Metropolitan Police officers using a wheelie bin to tackle a machete wielding subject in 2011.

It’s 2024 and we haven’t come very far in relation to #PoliceOfficerSafety .

Shameful. Absolutely shameful.

If the NPCC/CoP won’t commit to exploring options to uplift/overhaul lethal contingency for response officers, they should at least look into distance control weapons.

AEP or similar comes to mind initially…

#PoliceOfficerSafety #PublicSafety

Awful developments.

Just 14 years old. Tragic. RIP.

news.sky.com/story/hainault…

I wrote this over 5 years ago… tell me how much has changed to protect UK police officers.

‘Cannon Fodder…’

foxtrotcop.wordpress.com/2017/06/08/38/

The only country in the world to send police officers armed with a tin of pepper spray, a baton, a Taser if they’re lucky and advice on how to ‘stay safe’…

Negligent. Utterly negligent.

Wishing all a speedy recovery.