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[@Felinewisperer_lyranAnuhazi]

The police fulfilled their duty, bravely facing threats and sustaining injuries while protecting others, which is an unacceptable reality in our society. The recent incidents at Manchester Airport, where officers were assaulted, serve as a stark reminder of the dangers law enforcement personnel encounter daily. Those who perpetrated these attacks should have acted in accordance with their training, which emphasizes the importance of maintaining safety in public spaces. Instead, their actions not only endangered the lives of the officers but also compromised the safety of countless individuals who rely on law enforcement to uphold order and protect them. The fact that the individuals responsible for these assaults have evaded consequences is deeply troubling and highlights significant flaws in our justice system. It raises questions about accountability and the effectiveness of legal repercussions for those who choose to engage in violence against those sworn to protect the public. This lack of accountability sends a dangerous message that such behavior may go unpunished, potentially encouraging further acts of aggression against law enforcement. Moreover, it is crucial to recognize that law enforcement officers should not be held accountable for their responses when they are acting to ensure their own safety and that of the public. The nature of their work often places them in high-stress situations where split-second decisions must be made to protect themselves and others. To penalize them for these decisions undermines the very essence of their role and could deter individuals from pursuing careers in law enforcement, ultimately jeopardizing public safety. In light of these events, I maintain that our justice system is fundamentally corrupt. The systemic issues that allow for such violence against police officers to go unpunished reflect a broader failure to uphold the rule of law and protect those who serve our communities. It is imperative that we address these flaws and work towards a justice system that not only holds offenders accountable but also supports and protects the brave men and women who dedicate their lives to ensuring our safety. Only then can we hope to restore faith in our institutions and create a society where law enforcement can perform their duties without fear of retribution or violence.

[@Felinewisperer_lyranAnuhazi]

In light of these events, I maintain that our justice system is fundamentally corrupt. The systemic issues that allow for such violence against police officers to go unpunished reflect a broader failure to uphold the rule of law and protect those who serve our communities. It is imperative that we address these flaws and work towards a justice system that not only holds perpetrators accountable but also ensures the safety and well-being of law enforcement personnel. The recent incidents at Manchester Airport are not isolated occurrences; they are part of a troubling trend that has seen an increase in assaults on police officers across the country. This alarming rise in violence against those tasked with maintaining public order underscores the urgent need for comprehensive reforms within our justice system. We must prioritize the protection of law enforcement officers, ensuring they have the necessary support and resources to carry out their duties safely and effectively. One critical aspect of this reform must involve a thorough examination of the legal frameworks that govern the treatment of individuals who assault police officers. Stricter penalties for such offenses could serve as a deterrent, sending a clear message that violence against law enforcement will not be tolerated. Additionally, we must ensure that cases involving assaults on officers are handled with the seriousness they deserve, with swift and decisive action taken against offenders. Furthermore, it is essential to foster a culture of respect and understanding between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Building trust and open lines of communication can help mitigate tensions and reduce the likelihood of confrontations that lead to violence. Community engagement initiatives, educational programs, and outreach efforts can play a vital role in bridging the gap between police officers and the public, fostering a sense of shared responsibility for safety and security. Moreover, we must also address the mental health and well-being of law enforcement personnel. The psychological toll of facing violence and danger on a daily basis can be immense, and it is crucial that officers have access to mental health resources and support systems. By prioritizing their well-being, we can help ensure that they are better equipped to handle the challenges of their profession and respond effectively in high-stress situations. In conclusion, the recent assaults on police officers at Manchester Airport serve as a stark reminder of the dangers faced by those who dedicate their lives to protecting others. It is imperative that we confront the systemic issues within our justice system that allow such violence to go unpunished. By implementing meaningful reforms, fostering community trust, and prioritizing the well-being of law enforcement personnel, we can work towards a safer society where those who serve and protect are respected, supported, and held accountable for their actions. Only then

[@polmcsuibhne7657]

i would expect that an armed officer would keep his hands on there guns and use whatever part of the body that is free which means there FEET....i support the officers who were attacked and await action to be taken to support our POLICE ..........

[@Felinewisperer_lyranAnuhazi]

​@polmcsuibhne7657 me too

[@Felinewisperer_lyranAnuhazi]

@@polmcsuibhne7657 The police fulfilled their duty, bravely facing threats and sustaining injuries while protecting others, which is an unacceptable reality in our society. The recent incidents at Manchester Airport, where officers were assaulted, serve as a stark reminder of the dangers law enforcement personnel encounter daily. Those who perpetrated these attacks should have acted in accordance with their training, which emphasizes the importance of maintaining safety in public spaces. Instead, their actions not only endangered the lives of the officers but also compromised the safety of countless individuals who rely on law enforcement to uphold order and protect them. The fact that the individuals responsible for these assaults have evaded consequences is deeply troubling and highlights significant flaws in our justice system. It raises questions about accountability and the effectiveness of legal repercussions for those who choose to engage in violence against those sworn to protect the public. This lack of accountability sends a dangerous message that such behavior may go unpunished, potentially encouraging further acts of aggression against law enforcement. Moreover, it is crucial to recognize that law enforcement officers should not be held accountable for their responses when they are acting to ensure their own safety and that of the public. The nature of their work often places them in high-stress situations where split-second decisions must be made to protect themselves and others. To penalize them for these decisions undermines the very essence of their role and could deter individuals from pursuing careers in law enforcement, ultimately jeopardizing public safety. In light of these events, I maintain that our justice system is fundamentally corrupt. The systemic issues that allow for such violence against police officers to go unpunished reflect a broader failure to uphold the rule of law and protect those who serve our communities. It is imperative that we address these flaws and work towards a justice system that not only holds offenders accountable but also supports and protects the brave men and women who dedicate their lives to ensuring our safety. Only then can we hope to restore faith in our institutions and create a society where law enforcement can perform their duties without fear of retribution or violence.

[@johnward514]

Home secretary's immediate response was to throw the Manchester officers under the bus. Who can blame them.

[@JamieCurranthemagnificent-z7h]

​@@ginorobinsonI completely agree arresting or restraining someone is one thing but attacking/assaulting them while they're restrained is completely a bully/thug mentality!😢, that being said the person shouldn't assault a police officer either!😂

[@Daz759]

​@ginorobinson did you only watch the edited edition?

[@GB-mu9ue]

Acting before you know the facts for political reasons, then?

[@canuck3169]

@@ginorobinson and when will they be holding the Manchester Airport thugs to account? The police were attacked from `all sides’ in what could be described as a fluid situation. They police were attacked 23 July, STILL no charges, while people who threw items and `hurty words’ at the police during the riots/protests have since been arrested, charged, and in many cases convicted.

[@AKMilli-sn4nx]

@@Daz759Doesn’t matter how many edits there are, stamping on a restrained persons head is against the law.

[@Arfabiscuit]

England where criminals are treated like victims and victims are treated like criminals a very sick country .

[@scottanderson3751]

While criminals make our laws and innocent people rot in prison “justice” is just a myth. You can quote me on that 😉

[@christopher_ecclestone]

"A M@rx!st system is recognised by the fact that it spares the criminals and criminalises political opponents." (Alexander Solzhenitsyn)

[@ElevatedMind333]

I truly believe & feel in my instincts that we are doomed & living in the End times... 🕰️✝️🕰️

[@vespa10ful]

Britain

[@tigerpark1958]

SPOT ON MATEY!

