Rise in violence towards UK police

[Fame Monster]

I didn't want to post it in the other thread/forum because it will invariably end up in a political debate and the thread's already been cleaned up but today's incident isn't an isolated event.

Over the past year, there's been an 18% rise in assaults against police, and it's even higher if you go back a few years earlier although there are methodological limitations to making such a comparison. https://fullfact.org/crime/assaults-on-police-officers/

The Met police have also stated there's been an incredible 38% rise in assaults since May ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53812587 ) so there is clearly a societal issue where people think it's becoming more acceptable to attack the police.

What's the solution? Arming them? More/less police officers? Defund them? More support from politicians?

Edit: Probably ambiguous to describe it as police violence in thread title, assaults on police would be a better way of describing it if any mod can be bothered changing the title

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

give them more protection and rights to do their jobs against the wolves.

 

[bluethrunthru]

give them more protection and rights to do their jobs against the wolves.

I think I'd include all Black Country based football clubs tbh

 

[bluethrunthru]

I didn't want to post it in the other thread/forum because it will invariably end up in a political debate and the thread's already been cleaned up but today's incident isn't an isolated event.

Over the past year, there's been an 18% rise in assaults against police, and it's even higher if you go back a few years earlier although there are methodological limitations to making such a comparison. https://fullfact.org/crime/assaults-on-police-officers/

The Met police have also stated there's been an incredible 38% rise in assaults since May ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-53812587 ) so there is clearly a societal issue where people think it's becoming more acceptable to attack the police.

What's the solution? Arming them? More/less police officers? Defund them? More support from politicians?

Edit: Probably ambiguous to describe it as police violence in thread title, assaults on police would be a better way of describing it if any mod can be bothered changing the title

Everytime this crops up you find that most Police are against being routinely armed. Many would quit the job were it made mandatory

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Everytime this crops up you find that most Police are against being routinely armed. Many would quit the job were it made mandatory

I hope it's not the answer. Routinely arming the police doesn't feel like a win. It just feels like a submission ans acceptance of a change for the worse in society.

 

[bert38]

we need the media and people in the public eye to stop demonising police.

we need proper investment after over a decade of huge cuts in budgets, pay and conditions.

we need every frontline officer to be equipped with a taser.

we need politicians to stop using stop and search as a political football and to support it-because that it one of the best ways for police to tackle the huge problem with weapons in particular knives being carried in public.

 

[BobKowalski]

we need the media and people in the public eye to stop demonising police.

we need proper investment after over a decade of huge cuts in budgets, pay and conditions.

we need every frontline officer to be equipped with a taser.

we need politicians to stop using stop and search as a political football and to support it-because that it one of the best ways for police to tackle the huge problem with weapons in particular knives being carried in public.

Police have to be accountable, and they get lots of nice friendly press through endless cop shows on TV be they fictional or factual.

Yes.

No.

No.

 

[Fred_Quimby]

We need a sea change in public opinion. Squadies used to have a bad name until Help for Heroes came along. Need a more positive public image. Bit like ‘Thank you for your service’. Mind you, they are not the only ones being given a hard time. All the emergency services are being given the assault treatment.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

give them more protection and rights to do their jobs against the wolves.

Why just Wolves? What about West Brom or the Villa?

 

[Ancient Citizen]

This country is now virtually the only one in the world without armed police, and it's far from being violence free. I loved the fact we haven't needed them, but when you see tolerant, liberal countries' police all armed, and have been for decades, never giving them up, it does seem anachronistic these days.