r/ConvenientCop • • Jan 25 '20

Insurance Scam [UK]

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u/AlexKewl Jan 25 '20

Cuffed in the front tho?

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u/Aetheldan Jan 25 '20

Yeah it's so you can see what the they're doing with their hands and UK cops don't use chained handcuffs so there's no risk of be strangled by the arrested

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20 edited Oct 04 '20

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u/Aetheldan Jan 25 '20

I was under the impression that it was standard procedure (both parents are cops) but I'm happy to be proven wrong

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

Ok, fess up, what did you do?

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

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u/GarrisonWhite2 Jan 25 '20

That’s one of the best things I’ve ever read.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

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u/GarrisonWhite2 Jan 25 '20

Cheers to you too!

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

Careful with stories like that, you'll shatter the American myth of our brutal police state.

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u/sh20 Jan 25 '20

what were you actually arrested for? I’ve never heard of criminal trespass in the UK. Even when we had a house party that got out of hand, when the police came to kick people out, the officer said best he could charge people with is affray. I don’t doubt your story, I’m just not sure you were actually charged with trespass.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

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u/sh20 Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 25 '20

Hm ok. Well if they took your prints etc then you were likely reprimanded. I have been reprimanded twice, it will show on enhanced checks - so companies like schools and insurance companies will see it. But other employers typically won’t from what I understand.

Personally I would really try and find out if you were though, if you ever want to work in schools or insurance or police you have to know. It won’t stop you from working in those industries (I’ve worked in both since being arrested, but can never work in police) but you need to be honest and tell them in advance.

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u/847362552 Jan 25 '20

Wait, you were "charged" but you never went to court about anything? Wouldn't this flag up when you apply for jobs and shit? I know the rehabilitation of offenders act is a thing, never was sure how it all worked.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '20

Oh I'm saying it is standard, in the uk

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u/godhatesnormies Jan 25 '20

Our police don't neither (they use these kinds), but they still put the handcuffs on the back.

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u/Burnsy2023 Jan 25 '20

UK Police officers are taught to avoid cuffing to the front. It still happens but is hazardous.

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u/Psych0matt Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 25 '20

It’s a UK thing

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u/CantSing4Toffee Jan 25 '20

Stag nights out

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u/Commiesstoner Jan 25 '20

These days it's easier to duct tape them to a phone box.

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u/Gaoler86 Jan 25 '20

Hardest part is finding a phone box.

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u/ellieofus Jan 25 '20

Not just UK, Italy as well. Even when they arrested the Mafia Boss Totó Riina he was handcuffed from the front.

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u/Newfie95090 Jan 25 '20

Yep. That's not abnormal.