The British police are the best in the world

Norman_Conquest · Jan 18, 2023

According to Tom Robinson - The British police are the best in the world, I don't believe one of these stories I've heard.

How will the MET police ever be trusted again?

An investigator has revealed she quit her job at the police watchdog over the handling of a complaint about the stop and search of two black athletes.
Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos were stopped by police in July 2020 while driving through west London.
The Met Police referred the case to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
Trisha Napier, who assessed the actions of the officers involved, said her investigation was later "watered down", something the IOPC vehemently denies.

IOPC investigator quit over Bianca Williams stop and search case

Trisha Napier says her investigation of the Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos case was "watered down".

www.bbc.co.uk

joeydiaz · Jan 18, 2023

Biggest criminal organisation in London - The Met Police.

Lemmy_kilmister · Jan 18, 2023

Cleveland Police don't have an enviable record either.
You can be 1,000,000% sure that there'll be just as many criminal coppers hiding in plain sight in all of the other constabularies.

Norman_Conquest · Jan 18, 2023

Lemmy_kilmister said:
Cleveland Police don't have an enviable record either.
You can be 1,000,000% sure that there'll be just as many criminal coppers hiding in plain sight in all of the other constabularies.

There's not many police forces that do.

Cheesenbiscuits · Jan 18, 2023

Norman_Conquest said:
There's not many police forces that do.

Thankless job. Unfortunately the minority soil it for the majority like in most walks of life.
There is good mad bad in every profession. The lack of vetting is worrying, thought it was quite strict to get into any of the forces.

jeff_potato · Jan 18, 2023

Cheesenbiscuits said:
The lack of vetting is worrying, thought it was quite strict to get into any of the forces.

You'd presume that all decent officers will be in favour of it, but the bean counters will see it as a cost, not an investment.

Norman_Conquest · Jan 18, 2023

Cheesenbiscuits said:
Thankless job. Unfortunately the minority soil it for the majority like in most walks of life.
There is good mad bad in every profession. The lack of vetting is worrying, thought it was quite strict to get into any of the forces.

Don't get me wrong, I do appreciate what the police do for us, but these bad apples are breaking down the trust people will have in them. As J_P says, any decent officer will be in favour of it.

red_harrington · Jan 18, 2023

A difficult job, scant resources, and unarmed.

I wonder who actually does have the world's best police force?

The first 3 results on google:

10 Countries with Best Police Forces in the World

Here are top countries with best police forces in the world. Each force ranked according to their training and performance thus far.

www.wonderslist.com

Best Police Force In The World 2023: Top 12 Strongest - Bscholarly

Best police force in the world. Here are the countries with the best and reputable police force. Top 12 police Forces in the world today.

bscholarly.com

Behind the Badge: The Secret Formula of the World's Best Police Forces

Discover the best police forces in the world, renowned for their exceptional performance, innovative tactics, and community-oriented approach

infotainworld.com

To save you all the bother of clicking and scrolling, the #1 answer on all 3 websites is.....
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The UK

Mfc79 · Jan 18, 2023

Speaking from experience the british police have major cultural issues that are endemic. There is corruption right through the ranks and there is no way of reporting such matters without putting yourself at risk. The good ones are hounded out whilst the rot spreads through the rest of the apples. Its not necessarily that they are all rotten but in the interest of self preservation you are better keeping quiet or moving on.

The industry is full of virtue signallers who really couldn't care less and are happy to turn blind eyes to all sorts of wrong doing. These people just know the language to use. All talk, no substance.

Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret · Jan 18, 2023

red_harrington said:
A difficult job, scant resources, and unarmed.

I wonder who actually does have the world's best police force?

The first 3 results on google:

10 Countries with Best Police Forces in the World

Here are top countries with best police forces in the world. Each force ranked according to their training and performance thus far.

www.wonderslist.com

Best Police Force In The World 2023: Top 12 Strongest - Bscholarly

Best police force in the world. Here are the countries with the best and reputable police force. Top 12 police Forces in the world today.

bscholarly.com

Behind the Badge: The Secret Formula of the World's Best Police Forces

Discover the best police forces in the world, renowned for their exceptional performance, innovative tactics, and community-oriented approach

infotainworld.com

To save you all the bother of clicking and scrolling, the #1 answer on all 3 websites is.....
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...
...
...
...

The UK

That top one looks like it was written by an AI. They think the met is the best police force in the world as they have done a lot of work publisizing the emergency number. What was it again? 994? 997? Something like that.

Facefuzz · Jan 18, 2023

We do have the best police in the world though. Your more likely to face a fair investigation, all funded by the public purse, than any other country.

And stop search works. Fact.

Heam44 · Jan 18, 2023

Mfc79 said:
Speaking from experience the british police have major cultural issues that are endemic.

Out of curiosity, what experience are you referring to?

Mfc79 said:
There is corruption right through the ranks and there is no way of reporting such matters without putting yourself at risk. The good ones are hounded out whilst the rot spreads through the rest of the apples. Its not necessarily that they are all rotten but in the interest of self preservation you are better keeping quiet or moving on.

I disagree with this. It certainly hasn’t been my experience.

Mfc79 said:
The industry is full of virtue signallers who really couldn't care less and are happy to turn blind eyes to all sorts of wrong doing. These people just know the language to use. All talk, no substance.

I agree with this to some extent, the virtue signallers definitely exist. I mostly disagree with the rest of what you’ve said.

Corcaigh_the_Cat · Jan 18, 2023

How can you make sure the police aren't bent with a PCC like ours?

Mfc79 · Jan 18, 2023

Heam44 said:
Out of curiosity, what experience are you referring to?

I disagree with this. It certainly hasn’t been my experience.

I agree with this to some extent, the virtue signallers definitely exist. I mostly disagree with the rest of what you’ve said.

I'm glad to hear your experience has been different to mine, Heam

ThePrisoner · Jan 18, 2023

Appaently there were no clues that the serial rapist cop known to all his colleagues as 'B@stard Dave' might have been a wrong 'un.

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Muttley · Jan 18, 2023

Ave it...

El Guapo · Jan 18, 2023

Cheesenbiscuits said:
Thankless job. Unfortunately the minority soil it for the majority like in most walks of life.
There is good mad bad in every profession. The lack of vetting is worrying, thought it was quite strict to get into any of the forces.

Nah, there’s only good in piping engineering profession.

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