Anon British police officer. Specialist public order officer. Tweets are my own & are in noway associated to any police service. Retweets are not endorsements.
Completely unacceptable. 14 years in policing, if someone says they’ve been stabbed or there’s a possibility they have been, their clothes are cut off and a full, thorough, check is conducted to locate any wounds. You don’t tell someone they haven’t been stabbed and not check!
WARNING: Incredibly distressing footage.
The bodycam footage has finally been released of Henry Nowak’s last moments.
He was the victim, but treated like a criminal.
“I can’t breathe” he says, over and over again.
Instead of helping him the police arrest him on false charges of racism.
Harrowing.
It’s hard to escape the conclusion he was treated differently because he was white.
@jomickane@MrMaryJaneee@BTP@BTPCasey this appears extremely poor. No necessity to arrest = com res rather than voluntary interview. Limited info from the video but it doesn’t provide btp with a good victim care image
All cops are ********
As I was walking to catch a bus, sirens suddenly started coming from several directions. My attention was drawn to a lone police officer and two PCSOs fighting to save a man’s life. A passenger on a bus had gone into cardiac arrest and, without hesitation, they were on the floor administering CPR in a desperate attempt to bring him back. Within moments a trainee doctor joined them, and the fight to keep the man alive continued.
A few minutes later — although it felt far longer — more officers arrived along with the first paramedic car. The man’s heart stopped more than once, but the effort never stopped. CPR continued, equipment arrived, and after a long battle at the scene the patient was finally prepared for transport to hospital in a critical condition, connected to everything possible to keep him alive.
Medics later told the officer and PCSOs that without their immediate actions, the man would not even have made it to an ambulance. By pure chance they had been on a bus behind when they were alerted, and with no kit and no time to think, they went straight to work.
Once relieved by paramedics and other officers arriving, the first officer went straight back to duty, protecting the scene and asking people to use an alternative route as the pavement had been closed. Having moments earlier been pumping a man’s chest trying to keep him alive, he then found himself dealing with the annoyance of members of the public unhappy at being told they could not walk through. It was a telling moment.
I spoke briefly with the officer afterwards. He told me he has dealt with injured people before, and has been present at scenes involving the deceased, but this was the first time he had to perform CPR himself on the street. Those who have been in that position will know exactly how something like that stays with you long after the incident is over.
For all the criticism aimed at police on social media, this is the side rarely seen — usually unreported — and forgotten with all the hate-officers going from routine patrol to life-and-death in seconds, doing everything they can to save someone they have never met, and carrying the weight of it afterwards. I do not know what the outcome will be for the patient, but one thing is certain — without that officer and those PCSOs, he would not have left that place alive.
My thoughts are not only with the patient, and I hope he makes a recovery, but also with everyone who was there, especially the first officer on scene and the PCSOs. Today they made the difference. Sadly, I have stood at too many scenes where the fight ends differently.
@CrimeLdn@obbsie@TomGaymor@Brick_Cop@metpoliceuk@MPSCroydon
Officers understand they’re going to be filmed and scrutinised as part of the job, but they don’t have to tolerate being the target of unacceptable abuse.
The man who delivered this abusive rant and uploaded it online was arrested, charged and pleaded guilty at court.
BREAKING: Former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Ian Blair has died at the age of 72, Sky News understands.
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The profession that got it badly wrong in strip-searching Child Q is the same profession that got it right in bravely apprehending the sword-wielding killer of schoolboy Daniel Anjorin. Perfection isn't the forte of policing, but it is impressive many more times than not.💙🚔
@PC_Angry Move back to ‘forces’ not ‘services’, stop picking up everyone else’s calls and only deal with policing matters and stop referring cops to the IOPC every five minutes for doing their job. But that wouldn’t suit the government and media usual anti police agenda.
@SirTomLongTweet@London_W4@BTP You could argue the same about the rail staff who are shouting back at her rather than remaining professional. Byelaws work both ways
@carl_thompson70@London_W4 The @TLRailUK and @GtNorthernRail staff at kings x & st panc just stand around in groups chatting rather than helping passengers. Shes probably trying to catch a train and they’re being their usual lazy unhelpful selves likely resulting in her missing her train
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@British_Airways@flywithfraser Don’t bother making a complaint. They take 6+ months to respond then just say “sorry that happened” absolutely pointless system and awful customer service. Airline is falling apart. You’re better off flying with a better airline who do provide customer service