Metropolitan Police Recruitment Video

[@henryv3943]

I joined in March 1980 and what a nostalgic reminder. Can honestly say I was proud to have served with such a grand bunch of guys and girls.

[@nicholasdavies6264]

I was there in 1988 , great memories ! Did my 30 yrs.

[@TheDusanka1]

Wow, I joined in 1979. This brings back some memories.

[@williammohan9784]

the lad between 2.15 and 2.20 being told he has failed his initial test to get in the Job, is Ken Lovell. It obvious that they have taken a bit of artistic licence here as he was a former cadet who passed out of Hendon and he worked with me at Kings Cross nick, ND. He went on to be a DC in the Murder Squad at the Yard. Now retired and living in Florida where he teaches scuba diving of all things. Top bloke and top old bill. I also worked with the former Captain of the RMP who is at 4.23. God time really does fly

[@ellul613]

Best years of my life!

[@marklightfoot9113]

The job has changed so much, not always for the best either

[@GeoffreySayce]

I did 15yrs in the 90s. Don't do it.

[@Shizbazki2]

23 years on and Hendon still looks the same both in and out.

[@Ouch.]

That looks really familiar to me and I joined in 1987

[@simonmerryfield7981]

We're you over 18 and 1/2? And... Well done son!

[@tonylong8584]

sprog

[@nevmetson6145]

I was there in 1981........seems like only a couple of years ago sometimes.

[@DPG214]

I was here as a Cadet and as a Constable, from July 1984 to December 1985. I retired in July 1990 with 'Exemplary Conduct' rating.

[@user-he2uf6tf3y]

Lid

[@keithgee9971]

upon graduation , PC Patterson thinks to himself,..." now the real education begins! and they thought the Krays were real geezers.... birds, dope, and claret everywhere for me!"

[@michaelwilson4316]

How times change

[@TED0962]

Brings back happy memories!

[@mud_grey_eminence]

Thank you for such an interesting and informative video dedicated to the British police in the second half of the 20th century. Can you help me determine what kind of musical composition is playing at the end of the video and who is the author of it?

[@PottersVideos2]

Patterson is still a cop and I've seen him on KZbin!

[@AtlasFox]

Anyone know this video?!

[@MikeMiasuki-vy3xx]

I attended a seminar put on by the London metro cops. One on the Lts. in an out fit in the UK was an ex-London metro cop. The Constables were a very brave and forthright group. Later in life, I met a former constable who left the force because of the abuse (physical and emotional) at the hands of the English public. He told me that based upon his experience that no one respected the cops and the crime was getting so bad that he feared that he would gunned down in the street. He didnt' carry a gun and none of them did. I spoke with a retired Inspector who told me that the bad guys were getting so bold that stabbing or shooting a Constable could buy one respect, He told me that the British public was the problem because they could not believe that things were so bad that Constable had to be armed. The public was wrong as usual.

[@thefiestaguy8831]

"that's it then, they want me to join on the 15th next month"..... haha as if it was like that nowadays.... I'm already a Special in the same force and my application to the regulars from application to appointment has taken almost 1 year. Due to start training next month.

[@Mountianlions69]

I was at Hendon in 03, class Captain and driller. The block was a shit hole.

[@aussieman548]

The good old days when Cops were allowed to be Cops.

[@melgrant7404]

Your character plays a big part in your suitability.

[@michaelturner5443]

Saw two flat footed rozzers in bishops gate the other day the looked like a couple of circus migets

[@Agui007]

Cor blimey when police looked smart rather than today, like dustmen or builders in overalls lol.

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

I'd not noticed builders carrying tasers and wearing stab vests.

[@williammohan9784]

@@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx at least they dont support terror groups

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

@@williammohan9784 Here's an example of such groups: "On April 9, 1948, just weeks before the creation of the State of Israel, members of the Irgun and Stern Gang Zionist militias attacked the village of Deir Yassin, killing at least 107 Palestinians. According to testimonies from the perpetrators and surviving victims, many of the people slaughtered - from those who were tied to trees and burned to death to those lined up against a wall and shot by submachine guns - were women, children and the elderly. As news of the atrocities spread, thousands fled their villages in fear. Eventually, some 700,000 Palestinians would flee or be forcibly displaced at the outset of Israel’s creation, making the massacre a decisive moment in Palestinian history."

[@michaelturner5443]

I thought that all coppers where born with wheels ...never seen one out of a patrol car

[@frankmurphyburr3598]

when did the height restrictions end?

[@robnewman6101]

Law & Order.

[@vjab1108]

Social Engineering has changed the Police Force for the WORSE.

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

What? Are coppers even more racist, homophobic and violent than they used to be? Are they even more on the side of employers against workers?

[@PottersVideos2]

7:31 Why did they get rid of that bit of the training course? Because nowadays they're not public servants, they're crown servants. Just ask any Police officer! If an officer who did train in water rescue came across a real life rescue scenario, I'm pretty sure they would be expected to stand by and do nothing.

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

LA Confidential (1997) stole one of the out-takes from this film: Captain Dudley Smith: Would you be willing to plant corroborative evidence on a suspect you knew to be guilty, in order to ensure an indictment? Ed Exley: Dudley, we've been over this. Captain Dudley Smith: Yes or no, Edmund? Ed Exley: No! Captain Dudley Smith: Would you be willing to beat a confession out of a suspect you knew to be guilty? Ed Exley: No. Captain Dudley Smith: Would you be willing to shoot a hardened criminal in the back, in order to offset the chance that some... lawyer...

[@87654321j]

I'd always like to join do my time on the beat then apply for CID a detectives life for me

[@Badanny777]

Blimey, telling that applicant "you've led a sheltered life" ? What a thing to say. No empathy or insight that the poor girl may be a lesbian.