[@FourthHorseman]

In the UK, the police gets prosecuted and the violent criminals are set free - strange world.

[@Dixy3]

The same happens to our British Armed Forces, veterans, and our families, too. We are in the wrong before we start and guilty by the end. In fact, the Armed forces even have their human rights removed during service to our country. Politicians even turn their backs on us whilst we are deployed in foreign countries. That and the poor quality married accommodation for our families forced to live in substandard mouldy and damp accommodation, not fit for our war dogs, but OK for service personnel and our families and animals. Even our training camps were refused by the illegal migrants. No wonder Capita is having trouble reaching recruiting numbers, so going to the commonwealth countries to increase the availability of gullible people too join.

[@BalthasarCarduelis]

If the police were not, then they would not be properly trained to enforce the confiscation of their brothers' and sisters' country. Carrots AND sticks, both.

[@johnrainford9708]

So police officers walking away, prisoners released en-masse and courts making a mockery of sentencing.... Law and order is breaking down folks.

[@paul66990]

We are also being made very aware of this. Problem, reaction, solution.

[@user-zz9gn2dc3l]

Mwahaha...just what Klaus Swab at the WEF 'predicted'

[@Gina-kb9xg]

WEF Agenda and Starmer is one of them so not surprised

[@WG1807]

There will be some 'new police' recruited soon, so not to worry. They're being trained right now, to add to the years of 'instruction' they've already received.

[@Mr_Sh1tcoin]

Side show shit show at the shit show

[@muddywitch9016]

If a firearms officer feels he does not have the support of their superiors, why put themselves at risk of prosecution ? It’s just not worth it.

[@uonecar]

so if they break the law they should be exempt

[@goldeneddie]

Did you mean 'prosecution'?

[@JamesNoms]

@@uonecar It isn't whether they broke the law or not. Even if they haven't broken the law they are immediately being thrown under the bus by their superiors because they are afraid the usual suspects will go out and riot or they might get called hurty names.

[@bear1245]

@@muddywitch9016 we need one of them to come out and tell us why this is happening.

[@Rexax1]

Covid police, meme police so no respect from the ordinary people anymore, stop voting for crap

[@RogerSliney]

I remember a policeman stating "I have seconds to decide whether to shoot someone or not" and the Courts have 12 months to analyse whether I made the correct decision! Not wanting to carry a firearm in the UK is a no brainer".

[@gsd4me00]

If plod needs seconds to decide, they too long was taken, shit goes down in milliseconds.

[@ade3628]

Seriously this country is a joke

[@stoicsceptic8420]

This country is under attack by infiltrated institutions.

[@crow4936]

Life is a joke not just this country,always helping the criminals and punishment for the rest the law is a mess.

[@SubjectiveFunny]

@@crow4936 That does not happen everywhere.

[@Homingjoeyjr]

@@SubjectiveFunny maybe not but it feels to most like its everywhere

[@scottanderson3751]

It’s not the country but it’s politicians-the more who realise/say this the quicker we can get on with fixing the issue (politicians) Have a good day ✌️

[@roadtothedawn5105]

1. Same pay as unarmed officer. 2. No support from leadership within their own organisation. 3. Trial by media, guilty until proven innocent. 4. Deal with the nastiest most violent and evil members of society, but if there's a perception that you've been "excessive," you will be judged by people who have never been in that position and never will be.... I could go on.....

[@ianmcklatchie4390]

Those are terrible elements of the situation for armed cops to have to pre-consider, and be afraid of tripping over. Nothing works in their favour, in this.

[@judidonnie1167]

It's a sad state of affairs, but the media love pulling the police up about these things. Wonder how any of them would react if they were put in these situations, even if you've had lots of training most of this is spur of the moment & they have to decide what to do. Seriously would any of us want the responsibilty knowing you'd be pulled to pieces by the public & press

[@emstirling-is4nu]

Absolutely true.@@judidonnie1167

[@YaQ1988]

BBC and other British media don’t belong to British public anymore. TV license money should not finance it!

[@kayrb2475]

Police forces have been undermined, ostensibly through those in charge inviting in so-called ‘progressive’, critical social justice values. Any organisation that subjugates themselves to the EDI nonsense will eventually eat itself from within. They’ve become politicised. Grievance mongers/witchfinders infest and proliferate in HR departments, especially in public bodies. Finding* (*creating-because their job depends on it) ‘problems’ and issues to ‘solve’ then enforcing wringing of hands, bending of the knee, repentance/reeducating, subservience to all and every ideology or ‘oppressed’ minority. Walking on eggshells so as not to hurt/harm/offend. No wonder they’re demoralised. Solving crime seems to not be a priority, they’re more interested in rooting out political freedoms and Facebook miscreants. Feel sorry for the good ones at the coal face. Was a time when being a police officer had status, now they’re a joke. Lowered standards, diversity hires, barrel scraping; because who would want to be a cop today? They need a top down purging, but that’s never going to happen. Too many fat cats and busybodies enjoying their salaries and waiting it out for their public-funded pensions.

[@charlieemslie7708]

Police officers are not robots.A firearms officer being attacked is entitled to neutralise his attacker. IMO if kicking the attacker does this,do it,preferable to discharging your firearm.🤔🤔

[@Neil-Aspinall]

These type of serious Police must be given total indemnity, with the authorities absolutely taking their back.

[@ChrisUKFF]

@@Neil-Aspinall I agree, Except in extreme cases when they've acted way outside of their "warrant". Currently only the special forces are offered this kind of protection, but even they're finding themselves more and more subject to deposition and loss of their anonymity.

[@billymcnomates7764]

Spot on Crims have to be clear in their minds if they mess with our Armed police their is a much higher chance of being injured /killed. and if it was a reasonable action the police should be not done for aught. In Italy the Police system is quite complicated but they always said on our drunken weekend forays in Rome, "Don't fack with the Caribinieri" those being the "serious" police with the big guns. If you did they said there is a good chance very bad things could happen.

[@maze2512]

Source ? The deep deep crevasse of your ass.

[@emstirling-is4nu]

They forget that if the officer had he used his weapon there was a good chance that more innocent bystanders would have been injured. These brothers were overly vicious, obviously trained in fighting, so they shd be arrested, jailed then deported along with their mother who has defrauded the UK Govt.

[@ulrikezachmann7596]

Those airport offenders should have been charged. It is outrageous they were not. Why would Police not resign after that?

[@jannenreuben7398]

They probably would have been charged had it not been for the actions of that stampy cop. As it stands there's no guarantee that a conviction would be realistic and that's one half of the decision to prosecute. Remember that in a trial the cop would have to explain to the court why he kicked a prone suspect in the head and then stamped on it.

[@BonusHole]

Has it crossed your mind that the lads with their Mum where the victims of the racial abuse and the Police had no right to arrest them? That's why the lads have not been charged - it was self defense. The 'not wanting their guns taken off them' is absolute nonsense and strictly for the mugs. Don't send armed Police to intercept unarmed suspects. AT no point where the Officers guns at risk of being taken - that is clear from the video. Finally but most condemning - the Police are responsible for tethering their weapons to themselves. Otherwise they are just bringing guns into an unarmed society.

[@steveford1070]

They were arrested, a large group of people went to the police station and threatened the cops so they were released and let off.

