The riot turned off Big Ben's hourly chime.

[@maddrivers1018]

This UK police

[@Thomashorsman]

This obvious comment

[@matinhewing1]

Black bloc...

[@MrLetmein2011]

This unit has a very bad reputation , and rightly deserved .

[@ricardogomez1910]

U5:5 are one of the finest TSG units out there... second only to U5:2. Mug.

[@MrLetmein2011]

@@ricardogomez1910 Why is people like you always have blank profiles ? all mouth but not backing it up ..

[@Joe-fe4xi]

@@MrLetmein2011 You’re profile is literally just as blank 😂

[@anderson11041980]

Like being in a war zone u have not got the slights idea.

[@ricardogomez1910]

TSG are full of ex-military so wind your neck in boy

[@Thomashorsman]

Have you ever heard of exaggeration

[@coops1964]

How do you know the chap saying that hadn’t been in an actual war zone so had perfect knowledge of it? Well then?

[@obviouslytwo4u]

The police have no clue this is only going to get worse and we are only going to get smarter and think more strategically in our plans.

[@obviouslytwo4u]

@J S I think mate you have lost the plot I don't think they're going to waste their suicide team on me. Besides they are having a few weeks off after suiciding Jeffrey Epstein .

[@wazitSomethingISaid]

TSG go in and start trouble to be able to arrest people

[@ricardogomez1910]

Dry your eyes

[@gorillachilla]

@@ricardogomez1910 dry yours you soft c***

[@ricardogomez1910]

@@gorillachilla took you a while to think that one up eh? Back to school on Monday yay!

[@ricardogomez1910]

@@gorillachilla haha if only you knew.

[@wavydavy9816]

If you know you're gonna be in the hot van all day then take your OWN bottle of water ffs 😲 That's what the rest of us manage to do in similar situations, and it's not paid for by the taxpayer either! It's not exactly rocket science is it? It's no wonder the country's in the state it's in.

[@baronvonmaximillionsnell2757]

Police never give a toss for the miners and there jobs or the unemployed. Wait until the boot is the outher foot and ask for the public help ...Just wait!!!

[@chivalrous8245]

Mate, it's not like the police officers all meet up and decide which side they want to take in a protest. The guys who do decide are sat in fancy offices. If you want to have a go at somebody, try the right person at least.

[@baronvonmaximillionsnell2757]

They were the ones waving there cash in the face of the miners and the giving the unemployed a hard time....I know and remember too.

[@chivalrous8245]

If you have evidence of a police officer waving around a big stack of cash in front of a miner's face in a derogatory manor, please do inform the relevant authorities.

[@MarineAqua45]

Robert Gay Different era pal. Most coppers who patrolled the picket lines in Yorkshire,aren’t in their forces anymore as they long since retired on final salary gold-plated pensions-so you bringing up what a bunch of past-it, arsehole dinosaurs with outdated views, etc said & did 34 years ago, is irrelevant, for today’s officers. Believe it or not, there were coppers up there in Yorkshire who hated having to police it-but like the forces-you get an order, you do it. There were blokes in the forces who needed extra cash for their families. Others were usually single blokes who were jack the lad types, usually from Essex & London areas. The police is a mixed-bag, even back then, it was.

[@lewisallan9963]

@@baronvonmaximillionsnell2757 miner protest wasn't handled well at all but there unions did start to take the piss, according to my great aunt who grew up In a mining town and was alive at the time

[@niall506]

First thing the officer says "Its good money" and that pretty much sums up our police force. No desire to serve and protect, but rather receive a decent pay check. Morals of these lot are highly questionable in my eyes if that is the reason they chose this career..

[@lightningpete]

.... You very narrow minded, brainwashed, tree hugging leftist, anarchist, numpty. Good pay is what most of decent hard working people strive for so they can have a medium quality of life. Its not a bad thing to have. He is simply stating its good pay for a hard and challenging job. Otherwise no one would risk their lives doing it and you would have your anarchist society you dream of.

[@niall506]

Narrow minded and brainwashed, comical...

[@aaronsmith4378]

Niall stop liking your own comments nobody agrees with you

[@oliverrickard9970]

So your gonna join the police and get spat on, hit, assaulted, threatened and screamed at....all for the ideology to protect and serve???? You are most welcome to. If he didn't want to save lives he wouldn't.

[@oliverrickard9970]

@@aaronsmith4378 I agree with you aron!

[@couchpotato8869]

If i was giving a shield i will go on a rampage pushing everyone away from me

[@ricardogomez1910]

It takes more than that !

[@swagon4545]

Police are no different then a protester..