#ItsWhatWeDo

Ignore the trolls Burnsy, I actually enjoy hearing a police officers opinion on these threads rather than keyboard warriors bleating on about things they have no idea about.
 
kwerk said:
Apparently Scottish police don't have squad cars, guns, tasers or knives? Round here it would be like:

#1 Would be cuffed and in the back of the squad card as soon as they left the building. Then both would have responded to next call and probably tased who ever was causing grief.
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Says in the video when he makes the initial call back to the control centre that they are on foot and need a car sent to get him back to station.
 
It is an interesting subject really. - It is one of those quick thinking things, in which no matter what you do, sometimes you may get it wrong.
 
It reminds me of the ambulance service. For example if an ambulance is called out to a scene where someone is dying. And they make their way to the scene, but on the way there is another person dying. Do they save them before they go to the one they were originally called out for. Or do they drive past and save the original and call out for the new scene? I guess it is the latter. So in the first video, I think dealing with the first situation first should have been done, maybe put the man in the police car and lock him in there, then move onto the next scene?
 
5UB said:
It reminds me of the ambulance service. For example if an ambulance is called out to a scene where someone is dying. And they make their way to the scene, but on the way there is another person dying. Do they save them before they go to the one they were originally called out for. Or do they drive past and save the original and call out for the new scene? I guess it is the latter. So in the first video, I think dealing with the first situation first should have been done, maybe put the man in the police car and lock him in there, then move onto the next scene?
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Precisely like the ambulance situation.
The officers were waiting for a patrol car, they couldn't do anything with him as they were on foot. :)
 
Mrs Seabiscuit said:
Interesting videos though burnsy, seems like there is no right or wrong answer and it would depend on you actually physically being there.
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There are plenty of wrong answers depending on who you ask - that's half the problem with policing. Everyone thinks they know better but when you're on the ground making the choices, it's much harder.
 
Burnsy2023 said:
Wasn't that obvious?

So what would you have done andi?
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You'd of thought so.

Exactly as you say, very hard to decide. Impressive videos, made me feel a bit anxious just watching..

Andrew - Think I'd have to ditch the prisoner and help my mate. He's actively asking me for help, so he must be in real trouble. I'll probably get some stick for it if anything bad happens when I leave, but I'd rather face those questions than leave a mate to get injured.

Maggie - Hammer the orange button like hell, make sure I knew where my baton and gas were, then start the Tac Comms. Calm but assertive. Try not to wet myself.

Robert - At the moment I don't think I'd do anything, however I'd start assessing what I'd need to do to get him moved. Is he trapped? How can I get to him safely? Where am I going to move him to? How long will it take me to get him to safety?
 
Burnsy2023 said:
There are plenty of wrong answers depending on who you ask - that's half the problem with policing. Everyone thinks they know better but when you're on the ground making the choices, it's much harder.
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Also when looking back at a situation, you can know the right answers as to what should have been done sometimes. However whilst being in the situation, sometimes you cannot know what is right or wrong as you do not know what the situation will turn out like.
 
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