[@davejohnson3474]

​@@jannenreuben7398the copper was repeatedly punched to the ground so they are not innocent

[@Jessicacaca00]

From what i have read, there was more to this story, that this was caused by an argument with a woman that preceded this incident and the police went after the wrong party. I guess we will find out in due time

[@briantyler689]

Because they are fed up with the Sick people in charge who are defending criminals and hence AIDING and ABETTING Criminal acts. Against their own laws.

[@AKMilli-sn4nx]

It’s because they are racist even after investigations they were found to be racist towards minorities. The people in charge are corrupt and cover up their officers racist crimes. Now that they are being scrutinised they are having a hissy fit. Seriously 2 tiered policing in this country but it’s against minorities and for whites.

[@RogerSliney]

Those in charge do not want to lose the opportunity of having their name on the "Honours List"!

[@UncleBenjs]

Wasn't the paperwork for this done a year ago? Whilst the tories were still in? I think so.

[@nigelfrancis2514]

@@briantyler689 the police force have become just another unelected political party , nothing now to do with right and wrong

[@mandowarrior123]

​@@UncleBenjsno, this airport incident was just before the riots, under labour.

[@dombarnes7092]

The law and this country is fast becoming the laughing stock of this world

[@ld3418]

After Harry and Meghan, and Andrew, all a result of QEII's decisions, and Charles' checking out of both debacles, or of anything more than showing up in a skirt and fluffy socks, the monarchy is a laughing stock too.

[@collier8931]

Why, because they have all been thrown under the bus, absolutely no backing from woke police higher ups.

[@kevinbailey8398]

Hahahahahahahaha far left lefties and clowns 🤡🤡🤡🤣😉🇬🇧

[@AKMilli-sn4nx]

More like racist police higher ups, they want wanton violence towards minorities to be normal. That’s why they left their jobs they don’t want their racist crimes investigated. What you are talking is completely bollocks.

[@TheVideoLounge]

@@AKMilli-sn4nx what wanton violence against minorities, do you have statistical evidence to back that up ?

[@dinogoldie9716]

Define "woke."

[@collier8931]

@@dinogoldie9716 INSANE.

[@canuck3169]

The police lost public support when they became politicised

[@thedave7760]

No sympathy from me either they only allow certain people to protest and have a hobby of arresting people for words that hurt peoples feelngs, f'em.

[@leevan2332]

Yeah the same thing happened in Victoria Australia during Covid when people were manhandled slammed to the ground for not wearing masks...Shot with rubber bullets for protesting....Police are not very well respected there!!!

[@sargonixofur1234]

Police and Crime Commissioners need to be scrapped.

[@John-t2v]

The police were put in a shocking position all by design

[@mickieg1994]

If you was to put a timeframe on it, what would it be? As to be honest I'd say that had been going on since the inception of the police force as a concept, I think I would argue that it's Inherently political, even if it should not be that way.

[@tqxicpredator6678]

The firearms officer should of been taken off suspension and given a medal for non use of firearm kept his cool after he was violently attacked yes the kick looked bad but he couldn't risk taking his hands away from the firearm under any circumstances considering the brutal attack on the officers he should of been given a medal and the attackers should face full force of the law because there was a possibility they could of got a firearm and there could of been fatalities it's outrageous that the attackers have not been charged and the police got suspended Outrageous!! British people get sent to prison for a post on social media how can anyone say there's not a Two Tier System 🤨😤

[@poshiesmom]

I don’t blame them. If the Government don’t support them in the work they do why should they put their jobs and more importantly their lives in danger

[@pankaja7974]

govt worried about allegations of racism. Best is to outsource police job to India - punjab or Bombay police can do a tremendous job with manchester like criminals.

[@uonecar]

so when they arrested the rioters and people on facebook they are just doing their job

[@uonecar]

so you support the same police what are arresting people for Facebook posts

[@marylynch951]

​@@pankaja7974 Well said and I agree 💯

[@isfbuster6733]

​@@pankaja7974maybe we could start by stopping more of those type of people from coming here in the first place . The government isn't only worried about racism they're worried about offending islam

[@sailordave1000]

How can UK citizens expect to defend themselves when the UK police arrest citizens who fight back against criminals?

[@michaelbritain5546]

Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6...

[@carl5381]

become ungovernable

[@mandowarrior123]

Give up your fear of the police. They're a gang to protect the BBC class. There aren't enough to do anything about you anyway. You're answerable to your peers, not the police. Make arrangements in your community to protect one another. Police and gangs prey on individualists, only as a community can you protect yourself.

[@dougaldouglas8842]

Been there in an act of self-defence. The person I put in hospital, who first attacked me, said they never did attack me. Okay, play the game. I stated to the officer that if you want to play games and he wants to play games I did not hit him, and he had better prove it. No proof and all went away. Never admit to anything, I learnt, always ask the filth to prove their case

[@slee2819]

What makes you think you’re allowed to defend yourself in the UK? UK people all surrendered your rights to the government decades ago.

[@brianthesnail3815]

The firearms officers have good reason to quit. Every time they fire a weapon they are subject to years of investigation. Every time they fail to fire a weapon they are subject to years of investigation. It's happening to armed forces personnel now too.

[@jablot5054]

That's because they have had years of covering things up. Now people aren't scared of the elites and will testify.

[@alanfaulkner6329]

Not to worry, the government has tens of thousands of fighting aged males waiting to pick up the gauntlet.

[@brelshar4968]

That's the idea.

[@missjules009]

I came here to say exactly the same 💯

[@wordwordful]

Well I have to agree with allenfauljlkner All fighting fit Mugrants. They say there is a reason for everything, even if you don't see it. Apart from Theresa May signing The Global Migration Compact.

[@collier8931]

And not a dirty white one amongst them.

[@willdeit6057]

They probably have their own weapons as well.

[@gilgamecha]

Every single police officer should hand back their firearms and taser authority.

[@gail9299]

Or give warning collectively that this is going to happen on a future specified date. Then if this doesn't bring about a very quick change, do it on the date given. We'll see what the reaction is to that!

[@ianreid]

Their uniforms as well and bring in the military oh wait their leaders are as woke

[@etiennedevignolles7538]

My dad refused to carry a gun ever, and this was back in the 1970s. I can only imagine how much worse it has got for the Police trying to protect the public. But then Two-Tier Keir is only interested in protecting criminals like Jimmy Savile.

[@bieituns]

Yes, the worst thing is that the ones that choose to stay will be the ones you would least want to have them.

[@lashed1980]

​@@ianreidthis is the issue I have with this now. The replacements would have been selected for the colour of their skin or for representation over good decision making or decisive thinking. They are allowing in some way the police force to be taken over.

[@BennyMcGibbon]

This is a terrible thing. They want all the sturdy ones out of the force. They will be replaced by the dancing policemen and women and..

[@BattleBro77]

'Slims

[@thomasace2547]

Because being told to target the British public, while letting foreign criminals go, is disgraceful!!!

[@victaflyer]

Letting foreign criminals go is the Gov't, not the police.

[@neonwired4978]

literally doesn't happen, nationality is irrelevant when making an arrest.

[@WickeD72]

@@neonwired4978 Your either blind or paid to say that.

[@paul66990]

The goal is to create division and chaos and it's working.