[@industrialfun]

A job for life back then. Bit different these days: Join up for a few years, get rapidly disillusioned about the fact you're not allowed to chase villains any more and have to attend endless diversity courses instead, realise that everybody else is getting paid a lot more for taking a lot less shit, jack it in and go an get a proper jobs that pays proper money, with no night shifts. Jobs fucked. Looks good on your CV though!

[@garthqueen]

Fuck off...coppers pay spirals upwards from day one! Least the pay scales i saw a few years ago did.

[@thefiestaguy8831]

"Spirals upwards".... starts off at just under £30k, goes up by £2.5k a year until you hit £38k where it caps out, although speaking to regulars in the job you only see a pay increase of about £1,000 per year, and that £30k sounds good until you realise you only take home about £1,700 a month..... I was working in IT and taking home more than that in a boring IT job stuck in an office. I'm a special and have a training date next month for the regulars.

[@thomas40444]

It's been lowered since 2013. Pay starts at around 19k these days rising to 30k..

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

"you're not allowed to chase villains any more" because, y'know, they're suspects that haven't been convicted of offences.

[@industrialfun]

@@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx if you don't chase them, they don't get convicted. Do you think they hand themselves in? If you get some life experience you will understand this.

[@michaelturner5443]

Note the total blank look on the faces of these coppers .....and they have only been asked there names

[@delanodegenie6970]

Let me guess Michael... Been nicked a few times have we?? 😂😂

[@keithgee9971]

John Patterson thinks to himself,..." hmmmm, I can fuck, fight or fish"( fishing sucks, no polly's to shag.....okay, I'll FIGHT!!!) three laps around the track, a fe mock fights, marching like dipshits, then a pint of guiness- voila' , " welcome to the Sweeny"...

[@michaelturner5443]

I could see he was have it trouble filling out the form question 1what is your name ..errrrr. Don’t know sir where’s the nearest doughnut shop how soon can I get my lavish pension

[@portcullis5622]

🤣

[@michaelturner5443]

Do they keep there sandwiches under those helmets

[@phillipbrock4810]

Please do not go heavy handed with people filming at police stations some people like myself I am pro police but when you go heavy handed and abusing section 1 of PACE and Section 43 all because they are filming in a public place doing nothing wrong their is some are good police some are bad, if you might get rid of your tv shows EG: Motorway Cops and Traffic Cops and Road Wars, please that is why their is a disconnect with the public when you watch the things i seen on youtube. I like seeing different kinds of police vehicles.

[@Degenerative1]

PC Andrew Ott struck William Horner with a "full force blow" using his shield at a tuition fees protest in Westminster in 2010. He was jailed for eight months after being convicted of causing actual bodily harm at Southwark Crown Court. Judge Jeffrey Pegden said Ott, 36, from Kent, had abused his power. He told Ott: "This offence was committed in a sterile area, in relative darkness, when you had the victim cornered and no violence was necessary at all. "You hit him with a full force blow to his face with your shield. "That was wholly gratuitous, unnecessary violence, and I have considered the stress on William Horner over the last few years."

[@marklightfoot9113]

Stop being a knob

[@michaelwilson4316]

PC PEACHMAN

[@nicky29031977]

That blond recruit at 1.35 looks really cute...wonder where she is now?

[@Degenerative1]

ALPHA CHARLIE ALPHA BRAVO

[@coops1964]

Sierra Charlie Romeo Oscar Tango Echo 😊

[@PottersVideos2]

7:25 This is sexist. Why don't they swap over and let the women tow the men?

[@woofy881]

Does it fucking matter

[@sabrinamynasir4537]

This is soo weird to watch 🙄😐

[@Bluedog5581]

Why don't they get guns

[@reecearmit5959]

Because britain isn't as violent as America But we have armed response units called arv

[@Koukimonster1996]

***** did i say anything about vocab? Dumbass

[@TheAlllseeeingFish]

koukimonsters14 You attempted to argue on definition, this is a semantic argument. So, yes you did. I would proceed to lecture you on punctuation, as your previous comment clearly shows that is required, but you're clearly too thick to care or understand.

[@MarineAqua45]

Because the founder of the British police didn't want to equip them with firearms due to fears of public mistrust amongst the politicians & public of the day. Also the Parish constables that preceded the police were armed & were brutal with their weapons, along with customs officers or revenue men as they were called.

[@RashmikaClavain]

+sam cooperman The Constabulary was formed in response to a disasterous incident where the army was used to put down civil unrest. This action resulted in civillian deaths, which caused at most levels of our society. Parliment needed a body to enforce hte law that did not carry guns, to ensure that this kind of incident did not happen again.

[@portcullis5622]

Application form: Have you got big boots? Do you have a penchant for violence? Are you a racist? Are you homophobic? Are you a misogynist? Are you good at lying and falsifying statements? If you can answer "yes" to all of these questions, then a career in the Metropolitan Police Force awaits you. Even if you answer "no" to one or two, don't worry, you could still be a successful candidate, as you will receive special training.

[@JD-eq4dp]

You need to cheer up !

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

@@JD-eq4dp Why? Are you a copper who'll come around and beat up the commenter?

[@krystjanchanerley9288]

They used to have standards for joining the police.. now it seems almost anybody can join

[@nigelwake306]

Or an alternative .. Are you prepared to deal with decomposing dead bodies , suspicious deaths .. Be spat at or assaulted ? Do you mind getting covered in blood , puke and piss . How do yo feel about saving someone's life after they have been stabbed / shot . How about having one weekend off every four ? .. or returning to work having had only five hours sleep ? Searching for old people who have gone missing because of dementia ...etc etc .

[@portcullis5622]

@@nigelwake306 Fair comment.