StephR
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StephR
@HSE_Steph
HSE Manager UAE, IDipNEBOSH, IEnvDipNEBOSH, GradIOSH
United Arab Emirates Beigetreten Mart 2021
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Well folks there we have it; another serving MET Officer a Sgt throwing the towel in after serving just 12yrs; Brick Cop is very well known & popular poster on X & has built up over 50,000 followers; I Know who he is & I absolutely wish him well for his future life & ventures👇👏
Brick Cop©️@Brick_Cop
And just like that, 12 years, 2 medals, a whole bunch of memories and wonderful friends later; I’m done. Policing you were my childhood dream. I’m so proud to have been one of you and do my small bit. You’ll always be part of me, but time to live and move on. #ThinBlueLine 🚨
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@ThrillaRilla369 Yup. Not that I have a gun but I’ve got a heavy iron poker I wouldn’t hesitate to batter them senseless with if any burglars break into my home.
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@Perky_43 @CopMoustache Agree. And no way would I join up nowadays if I had my time over again
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@CopMoustache It's a very sorry state, so many decent and hugely respected officers have simply had enough.
What makes it unforgivable is that nobody seems to be listening.
I truly do believe for once that TJF, it will take generations to fix and that would be with huge investment.
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I’ve just sat down after being for a stroll and reread this
I’ve genuinely got a lump in my throat and my eyes are wet
What the hell have we become when outstanding cops are leaving
Brick Cop©️@Brick_Cop
And just like that, 12 years, 2 medals, a whole bunch of memories and wonderful friends later; I’m done. Policing you were my childhood dream. I’m so proud to have been one of you and do my small bit. You’ll always be part of me, but time to live and move on. #ThinBlueLine 🚨
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@Brick_Cop @ukhomeoffice Another very big loss to policing.
But I certainly don’t blame u. No way in hell if join up nowadays if I had my time over again.
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And just like that, 12 years, 2 medals, a whole bunch of memories and wonderful friends later; I’m done.
Policing you were my childhood dream.
I’m so proud to have been one of you and do my small bit.
You’ll always be part of me, but time to live and move on. #ThinBlueLine 🚨

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@alinavisooo_net Any convicted rapist should be castrated regardless of nationality or religion
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@NewswirePatriot Good lesson in self defence and exactly what my parents taught me
Bullies at school etc only ever tried it once with me and never came back for second go.
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A long and heartbreaking read.
RIP James 💙
A mother whose 21-year-old son died just three months after being diagnosed with a brain tumour has said “if love alone could have saved (him), he would have lived forever”.
Dianne Mann’s son, James Mann, a 21-year-old police officer with Hertfordshire Constabulary from Bedfordshire, returned from a holiday in Greece in June 2025 feeling “imbalanced”, but was reassured by his GP it was caused by dislodged crystals in his ear.
When his condition failed to improve, he was diagnosed with vertigo in August, and went back to his GP again the following month as his symptoms had worsened – but his doctor gave him the same vertigo diagnosis.
In October, Dianne pushed for an urgent MRI scan which, in November, left the family feeling as though their “world just collapsed” when doctors discovered a mass on James’ brain, leading to multiple surgeries, time on life support, and a diagnosis of an aggressive, stage four tumour.
Despite James briefly returning home and stabilising, the tumour rapidly regrew, and after being given only months to live, James died in January 2026, with his family now honouring his memory through fundraising for The Brain Tumour Charity.
Dianne, 53, who works in the child protection field, told PA Real Life: “If love alone could have saved James, he would have lived forever.
“It was just hell on earth for him.
“From the moment he realised the horrors of what was coming for him, he supported his brother and sister because he knew they were going to lose him.”
After James returned home from a holiday in Greece at the end of June 2025, Dianne said he complained of feeling “imbalanced” and thought his ears had not “quite cleared and settled” following the flight.
Around two days later, when the symptoms had not improved, James visited his GP who said the crystals in his ear had been dislodged and gave him exercises to do involving tilting his head.
Over the following weeks, his condition did not improve, and he began experiencing additional symptoms including dizziness and vomiting.
He returned to his GP a further four times over the next few months, and in August he was diagnosed with vertigo and signed off work.
He returned again in September, complaining of worsening symptoms, but was given the same diagnosis.
At the end of October 2025, Dianne spoke to James’ GP herself, expressing her “grave concerns” as James’ symptoms were “getting worse”.
Dianne explained: “It was an acceleration of the same symptoms – his dizziness was affected, and he was struggling to walk without touching either the walls or furniture to steady himself.
“He also had to stop driving.
“He was a busy, driven, 21-year-old who loved his work and was having the best life so he was really frustrated.
“None of us could understand how someone who was the picture of health, a qualified personal trainer, who loved his sport and was the epitome of strength, could suddenly be like this.
“It seemed a bit crazy that nothing seemed to be able to be done for something that is extraordinarily debilitating for him, out of thin air.”
Dianne pushed for James to have another appointment with his GP the following day and for him to be referred for an urgent MRI scan.
Despite it being labelled as “urgent”, Dianne was told it could take up to four weeks for him to have the scan at Bedford Hospital.
She called the hospital repeatedly over several days to check for cancellations so he could be seen sooner.
She managed to secure James an appointment on November 10 2025.
Dianne said: “This is when our world just collapsed.”
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