[@kieranh2005]

​@@neonwired4978in theory yes. In practice... very much no. Two tier policing is a very real thing.

[@mcmaximon1]

A good friend of mine was a firearms officer. On a night out he was asked by one of our friend circle if he would ever shoot to kill?. He surprised us all by saying that he wouldn’t even pull the trigger because he’s got a clean criminal record! We thought he was joking but less than six months later he had resigned and now chauffeuring people to the airport. He seems a lot happier 👍🏻

[@bloodandhonorireland3329]

Tbh England hass a pretty bad rate with police shotings they seem to get it wrong quite a bit they have shot the wrong person a good few times like 2023... they only shot 1 person and it was a completely innocent guy... 100% of their shootings for the year. It's mainly the met... never been to london but the met seem like a really poorly trained, corrupt police force. We rarely question our police shootings in N Ireland these days they don't hapen often but they are rarely in the wrong these days.

[@jernaugurgeh8110]

Good for him. And i thought they were all bstards. Ive been oroved wrong even though one kicked the sht out of me when i was' 14 (for nothing)

[@jernaugurgeh8110]

The health service hmmm. 2020\21 to present day??!!

[@Kurt_Steiner]

The met are the worst by far...​@@bloodandhonorireland3329

[@bostonbikebits6539]

if we are to expect the police to protect the public, first they must be able to protect themselves. The thugs at Manchester airport should be behind bars by now serving a very long sentence. If I was a police officer, I think I would have quit after that as well.

[@mandowarrior123]

No, they dropped the charges and the family is now suing the police. Greater Manchester Police already paid renowned gang member and child molester (famous non consentual muscle feeler) £70,000 as an officer used the popular nickname for him "purple aki" as his name is difficult to pronounce, as he claimed calling him purple was racist because it referenced his skin colour. Expect at least these payouts to the attackers at Manchester Airport.

[@juliemcleod1119]

No different than Soldiers doing their Duty and now are being taken to Court for Doing Their DUTY.

[@alistairjclark2433]

Well depends what their duty is. Your grossly over simplifying things. For example those being prosecuted for bloody Sunday should face justice just as those complicit in the SAS operations in Afghanistan should. Being a soldier or firearms officer doesn't mean a free pass to shoot people. We are lucky to have police by consent where firearms are so meticulously scrutinized otherwise it's easy to have a slippery slope. But I do also agree that the police need far more support then they currently get.

[@jamiemacdonald5203]

Yip they prosecute the soldier for doing what he was ordered to do, but the one giving the order gets a pass keeps their rank and pension.

[@uonecar]

@@jamiemacdonald5203 you are talking s*** so if they ordered to kill women and children that's fine

[@ChrisStudham]

@@alistairjclark2433 Armchair warrior welcome.

[@uonecar]

@@jamiemacdonald5203 the nazi soldiers used an excuse

[@JenniferKirchhoff-d4l]

The risk doesn’t lie with carrying firearms, the risk lies with Starmer and his violent immigrant invasion.

[@etiennedevignolles7538]

And Slimey Starmer defending paedos like Jimmy Savile.

[@bigbasil1908]

Erm I can't stand Starmer and his [far] right wing labour party. But this immigrant thing didn't start with Starmer.

[@RACHEL-pu9gf]

@@bigbasil1908 Of course not, he has just been handed the reins. They are all acting as puppets of the WEF. It's not just Starmer, it is EVERY Western country (bar Hungary which is being fined huge amounts of money for refusing to bring in these mostly young fit men). I can only assume that this is for nefarious purposes, my bet that they'll soon appear wearing UN blue helmets to enforce restrictions on us leading to Agenda 2030.

[@mkaz3997]

I'm sure our 'new citizens' will be more than happy to join the force and carry firearms, so we will all be kept safe.😂

[@ROBERTTONUS]

@@bigbasil1908right wing? Are you actually serious?

[@TheErraticCollector]

At Manchester Airport last week, we saw police wandering through the crowds. Everyone was whispering and laughing at them. It really needs sorting quickly. Its an utter disaster and Starmer needs to be held to account.

[@geejaybee]

Irony is off the scale here. On the one hand police officers are not getting the support from their senior officers that they deserve. At the same time the police service as an organising has treated the largely law abiding public with absolute contempt for several years. Their descent into authoritarianism has been steep and as a result have lost the confidence of much of the public they supposedly serve. For myself, the best I can do is consider the police the lesser of 2 evils. A further irony is that these comments come from Sir Mark Rowley who has probably done more to reduce public confidence than any police commissioner ever.

[@tomcorniche3844]

I couldn't agree more. I'm 64 & used to have great respect for the police. Now I really really don't like them. They are becoming the government's Brown Shirts.

[@HorusHerotic]

Exactly. Great comment.

[@chetyoubetya8565]

Contempt??If you look at the stats and you see that more officers are harmed than any of the people who are whining about them.

[@peterwillson1355]

Why do you equate contempt with( physical) harm?​@@chetyoubetya8565

[@geejaybee]

@chetyoubetya8565 yes, and they people they treat badly are not the people who treated them badly. Scumbags be Scumbags but they're seems to be little difference between how the police test them and the average citizen. Indeed, they frequently treat the Scumbags better than they do the average citizen.

[@The_Phoenix_Saga]

When the law appeases criminals at the expense of the lawful, what remains the purpose of remaining lawful.

[@neonwired4978]

it doesn't, at all.

[@The_Phoenix_Saga]

@@neonwired4978 are you saying the law doesn't appease the criminal or are you saying there isn't a remaining purpose to remain lawful?

[@Bradsurps]

@@neonwired4978 It literally does though. Threaten an MP and you're very likely going to prison, download hundreds of paedo pics and pay another paedo £1500 for them, you get a suspended sentence. Which one of those is the worst offence? I know which one I'd rather someone go to prison for. Maybe if we did it the other way around MPs would actually think about their constituents

[@happyglampers9053]

I don’t often comment however this is one of those times that warrants my view. Being a Police Officer today, is akin to being told that you’ve been selected for a free ticket on a completely save dive to see the Titanic on the mini sub Titan. Or being thrown into a river wearing lead boots with your hands tied. The woke society that we have allowed to take over has consequences, and this is one. Keep up the good work Dan 👌.

[@sparky6612]

Rowley blames the abuse of officers on social media for putting his officers at risk on a daily basis which is a joke, Rowley has thrown his officers under bus during the policing of so called “right wing” protests and the clear two tier policing of other protests and disorder. The demise of the Met police starts at the top and Rowley is to blame. The police have now become politically motivated.

[@AKMilli-sn4nx]

You are dumb and brainwashed. Two tier policing is true but it’s the opposite of what you’re stating. The pro-Palestine marches were heavily policed and people arrested and brutalised by police despite of being OVERWHELMINGLY peaceful with plenty of evidence everywhere. You racist right-wing drunk violent nobheads attack random people and destroy infrastructure and the police still are hesitant and only arrest a few people. If the Palestine marches were acting like you uncivilised nobheads they would ALL get arrested. Two-tiered policing exists but its the opposite of how it works out in your delusional pea brained mind.

[@Mark70609]

I agree with you. Rowley is the problem, he’s not a cop, he’s an activist running the Police force.

[@liamcushley9866]

The police are sick of being thrown to the wolves 🐺 as much as us loyal British.. it’s obvious the clown show must stop 🛑 for the sake of our sanity

[@cronocide]

No sympathy for the plods that still arrested Bernadette after they were told by their own lawyer it would be illegal and without warrant.

