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The Met are having pursuits in public order carriers meanwhile in Scotland we can’t pursue full stop essentially…

@RogerthePolice @ExInspectorBDS @BettyBoochichi2 Arrested him? For what?

@ExInspectorBDS @BettyBoochichi2 I would have arrested him, but not restrained him, so there was a risk of positional asphyxia.

A senior coroner is calling for Bedfordshire Police to make significant changes after a man died while being restrained by both officers and ambulance staff. Emma Whitting – senior coroner for Bedfordshire and Luton – has slapped a Prevention of Future Deaths report on the force, following the case and has written to the chief constable. Andrew McCleary died on May 30, 2021, after Bedford Hospital diagnosed severe global hypoxic injury. His official cause of death was the use of cocaine and the physical and psychological effect of restraint. But the events which led to his death occurred the day before. He had taken cocaine and dialled 999 for an ambulance as he was experiencing heart palpitations. The police were called by ambulance staff and the incident was filmed on the officer’s body-worn video equipment. Andrew, aged 38, made it clear he no longer wanted to go to hospital. And after police and ambulance staff spent 40 minutes trying to persuade him to go voluntarily to check his heart, officers decided to restrain Andrew to get him to hospital – relying on the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005. He was put in a spit-hood and leg-restraints at his flat in St Andrew’s Road, Bedford. However, last year, the inquest jury found the criteria for using force under the MCA 2005 were not met, nor could the witnesses at the inquest show they had applied the criteria correctly or at all and a verdict of unlawful killing was recorded. In light of this, Ms Whitting has written to the chief constable, saying: “The police officers and ambulance staff members in attendance failed to take reasonable steps to establish that Andrew was lacking in capacity as defined in the MCA 2005. “There was no clear collaborative plan identified or clear communication on how to do this safely. When Andrew was restrained by both police officers and ambulance staff, there was a complete failure to monitor his physical and psychological wellbeing. When Andrew stated he could not breathe, this was dismissed and there was a failure to reassess the actions being taken.” “There was no multi-agency risk assessment prior to the use of restraint.” And she added: "During the course of the investigation my inquiries revealed matters giving rise to concern. In my opinion there is a risk that future deaths could occur unless action is taken.” She also slammed the “evident lack of knowledge” on the part of the attending officers with reference to the MCA 2005 and the “lack of concern for Andrew”. Ms Whitting was also gravely concerned in view of a previous regulation report following an inquest into the death of Leon Briggs. He died in 2013 after being detained at Luton police station under the Mental Health Act – after first being held face down in the street. The police must respond to the coroner’s report by January 20, 2026, and outline what action they have or propose to take. A Bedfordshire Police spokesman said: “We have received the report however we won’t be providing comment until we have responded to the coroner which will be in January. The force has 56 days to respond, and we will provide a comment after that.” Link to the full report: judiciary.uk/prevention-of-… Link to the article: bedfordtoday.co.uk/health/coroner…

The custody situation right now is a complete and utter shambles

@ThistlePc @ScotsPolFed Welfare tree

@ScotsPolFed Anything being done?

The number of days taken off by Police Scotland officers suffering mental ill health rose from 44,157 in 2020/21 to 79,472 last year. Civilian staff also reported more than 28,000 days lost in 2024/25, up a fifth on 2020/21. 1919magazine.co.uk/september2025/…

@silver28724 @InspGadgetBlogs 25 or above in Scotland.

Ministers are expected to reduce the drink-drive limit in England and Wales from 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100ml of breath to just 22 micrograms - the same as the current level in Scotland. thesun.co.uk/motors/3623291…

.@ParaBrian1 this means war

@ScotsPolFed ACC Bond has said in a press conference this afternoon the issues have been resolved… have they? Fed communication is still so incredibly poor year after year.

"There are breaches taking place within those workforce agreements which we are really deeply concerned about. We are now having to seek whether or not we are going to have to take action against the service because of it." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@PapaCharlieB @west_response Section 38 Criminal Justice Licensing Scotland Act 2010

@west_response Genuine question - what offence would they be locked up for in Scotland?

