Matt

This is beyond sad. 😔 Years of service and experience leaving for a better quality of life, better pay on the other side of the world…👀 Australia are proactively recruiting British and Irish Police Officers and nothing has been done about it whatsoever. 🤦🏼‍♂️ #ThinBlueLine 🚨

Cop Sunil Parmer ‘took a hammer to three ANPR cameras’ courtnewsuk.co.uk/cop-took-a-ham…

Teenager Rakeem Thomas cleared of train sword attack on Kyran O’Shea-Deriggs by a jury who accepted he acted in self defence courtnewsuk.co.uk/teenager-rakee…

No contrition shown or public apology from @policeconduct for yet another failed directed gross misconduct hearing. Reform needs to be forthcoming, so when @policeconduct vexatiously pursue officers - against the advice of the host force - by directing a hearing, costs should be able to be awarded against them when the case is found unproven. Time and time again they arrogantly go against the advice of the host force, and time and time again officers are subsequently cleared of any wrongdoing - but not before their lives are turned upside down and their careers stalled for years whilst we await the circus to get its act together.

The irony of posting a piece about de-escalating an incident involving a knife the day after another colleague has been stabbed in the line of duty is maddening. 🤦🏼‍♂️ How about talking about #Taser⚡️training for everyone who wants it? 👀 Honestly read the room. #ThinBlueLine 🤷🏼‍♂️🚨

Any police strategy that does not address disorder and serious crime is doomed to failure. To clean up our streets and restore trust in policing in the UK and US, we need not look further than the past.  My thoughts with Scott Glick in the @Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/09/1…