[@londontrada]

The scary thing is that it appears to be the ones with morals and intelligence are leaving. Who's gonna be left 🙈

[@GTF85]

The men arriving by the day across the channel sadly. It’s a replacement

[@richardstone5813]

I can think of no greater example of government duplicity than Blair giving ‘get out of jail cards’ to terrorists but denying them to the military personnel deployed….

[@leighnisbett9691]

It's not worth being a Firearms Police Officer if your superiors won't support what you are required to do at an incident such as the incident at Manchester Airport a few months ago . This is the consequences of the Government enabling the Thugs within the Islamic faith get away with criminal offences and if there are no Firearms Police Officer then it falls upon the non-specialist Police officers to deal with the thugs .

[@peterosullivan8200]

absolutely no support from their chief of police OR our Home Secretary...who can blame them

[@Dinadino994]

Hats of to genuine honest police officers , it must be difficult.

[@suecaddickcoxhooker1159]

You can't wear a hat as there are none

[@Onotail]

An old friend of mine who had an excellent working record and had received medals from the work he did as a policeman, he was a good policeman, left because he was sick of the politics. He said being told that they had to write their preferred pronoun on a white-board everyday was the last straw so he left the force.

[@eleveneleven572]

I have a mate in the West Midlands Police. He's left now. Treated like crap. Made feel like being a native British heterosexual male was wrong. Having to carry female and BAME colleagues who were lazy, weak, cowardly and useless...he was an armed officer required to work around the country on serious crime. Away from home they had shit conditions, barracks style, whilst female and Muslim colleagues had their own rooms and ensuite facilities. He'd had enough as have most of his mates.

[@Onotail]

@@eleveneleven572 The problem is the good ones who have lots of experience and working knowledge are leaving and so not sharing experiences and advising the new ones to develop them. Its just a different form of de-funding the police. Marxists don't like those who follow the law, they like Brownshirts.

[@keepingitreal618]

Bit like my job then being told that I need to embrace pregnant men 😂😂😂

[@keepingitreal618]

​@eleveneleven572 some are incapable of doing their job they are so fat

[@Supposedlyimrightwingnow]

I have more respect for cops that leave the job than stay in it a be a political puppet. Police forces are a joke now.

[@TheTaff213]

I'm an ex police officer. Did 15 years before leaving back in 2015 They couldn't pay me enough money to go back to that hell hole of a job.

[@mandowarrior123]

I'd pay you to set up a force round here. It's that or a gang, the police gave up on our area. Not for the crime, there wasn't much before they locked up and mostly gave up.

[@TheTaff213]

@mandowarrior123 unfortunately there are many areas like that. For the last 30 years the police have been recruiting weak minded, politically correct buffoons. Those same weak people are now senior officers incapable of leading people. It was once the best job in the wirkd but weak management , political interference and pandering to the public has ruined it. I don't miss it at all.

[@adods9824]

That's what I say. Not for double the $! 😩👎🇦🇺

[@mattgrant6910]

Why ?what in particular did you dislike.

[@minty448]

@@TheTaff213 Did 30 years to the day, retired 15 years ago,still have bad dreams about the job.

[@caroline_scotland]

We’re all doomed.. the country is fckd😑

[@AleadaA]

British are stronger than that or they were during WWII - be strong for the children's sake - they are the future we all fight for! Love from the USA - Trump 2024 = pray for us too - we all have a stake in this -

[@caroline_scotland]

@@AleadaA I agree people have to stay strong, but during WW2 the country was being defended and not letting our borders be penetrated. All that is out the window now, because our government is too soft and worried about offending people. Our country has already been invaded and practically taken over! Our ancestors who fought and died for this country would be ashamed of the direction it’s taken! I pray for Trump to win as well.. he’s the only politician not afraid to speak truth and fight for his country. Much love from Scotland💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Blissblizzard]

Seconds away, round 2

[@SmartCookie2022]

And all those that are safeguarding our duplicitous Prime Minister, the MPs and judges should also stand down. If the public can't feel protected, then why should the elites?

[@firstlady161]

So many serving officers do not go into firearms because there is zero support from their superiors. It’s bad enough being a ‘normal’ bobby but firearms is another level. When you consider how very rarely our firearms officers actually use their firearms we should be proud and give them support. If a taser is used by a normal bobby it is mountains of paperwork, just to take the taser from the holster is paperwork. The police cannot do their jobs properly in this country because they are not supported by their superiors, the government or the law.

[@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo]

The problem's doesn't lie with the public criticizing the police it's not prosecuting criminals who attack them or giving them the sentences the crime disserves, not prosecuting the Manchester airport thugs sends a message to people of the same disposition the public aren't complaining about the police using firearms, it's two tier policing and prosecuting people for hurty words, this is just an attempt by Mark Rowley conflating two different issues in an attempt to shut the public up, the problem lies with him and his organisation.

[@michaelbritain5546]

Totally allowed under British law. Racial and Religious Hatred act 2006. 29JProtection of freedom of expression Nothing in this Part shall be read or given effect in a way which prohibits or restricts discussion, criticism or expressions of antipathy, dislike, ridicule, insult or abuse of particular religions or the beliefs or practices of their adherents, or of any other belief system or the beliefs or practices of its adherents, or proselytising or urging adherents of a different religion or belief system to cease practising their religion or belief system.

[@scousedavies565]

I think you are missing the point: the whole issue lies with the CPS. It would seem that, if they don't have signed confessions from the criminals, accompnied by a copy of their birth cerificate, mortgage docs etc, they will not bring charges. Just watch some of those Police programmes on Channel 5 etc where you can see toe rags arrested for all manner of offences and count how often the programme will end with "no charges were brought".

[@hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo]

@@scousedavies565 I don't disagree with your post, Rowley blames criticism from the public as one of the reasons officers are handing in their firearms, i stated that has nothing to do with or why the public are criticizing the police has an whole.

[@stevelloyd5621]

If I was a firearms officer in the Met I'd hand in my license as well Mark Rolly is a useless Chief. That and having the idiot mayor khan it's a toxic system....

[@janschkeuditz6065]

Wow !!!! You must be the brain of Britain. The police force is not there for the Mayor. He has no operational control. Thousands of factors . A rotten apple in England going back to Thatcher. The police in her day just had a jacket and white or blue shirt . No tasers, pepper spray ,guns ,stab proof vests everything is at her door . She created problems for nutters like you to get angry about and vote Tory. Try education.

[@AKMilli-sn4nx]

Good we need less racist muppets in authoritative positions.

[@Carmine_Lupertazzi]

'Khan'?, that's not an English name, is it?

[@neonwired4978]

@@Carmine_Lupertazzi yes many english people have the name

[@Carmine_Lupertazzi]

@neonwired4978 No, they don't. A chicken born in a stable isn't a horse. Dunce.

[@WeAreAllDoomed-n5i]

They let criminals out so they can lock up keyboard warriors!

[@SammichNetwork]

Imagine having a job where if you do your job you lose your job, get slandered in the mainstream media and go to prison, I'm not surprised

[@DD-lc5ts]

As a retired officer and ex instructor and adviser in use of force, my advice to any officer now is to not use force and get out of the job completely. I’ve seen officers that avoid conflict have long careers, drawing money for nothing, while I’ve seen good officers that challenge criminality and use proportional force when necessary, get injured for life or are wrongly targeted by managers looking to have a CV that shows they have reported on other officers.