@ThistlePc @ScotsPolFed Whilst I’m not defending the system and I agree with you, it’s not the police as these are the Lord Advocate’s guidelines in respect of custodies

@ScotsPolFed Any idea what percentage of Police assaults result in custody cases? Assault a cop and you’re usually home before they are!

How increasing violence towards officers, plummeting morale and mounting workloads lead to stress and other mental health problems in our members: dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-… #PoliceWellbeing

My current SCoPE notifications suggest otherwise.

What is the satisfaction rate of officers knocking their pan in on a daily basis on a response shift making the broken system work?

@jorisbohnson @PC_Angry 2. Drawing batons in this type of scenario does more bad than good. Being crowded they’re unlikely able to effectively deploy batons - swing them. There’s also a likely chance the crowd then tries to grab said baton and if successful, that makes a bad situ worse.

@PC_Angry The real issues here are 1. Why were these officers not ‘kitted up’; they’ve been left vulnerable to assault by their bosses. 2. Why did they not draw their batons to maintain a safety gap and keep order? Weakness invites confidence.

Shock horror! We can and do punch people provided it is proportionate, legal, accountable and necessary. Still at least we arent using sledgehammers to attack people… couldnt think who has done that 😏

@Fostercop @ScotsPolFed Mental times. I have more service than my entire shift combined. When I joined if you had less than 10 you were still the ‘boy’

@ScotsPolFed Theres no experience on the shifts 74% of mine have less than 3 years service so they're really thrown in at the deep end with no experience officers to learn from or go to

David Kennedy, the SPF general secretary, said: “When officers with fewer than five years’ service are leaving in such numbers, it is not just a workforce issue – it is a crisis of confidence in the system." telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/05/2…

@ScotsEVP @oldmantom56 @PoliceScotland This is the worst response motor I’ve ever driven. It does 0-60 in about 3 days and turning a corner above 12mph feels like you’re trying to turn a boat 😂

@oldmantom56 @PoliceScotland This is actually a “response car”, there’s a fair few across the country in such “role”. From what I’ve heard they’re somewhat unreliable, as are a lot of the rangers. Engine issues surrounding the whole wet belt system

@PoliceScotland can we find somewhere in the budget to have these in response? 👀

@KevinFu27114305 @MissGolfAlpha @PoliceScotland This is not just a G division problem. This is at an organisational level. Your division is the minority evidently

@MissGolfAlpha @PoliceScotland This is obviously a G divisional problem and not par for the course, I certainly know where I work everyone treats each other with professional respect and are generally friendly with each other

Response. The ones in @PoliceScotland who shoulder the blame & responsibility for everything no one else wants or can be bothered with. Who the PF, DO, PCSO, CID, Office workers, SMT, and most others speak to like you’re a piece of shit. Most important job but least respected ☹️

There, fixed it!

@MissGolfAlpha @ScotsPolFed Agree with your sentiment but a RPW for certain drugs e.g. cannabis possession is more appropriate than sending them to court. Not in the public interest

@ScotsPolFed Minimal proactive policing + minimal sentencing at court + RPWs on the street = lawlessness across Scotland

Rise in drug dealing in Scotland’s remote towns. A government report highlights how drugs are becoming increasingly prevalent in rural communities 1919magazine.co.uk/april2025/drug…

This is brilliant

@WestwoodJames @ScotsPolFed Are you saying this incident doesn’t warrant further investigation into the decisions made and the rationale from the TFC?

@ScotsPolFed Typical uninformed response from someone that clearly doesn’t have a scooby what he is talking about. How about educating yourself and going on the TFC course and seeing what is involved in the decision making process or are you just looking to throw other officers under the bus?

General Secretary David Kennedy: "Anything with a firearm or anything with a bladed weapon or a weapon that can cause death or serious harm to somebody should be a firearms officer that's attending to deal with it." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

@frontlineserge1 @McPlod Agree re not knowing full circumstances, but BWV nor Taser are not going to help the cops in this video. Yes Taser a bonus, but it’s not foolproof

@McPlod Again….not knowing full circumstances, were any officers at scene in possession of taser let alone was it deployed. BWV and Taser to all frontline needs implemented asap, no more excuses.

Actively chasing Officers around Police Cars, stabs a dog, gets run over and still gets up to chase Officers. Firerarm’s not sent to the call. When will this change!?