To all the cops out there still serving -
The media will say all of you are bad.
The public will say all of you are bad.
Social media will say all of you are bad.
What happened was awful, and people have a right to be angry. But one bad incident does not erase the officers still attending 999 calls saving lives.
Stay safe.
Watch as police officers confront a man suspected of carrying out a terrorist attack in north London where two men were stabbed.
The suspect refused to show his hands, was violent and continued to pose a clear threat. Using only their training, courage and tasers, they detained him while he continued to try to attack and stab them. This took true courage.
‘I was single crewed on a late shift when a call came in. A male had collapsed on the ground with a catastrophic bleed. I arrived, and a member of public was trying to help, screaming ‘I don’t know what to do.’
Training kicked in, and I supported him for ten minutes until finally, someone could help me.
Thankfully, the male survived, and I was off four hours late.
I got home, lay awake in bed, just to do it all again tomorrow.’
I have held bowels in when someone had been stabbed as traffic sped past me. I have talked people off a bridge. I have given life saving first aid. I have fought with men who had just attacked their partner. I have driven at stupid speeds to race to a scene of someone bleeding to death.
None of these made the headlines.
All we see are headlines calling out the bad officers, which gives the impression all cops are awful.
Yet, we never hear the work officers do, hour by hour across the country, that would break most people.
We hear is ‘Officer X dismissed / arrested for this and that.’
‘Officer arrests someone for Facebook post’
‘Officer arrests X for Y ridiculous thing.’
These are important to address, of course. But remember - news outlets tell you the most emotionally triggering headlines in order to get clicks and make money.
‘Cop sacked for bad thing’ get more attention that ‘cop does amazing thing.’
And importantly, when the world is burning, it’s those same people we love to condemn that will come and help us when we need them.
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Free legal advice:
You don’t have to attend a riot to be prosecuted for conspiracy to riot. You don’t have to be present at a terrorist incident to be guilty of encouraging it.
A lot of Twitter warriors will be getting some unpleasant knocks on the door over the coming weeks.
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It’s not a pleasant thing to realise, but there are those who walk amongst us in society who will happily carry a lethal weapon like this.
And act in a manner that they don’t fear being caught or stopped.
This isn’t new, and society still hasn’t accepted it.
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Thinking of everyone involved in the incident in Clapham tonight where members of the public and police officers have been attacked with a corrosive substance. 😞
Wishing everyone a full and speedy recovery.
Thank you to everyone who responded and helped those in need. 🚑💯🚨