[@adods9824]

This !!

[@CynicalOldDwarf]

Only police we'll have left in a few years are twitter nannies

[@pat23668952]

It is also how many ex-soldiers feel, charging someone for an accidental discharge 40 years after they had left the forces. That was after the terrorists had been given a clean sheet.

[@martin2514]

After the attack in the airport and the government refusing to hold the violent thugs to account. Why would anyone both with being a police officer?

[@adods9824]

Bother

[@John-se7rc]

Obviously because of the two tier legal system .politicians aren't bothered because they will always have their own security team looking after them at taxpayers expense.

[@DonnaAylesbury]

For someone who’s been on the wrong side of the law most of my life , (rightly or wrongly ) but also a very well educated criminal i never thought I would find myself aligning my allegiance with the old bill For the love of god all of us want our country back . Please

[@mandowarrior123]

As a law abider, I never thought i'd be thankful our racist drug gang protects us from the child rape ring gang. I no longer care if you are criminal, but if you are trustworthy, and have some sort of ethics. I can't expect you to obey the law when Sunak was openly shovelling into his pocket for example. I can only ask you to stand at my side to protect my children and that you don't involve me directly. Just don't hurt our neighbourhood.

[@adrianbennett3761]

It’s a huge responsibility carrying a firearm and a lack of support from senior officers make it very unattractive to serving officers

[@lozcb1]

Rowley has brought this upon himself by being totally unclear in his policing approach , long overdue for the sack with loss of pension rights

[@Jako-fh8zg]

Why on earth have those who assaulted the police not been charged and on remand? The police were clearly assaulted, including women, caught on camera. It’s straight forward. I believe it is time for the government to equip the police for the threat that they face today, then support them. 🙏 respect Jako 🙏

[@akula9713]

The public have no confidence in them, even they have no confidence in their own organisation?

[@mortentonivinther9302]

That's the plan

[@manoo422]

Its corrupt to the core.

[@Carlos-im3hn]

Nearly all woke don't have confidence in _any_ superior.

[@madmelwood3778]

I don't think they do any more

[@andypeace7848]

They are not a police force , just policy enforcers

[@fozzydare7987]

👌🏼

[@emstirling-is4nu]

They are not allowed ti do that by their superiors.

[@dmenace8411]

Couldn't have put it better

[@ColonelSandersLite]

Do you realize that "policy enforcers" is *EXACTLY* what the words "police force" mean? Compare the words 'Policy' and 'Police'. Did you notice the similarities? It's not a coincidence.

[@christinebrassey7877]

Many years ago I was employed by the City of London in the Open Spaces department. We were given training by a company called BE SAFE. Most of the trainers were ex Police or military. On one of our training sessions we were told that we shouldn't hang back if there's a threat to your own life. It was a scenario that was supposed to be real. The threat was a man. We had to take him down. We were told to act as if it was a real situation, so we did. My former colleague and I, both females, took down the trainer and bust his ribs. And, I'm so sorry for that. That really gutted me! It was supposed to be a scenario, but they told us to act as it was for real!

[@odoggow8157]

So in a real situation ur aim is to mame u women have no place in authority thus why we are in the situation. Feminism has destroyed society 😔

[@phillipwilliams4674]

Unfortunately the system only protects the thugs. I used to taxi drive for a living, and I carried a 3-cell Maglite torch in the door pocket, principally for finding door numbers at night, but also as a self defence weapon. Fortunately I never needed to use it for this purpose, but a police officer friend once told me that had I used it as such, then no matter what the mitigating circumstances, it was likely I'd get charged with carrying and using an offensive weapon. As a torch it was perfectly OK. Go figure!

[@paul66990]

All about convictions.

[@markgadsby5568]

All about anarcho-tyranny… it’s sinister

[@mandowarrior123]

Yeah, maybe you should've carried something more serious. Certainly not legal advice, but you can diffuse a situation by clear demonstration of your 'tactical advantage' it can save your life, and you get a much less serious charge, if any at all. Certainly not a weapon, of course, but perhaps a large tool used to give extra leverage to install a spare tyre for example. Worst comes to worst you get the same charge against you. But it only turns into a weapon when you need to use it, and in that case, the repercussions of not defending yourself should be higher anyway.

[@kramelbbiw]

In UK law, any object is classed as an offensive weapon of you're carrying it to use as protection. *NEVER* say you're carrying it as protection. Always have an innocent and real use for it, and insist you picked it up as it was the nearest object to hand (e.g. you're in trouble if you go to the boot to get it. You're likely fine if it's next to you in the door pocket).

[@roblloyd1879]

My eldest stepson had a career in engineering but always wanted to be a police officer. He stuck it for 5 years and towards the end he would not approach an ethnic minority without the direction of a senior officer. They always pulled the race card and he would have no support from senior officers. Totally disillusioned he left and returned to engineering and the force lost a good officer. I have great sympathy for plod on the front line as they have little or no support from their seniors.

[@Rosebud-l9p]

Very true, I served in the 70s wouldn't join now or want any of my children to join. My daughter has had 3 friends leave totally disillusioned. There's absolutely no support from the top, they just get thrown under the bus.

[@AKMilli-sn4nx]

I would pull the race card too as an ethnic minority because I have had numerous racist encounters with aggressive racist police officers before. Stereotypes exist for a reason and you racist plod who have been investigated and have been found “institutionally racist” are the reasons why the job is not very attractive.

[@AKMilli-sn4nx]

And you should stop making excuses for your police’s reputation of harbouring extreme violent racists and address the problem and get them out of the force and maybe everyone will stop hating you.

[@hanzo.design8443]

What a stupid person , engineering to police.....

[@keepingitreal618]

​@@AKMilli-sn4nxah look someone who's not confident with their colour. Your problem sweetie not my fault 🙄

[@abicat6158]

Firearms officers know that neither their bosses nor the Government have their backs.

[@ytdertignulses201]

What do you expect with someone like Mark Rowley in charge.

[@kyrusinek]

I dont blame them for quitting. With the recent Manchester airport issue as well, it seems the police themselfs, the law and MPS dont support the police. In the same breath they are still protecting the very people who dont support them. I worked in mental health and I got punched, kicked, bitten. We were encourged to tell the police for record sake but all the police said was "well its kinda your job to be hurt like us" I dont know why or when we decided violence towards people trying to help is ok?

[@AKMilli-sn4nx]

If people like you are working in mental health it’s no wonder the mental health system in this country is completely fked.

[@neonwired4978]

police aren't mental health specialists, what do you want them to do?

[@kyrusinek]

@neonwired4978 I don't think you understood... If you read it you would of known I wasn't asking them to "solve" mental health issues. Just that their attitude of violence towards people who help society has changed to include that it's "ok" ....as in the police that spoke to me didn't see it as a big deal or a crime if the public lash out at people who work with the public. Ie: nurses, HCAs bus drivers, servers or even themselves. Why would police even think/say that?

