UK Cops

[k9krap]

This is a new show on BBCA.  It’s interesting.  They do a tongue-scrape to test for cocaine or “cannabis”.  Also, it’s funny to see Karens and whatever-a-male-asshole is called doing their annoying with a British accent.  

[Dave's Not Here Man]

I tested positive for red meat and tequila.

[minx]

Not Yungling?

[Dave's Not Here Man]

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[k9krap]

Sorry, it’s called UK PD. The traffic cops there aren’t armed so they have armed ones on call. They do have tasers and other non-lethal weapons. They call the armed cops “gun cars”.

[k9krap]

It’s so fucking funny to see someone acting like a total cunt with a British accent. 🤣🤣 Plus this guy actually tried to assault one of the arresting officers. He was 3 times over the legal limit and was char with “drinking driving”. They took him to an “intoxiliser room” to get the numbers for court use. But he was an asshole from the start. Cop took his phone on scene and he kept asking for it back to call his girlfriend. This persisted even after they got to the police station. He wanted to call his girlfriend. They told him he could call his parents or family member but not his GF. Then he wanted to leave. They couldn’t let him go until he sobered up (30 or less in the UK. He blew a 98 and a 93). He said he would walk but they wouldn’t let him go. What a cunt.

[k9krap]

🤣🤣🤣 I watched a segment this morning where both occupants of a vehicle were very drunk and very very argumentative and asshole-y. It was funny to watch. They each refused to get in the cop vehicle. Both women, one managed to slip her handcuffs (they always cuff in front) and started swinging the cuff, still connected to one wrist, at the cops. None of the responding cops were armed with tasers or guns (there are special vehicles that have those in Britain) so they ended up using mace. It didn’t stop her screaming and yelling though. Their names had to be Karen. 🤣🤣🤣🤣. It’s a hoot to hear all this with a British accent.  And the cops seem so polite, but they do have a tendency to run up on a vehicle screaming, “get down out and down on the floor!”  

[k9krap]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Cop was putting guy in paddy wagon, he goes to search him and the guy struggles. Cop says, “wait, what’s this?” Arrestee says, “it’s smack. It’s’ heroin!” (He’s screaming now.)  “Im a dealer!!” Cop says, “ok”. 🤣🤣🤣

[k9krap]

Drunk, arrested for DUI, “you’re ugly, you bastard! You’re all ugly!”

Then, “you’re a racist!” (Both the driver and the cops were white.)

🤣🤣🤣

[k9krap]

Damn. This show wasn’t on this morning! I hope they didn’t cancel it. I looked forward to it.

[minx]

Confess - you watch for the accents

[k9krap]

I have to turn up the tv extremely loud to understand what they’re saying sometimes. I love their police dogs. A lot of the drug (they say that word so funny! They pucker their lips or something so it comes out almost guttural.) dogs are little scruffies or mutts. I love that! I worked with a USDA rep for a little while. She was looking for dogs to train for airport customs searches. I was able to find a young black lab mix female that she took but the lab mix flunked out. She still worked but not at airports. I was so impressed that they were using shelter dogs.

One of the last show I watched last week they were chasing a car full of suspected armed murderers. Most of the officers are not armed. They have special, two-officer “armed cars”. Some carry tasers and others only have “gas” as a weapon. I’m not sure what the “gas” is, but it’s a delayed reaction - spray the guy, he runs off, then suddenly just drops to the ground. Back to the armed criminals- they ended up bailing out of the vehicle and scattered. None of the cops chasing them had guns. How scary is that?

[minx]

I'd say
1) UK Cops have better training
2) Guns aren't all over hell and back like they are here

[k9krap]

Another thing they do, with car chases, is they perform a “box-in” on the offending car rather than the PIT maneuver they use here. It entails 3 or 4 cars pinning the offending vehicle. An unmarked vehicle tails it until he has enough support. A marked vehicle stays behind on busy highways, like the M1, to slow down trailing traffic to avoid collisions or other dangers to the public. The unmarked gets in front of the offender, slowing them, while the others surround the offender so they cannot pass. It’s pretty cool to watch and much safer than the PIT. And it’s fun to hear them say, “Box on! Box on! Box on!”

[k9krap]

I just googled UK PD and something called the futon critic says it’s on hiatus, fate TBD. Hopefully, they’ll renew the season. I’m watching reruns now.