I Used To Defend The Police

[royfromaus]

but I have lost all faith in them.

[royfromaus]

This is sickening to watch

[tiggerblue10]

Why?

[shoota]

Those two coppers are evidence gatherers. They have thousands of quidsworth of sophisticated gear in that backpack.
Although they are 'ordinary' cops, their duties that day would preclude them from getting involved in anything.

[Mozz71]

Are you talking about the fact that they scarpered? What else were two unarmed plods meant to do against a dozen or so very aggressive individuals?

[sanmac]

In that case, Shoota, why wouldn't have some trailing protection?

[royfromaus]

Why did they end up in that situation?

They looked like keystone cops scampering away...an embarrassment.

[sanmac]

"they have..."

[THECORBYLOON]

ROY, what would you have done in that situation?

[shoota]

Overt evidence gatherers work in teams of two, they don't as a matter of course have a 'bodyguard, if they leave Police lines in order to follow someone of interest (for example) the whole Police line cannot follow them, they are on their own.

[tiggerblue10]

I'd be running too. Wouldn't get very far but I'd still be running...

[sanmac]

I think that the main point is that they should have not been placed in that situation by their superior officers.

[royfromaus]

THECORBYLOON
ROY, what would you have done in that situation?


I wouldn't run.
Why do you think they were right for running?

Why would you have run, Tigger?

[shoota]

They have a roving commission, at the start of the clip they are obviously filming people of interest, gaining evidence which is what their function is.
I doubt any 'guvnor' said 'Follow that crowd' they would have decided to do that for themselves.
Having done the filming it is then up to them to get the evidence back to the nick.
I agree it was undignified to have to run away but you wouldn't expect an RAF photo reconnaissance plane to engage in a dogfight with enemy fighters would you?

[MynameisLuca]

Bunch of scumbags, they were obviously out looking for trouble.

[sanmac]

If that was their assignment , Shoota, why wouldn't they be dressed up as reporters, or maybe just some shaggy hill-billies taking random shots of the ongoing situation? Why the police uniforms?

[royfromaus]

''Run them out of here, you get me bruv''


Well that is an aim of BLM...and unbelievable ABers support them.

[THECORBYLOON]

ROY, what would they have used to defend themselves if they had stopped and tried to tackle those particular protestors?

[shoota]

That's the way they work. They are 'Overt' not 'Covert'.
I've been out of it for 14 years now so I'm not up to date with the latest rules and regulations, but I've a feeling the civil rights people kicked up a fuss about covert evidence gatherers on the basis that if the culprit had been aware he was being filmed he wouldn't have done the deed.

[royfromaus]

What are you trying not to say about these 'protesters; THECORBYLOON?

[THECORBYLOON]

Your question was about the police and their response, not about those protesting.