[@kyrusinek]

@@abr32155 I dont think its anyones job to be assaulted by default? It can be a reality of a job for sure but the Police, secruity or army is a very diffrent role to a healthcare worker who is getting attacked just as much if not more often and then being told "thats part of your job" when we complain to the Police or public. Most HCA's who get attacked get fired btw, cant move the violent paitent so just fire the HCA, dime a dozen anyhow. I know many who have been scarred for life via violent actions and "nothing" is done about it. Edit: might of misunderstood you comment, I get what you mean now. So sorry if it came off a bit overly argumentative

[@Bobbymoor31]

Rowley helped create this mess

[@Mac398td]

As did Dickless Cressida

[@justinko683]

How those suspects have not yet been charged for assault on EW is beyond words. 2 tier Keir is government needs to fall.

[@jamesowen1213]

Naming an armed officer before his trial then wondering why officers are quitting 😢

[@lozcb1]

I thought the Police had a mandate to fast process old ladies through the courts why hasnt the Mother been processed yet

[@astonkwambe477]

Rowley is the last one to spout about been held to a different standard, been white and British we know all about it

[@grahamsoar]

DISGUSTING....!!!🤮 If they can't do their job, call in the army!!!

[@foylad4862]

What is happening has already happened to a country called North Korea.

[@Bosvark-dh]

And half of Africa. So welcome to african politics.

[@vesnalazar5537]

Nope. In NK when someone attacks you in order to Grape you, steal your possessions or just hurt you, the attacker goes to prison not you. If someone deliberately k**** your children, it's a death sentence for the murderer. (I have not heard about a single attack on kids but the law is there.) You are not labeled a hater and racist because you defended yourself. It would not even cross the NK authorities' mind to demand that you show love and compassion toward your attacker. There are many things we can criticize about NK but the statement above is 100% true. Also, what is the law in NK it used to be the law in the western countries, too.

[@ClintWestwood-m1l]

North Korea doesn't have Pakistanis

[@liahurst8575]

Only in this upside down country will a police officer be prosecuted for carrying out his job.

[@arthurdick9553]

Well it’s the same country that puts more people in prison for something they have said than Russia.

[@hazdezdg8806]

Police officers should stop lying and do their job

[@stephenmudiecastles.2938]

I spent 12 years in the RAF, it was always made clear that when you were carrying a firearm if you used it, you could face charges. There were lots of people who tried to get out of carrying a firearm when on guard duty, you should not be afraid of using a firearm when carrying out your lawful duties in any service.

[@alistairjclark2433]

Well what do you want? To be able to carry a firearm with 0 chance of charges if used? If that was the case imagine a guard decided to shoot a passer by 'just because' I would hope you're thinking of course not... Well then that's why you can be charged. I'm not saying I support the current situation but simply saying you didn't like they told you could be charged is a strange statement to make.

[@stephenmudiecastles.2938]

@@alistairjclark2433 When you are armed and someone approaches you with nefarious intentions, you should not be thinking about what will happen if you have to open fire on them. I have been in a situation were I was pointing a loaded weapon at someone and luckily for them and myself they backed down, it could have ended differently otherwise.

[@DirtyLifeLove]

You are not thinking. Obviously he meant they can be charged if they use it in defense but later the threat can be deemed irrational. That is a better assumption than, they said they can be charged if they decided to target practice with the chaps in Camden.

[@odinallfarther6038]

All solders should know the rules of engagement regardless of the post if they are not informed that is down to superior officers and training .

[@colintuffs568]

My brother stood guard duty on the Russian border in BAOR . He was issued with one round on the strict order he could only pull the trigger by order of a rank of Captain or above . It was snowing heavily so the Russian hordes stayed at home 😅

[@suzanneburn9873]

So why is there no charges YET!!! SERIOUSLY HURT, ASSAULT!!!! Where is the justice for the police officers

[@StephenCrossland-im6wx]

I'm sure the government would tell you they are against violence against women, okay though for people of a certain ethnic background to break s woman's nose. I wonder what pressure I'd being brought on her by GMP to not sue under common law?

[@paulridley9055]

I’m former UKSF and was trained in Krav Maga, I’m now a member of a CP team but would not get involved with anything on the streets. Daily 999 and observe.

[@jameshenning8002]

Higher management do not support the front line, My son a sergeant with the MET retired as soon as his 25 years was up as he said there was a total lack of support from the MET for himself and his team and to many pen pushers at the top.

[@adods9824]

Too

[@flakieflake9616]

Quite astonishing that a violent Police Chief known for his overt and clear two tier policing is complaining about what he claims is two tier treatment of his officers !

[@mackcarlo]

The Airport attackers were bailed ‘under investigation’. It happened to me for a serious road offence and I was Charged by post 4 months later. I was also Convicted. The attackers launched a prolonged assault on Armed Police Officers, broken Bones. Attacked a Female and all whilst in an Airport. Therefore several aggravating circumstances added to the already very serious Offences. The attackers most certainly will be Charged and will be Jailed for a substantial amount of time. I absolutely guarantee it.

[@emstirling-is4nu]

And we are still waiting - 2-Tier Politicians?

[@RS-lw1hz]

I was a police officer for 8 years, it's one of the hardest jobs there is and it's even harder when your superiors do not support you. I miss it, but I'm also glad I left. Even recruitment does not care about you, they chose people just to tick boxes instead of choosing the most capable people. The police I miss no longer exists.

[@mandowarrior123]

I mean, we really miss having peelers too. But they're starmer's yeomanry now, not police. No police by consent, police aren't civilians anymore by a long shot, and are political appointees. By rights they should be arrested for impersonating such. Now you call the police and they say 'oh, that's an area controlled by a gang, you should be careful' Right, I mean, I can call the boys and we can deal with it, but i'm sure the POLICE will be round THEN. Result is, they are enabling crime gangs to rule our lives, and police are complicit in their crimes. We have no legal recourse whatsoever. You have to 'make friends' with your local 'community groups' to have any degree of safety where I live. Maybe bake cakes for the motorcycle club and they know a guy who knows a guy. You know, back to the bad old days. And it wouldn't be so bad if the police didn't still cost us a fortune, forbid someone leaves tyre marks on the local rainbow crossing, post on twitter or other high crime, but oh gosh how understaffed they are if there are violent attacks, gangs, theft, stalking, sexual assault that we've had the past few years. Well. What they've reaped now, is that if someone attacks a woman round here, they end up 'going back to london' and they aren't seen again, no need to bother the busy police. This isn't the world I wanted to be in or raise my children in. 'Police are there to keep you safe' is what I wanted to tell them, not 'chris next door is in the biker gang, they'll keep you safe' Or, 'it's okay, that's the drug gang, they keep us safe from the child sex ring gang' If the police went away, the front businesses and cronies would be smashed up like in the protests, all those open secret crime syndicates with ties to the council. And we'd probably have to pay more racket money of course. Ex police deal weed in the posh areas, that's gone on decades. Maybe it's always been a bit like this. But it's not very secret anymore where I live.

[@minty448]

All they want is female,black or Asian officers.😢

[@davidbarlow350]

Rowley needs to look a bit closer to home when determining who the "thugs" are.

[@goingpostal5858]

Rowley the clown.

[@oceanpier]

Yes. This government and institutions have become master manipulators of the truth‐-we basically have sociopaths in charge.

[@JamieCurranthemagnificent-z7h]

😂👍

[@pete1927]

Quite simply their spineless leaders do not have their backs. They do not deserve their authority to manage proper police officers.

