Senior MET officer leads by example ...........

PPE, Personal protective equipment.

Career copper. That's where the money goes.

Big salary, big pension, early retirement, knighthood.
Keeps his nose clean and never sticks his neck out under any circumstances.

Paid to drink tea.

Neither said they would have done anything different but I think most people would expect their bosses to react in some fashion in dangerous circumstances.

Escapee - I spent a fair percentage of my working life staring down a gun barrel (literally!) so your assumption is incorrect , although it was part of everyday life in my chosen occupation so I didn't really have a 'choice' .
But with regard to this individual surely 'protection of a fellow copper' is part of his job description . He may not have saved the life of PC Palmer , but surely to do nothing was the act of a coward . Fortunately Masood was shot dead moments later but what if he'd gone on to kill or injure further members of the public that Mackey is supposed to protect ? Casualties that he could have and should have prevented even if it meant putting himself in danger . You never hear a firefighter shrug his shoulders as he looks at a blazing building and claim that there is no point going in cos there isn't much chance of saving the occupants . No , this sniveling piece of dirt preferred to lock the doors , drive off and "co-ordinate the response" from a safe distance .

Depends how you define 'service' !

His statement ................
Can't believe a word , the only thing they know how to do is lie

There are plenty of examples of ordinary members of the public standing up to armed terrorists in London . Notably an unarmed man in the doorway of a restaurant at London Bridge .
Why is it down to the ordinary British public to set an example to the so-called law enforcement officers ?

John Smeaton a true hero. Got stuck in, no hesitation. If you hesitate, you are beat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ngh-Cxrd_U

trilby22 • October 9, 2018 12:59 AM BST
Why did he not simply run the coont over with his car?

Now where have we heard that before ?

I have no idea Rey but it's the first thing that popped into my head when I heard the story last night.

We need to know the full story and circumstances but I like to think that is exactly what I would have done.  There may well have been barriers in the way but surely he could at least have created some distraction?

One of his own men - as well as the public - was being attacked and he decided to watch / drive away?  No way!

"There are plenty of examples of ordinary members of the public standing up to armed terrorists in London."

Not just British guys either, one of the guys killed by those knife attackers was a Spanish guy who got stuck in to save a woman being attacked, hitting him with a skateboard.

Nowadays they are politicised. Not investgating real crimes, chasing low hanging fruit to hit decent people to meet performance figures, chasing people for made up "hate crimes", or because they cracked a bad joke or said something that offends a pathetic snowflake on Twitter. Turning victims into criminals and letting real criminals off. There was that rubbish the other day about removing any tolerance for breaking the speed limit for example, which sounds like another performance target booster and money making scheme. It's like they are trying to make us lose faith in them.

Has anyone seen / heard anything about this on the Beeb yet?

There's nothing on their website's front page and I didn't hear anything about it on Today - though I didn't hear all of it.

LBC ran with it all night, from at least 7pm till that Nolan bloke

plod too busy behind the computer looking for any one being offensive - and listing crimes they can't be bothered to come out to

you couldn't make it up

but they have plenty of 'ENGAGEMENT'  officers - do you know what these are by the way?

I love this bit

"Our Constabulary digital presence has seen huge growth over recent years, so we need to be alive to the fact that many members of the public prefer to engage with us using social media rather than the more traditional methods.

"So, while the traditional methods will still be used, it is hoped that by giving the Community Engagement Officers access to social media platforms this will help enrich relationships with local residents.”

good excuse to remain behind a computer on a rainy day in Landan

They had better be, or I will be on them like a ton of bricks. They could send a nice young officer or two round to my place for afternoon 'tea'   nudge nudge!

The beauty of these special interest groups and their organisations is you are virtually untouchable as the authorities ared are so scared of causing a fence. The politicians all want their votes.

I wouldn't mind if they touched me sometimes though ho ho

I can smell money and prophet here!!

As long as the police continue to employ people because of there, race, religion, gender, politics, and handwringing left wing outlook, it'll get worse..The days employing 6 feet plus intimidating looking blokes who use decency and common sense as coppers have a gone..
But it'll only go so far, soon , the hardworking law abiding man on the street will have had enough, they will take the law into there own hands and win the fight that the cowards in uniform have lost...
Where i live, Theres more chance of seeing a UFO land than a copper on the beat..

Should have got out of his car and got the wheel brace out the boot and battered the c**t,**** g coward.

lovegod • October 9, 2018 3:34 PM BST
Are these 'engagement' officers arranging partnerships for the LGBTQ community?

Oh the irony

Bit like the armed guard outside the Florida school shooting who didn't go in, but unless your there I suppose. I like many on here would hope to show some courage. For me the shame of doing nothing would be unbearable.