[@ChrisStudham]

The problem is poor management and recruiting throughout the police force, in addition to the new thought police people do not trust the law makers, the law enforcers and the judiciary. Rowley and Khan are two of the main concerns for the population. Just remember Rowley attacking a journalist for asking a question. You cannot have a law for one and anther for others.

[@VampirevRonin]

If they keep walking away. How can the ordinary British people put up with the increase in violence on them and the children and elderly with no way for defence??????

[@concernedgranny]

They don’t want us to be able to defend ourselves, I think that’s the whole point 😬

[@beetleything1864]

Get u r own form of defence !

[@ruthietube]

You are misunderstanding what Police actually do. Police don't defend people or prevent crime , they turn up after crime has been committed and then attempt to capture the criminal (sometimes)

[@shyloq]

I honestly think that has been the plan for many years. Unfortunately.

[@dtex_zero]

Well you will see the rise of the far-right, that will solve these problems.

[@englanduk6131]

In my opinion, the cause of these police officers resigning begins and ends with police commissioner Mark Rowley....never has a police commissioner let police officers and the public down as much as this man!!!.. That is my opinion and I'll be damned if I'll change my mind on that!!!!

[@andypandy955]

I was a firearms officer in the police and it cost a fortune to train me. Every few months I have to undergo tests to keep my firearms authorisation in the police. I was an advanced firearms officer and specialised in the use of shotguns and close protection. I know how hard it is to get and keep these authorisations. The training was very hard and strict and to get to my level took a long time. I went to airports to protect certain people and carried a gun in the street in plain clothes working with serious crime squads and the special branch on operations. What I am trying to point out is that these authorisations are not given out to just anyone failure rate is high standards are very high too. You undergo psychological assessment the list goes on. So who are going to replace these officers how much will it cost to retrain officers and the most important question how do they recruit officers to take on the role an actually ask for the course because you need to apply. What really worries me is that if this does not happen do we then have military police in the UK to take on this role as happens in France? We could have military police what a slippery slope.

[@siraff4461]

Yet I know at least three places around here where a criminal can go get a firearm anytime they like with no checks at all. Between that and class A use in certain houses and in the middle of the street a lot of times its a bit perplexing how I can see this as a normal citizen and I know its been reported by certain people a good few times yet nothing is done. All while knowing if an armed officer did turn up they would be ultra reluctant to pull the trigger for fear of repercussions. The same can't be said for the criminals.

[@MiWri]

They'll start DI hires. Then we are in real trouble

[@tomash6805]

The main question I think is why does everyone know the problems except the politicians. The police know what needs improving and the public can work out with common sense what is going on as well. I've worked in places like Dubai and they are really safe and clean , you wouldn't want to attack a police officer over there you would probably be in jail for a long time , here in u.k there's no respect and it's going downhill , some areas are too unsafe to go to. I left London because of the crime rate and moved to the countryside , it's better but I can see crime here as well.

[@EdOeuna]

It’s cheaper to keep such people in their council houses and on the dole than locked up in prison.

[@annal2740]

@@tomash6805 Why does the public know what politicians apparently don't? The public isn't being influenced not to know by wealthy donors and the promise of votes from influential minorities.

[@Fubar_The_WEF]

If I were that policewoman that had her nose broken I would be seriously considering whether I wanted to continue serving in the UK when it seems apparent that the government, police hierarchy and the judiciary don't have my back.

[@davidedbrooke9324]

Woke leaders of the police force has ruined it.

[@user-gf4zm4zm7w]

Manchester Airport is a prime example😊

[@DavePocklington]

Rowley," be careful of which side of the line you are on". These words should send chills through anyone who believes in free speech, democracy and wants a fair, unbiased judiciary and police service. Rowley certainly does not.

[@bieituns]

Yes he's certainly on the wrong side of history.

[@MagicE13]

Kneeling to the cult of peace is an obvious sign we are under new management. I wonder why starmlin got all those freebies? 🤫

[@willhaylock3769]

If a firearms officer thinks they can no longer do their job within the limits of their powers and the law, then they should quit that role - simnples.

[@EziosBladez]

Why wouldn't they quit when they're not protected?

[@h4ppychap]

Protected from what?

[@paulinephillips8305]

All I've seen recently is Police beating up innocent protesters (and I also think back to the lockdown protests), and turning up mob handed to arrest someone over a tweet. I have zero respect for them anymore, and I am of the generation that was brought up to respect them.

[@michaelbritain5546]

Yep me too, at 67 year's old myself and entire family are emigrating to rid mainly children and grandchildren of these liberal, woke grandstanding representatives, who never have represented us.

[@Neil-Aspinall]

Innocent protestors???

[@bieituns]

​@@Neil-Aspinallyes innocent protesters protecting their community from foreign criminals.

[@oojimmyflip]

@@Neil-Aspinall There were no incidents in the London protests but over 100 innocents were arrested for meerly standing on the pavement.

[@mandowarrior123]

​@@Neil-Aspinallyes, unless you consider protesting peacefully a crime, in which case the lockdown protesters were guilty of breaking curfew. The police also violently attacked those near violent protestors but not the violent ones themselves, which famously police agitators are used to incite violence in disagreeable protests, to reclassify it as an unlawful riot and make a good BBC photograph.

[@Scarduck14]

Cousin was a gun cop…. She left and joined Military police instead. Said was less chance she’d end up in prison for doing her job

[@paulmartin6249]

Many are waiting for the result of this case. If any charges brought against officers, many will hand in firearms, but also many officers will leave.

[@lisah9561]

we are also waiting to make sure the courts punish the actual offenders in this situation appropriately

[@crow4936]

Good

[@crow4936]

​@@lisah9561they won't the law is not fit for perpouse.

[@AKMilli-sn4nx]

@@crow4936The law is racist extremely in favour of anyone with yt skin. You are just angry some equality is slowly being phased in. You people will only be happy when the darkies are in chains working the field again. That’s what you really want to say.

[@mandowarrior123]

​@@lisah9561the charges were dropped and the perpetrators are suing. Handsome payouts to the violent offenders is our current expectation.

[@MajorMinor1970]

Who would volunteer to do a job where you will be thrown to the wolves by your employer and have other servants of the Crown (members of parliament) go on marches demanding that the feral toe rag you offed be given justice by seeing you thrown in prison? This is what they want. Drive the Police away and at the same time take absolutely zero responsibility for the "Community" they claim to represent.

[@michaelbritain5546]

Without policing the country would desend in civil war in no time.

[@anjou6497]

🎷 well said.

[@JayX2424]

It's one of the reasons why the military is having trouble getting new recruits. If, by any unfortunate reason, the wrong person gets shot, then it's murder or manslaughter which means prison and disgrace. The general nature of firearms means there is a chance that innocent people could get shot by mistake by stray bullets or ricochet. Training only reduces the chance of that happening. The risk is always there. Firearms are dangerous it their very nature.

[@paulsmith982]

I would imagine that the police of the MET would have difficulty trusting anything that Rowley says. I know I wouldn't

[@Salfordian]

we all know why we just can't say anything online or face being arrested

[@shadowx2k2007]

You cannot give Officers weapons then tell them that they can either not use them or face prosecution if they do. Why would any sane person put themself voluntarily in that position??

[@bear1245]

No one wants to arrest the Slims anymore.

[@laurastuart3814]

😂