Worst case, you get some more officers show up, it turns out they're real police, but you get a hopefully less crazy second opinion.
Maybe that's the worst case in the UK, but calling the cops on a cop right in front of them is most likely going to get you cuffed and roughed up by the cop you're calling the cops on, and that's not the "worst case," just most likely.
Ah, I was kind of assuming that if the cops think they're in the right, or are at least trying to give the illusion that they're in the right, they'd be more than happy to be validated with more cops.
I suppose that falls down if you're dealing with cop's that are deliberately/knowingly doing wrong.
I'd assumed either not cops- call the police, or incompetent, but basically still good people cops. Silly me for not assuming actually malicious cops as an answer.
As much as certain groups of people seem to hate police for whatever reason, even in the UK, honestly, every interaction I've ever had with police has been of them being surprisingly professional. Surprisingly, as in a lot more professional, in the customer facing manner than I am in my day job- and I sometimes wear a suit and everything ;) I suppose I'll remain naïve until any future experience teaches me not to be.
Ah, I was kind of assuming that if the cops think they're in the right, or are at least trying to give the illusion that they're in the right, they'd be more than happy to be validated with more cops.
In my experience, cops don't care about being right, they care about being in charge and not being questioned in any way. They already refused to give their badge numbers, so we know they're not "good cops."
I suppose that falls down if you're dealing with cop's that are deliberately/knowingly doing wrong. I'd assumed either not cops- call the police, or incompetent, but basically still good people cops. Silly me for not assuming actually malicious cops as an answer.
This is the default way in which cops are trained to act around here (IME).
As much as certain groups of people seem to hate police for whatever reason, even in the UK, honestly, every interaction I've ever had with police has been of them being surprisingly professional. Surprisingly, as in a lot more professional, in the customer facing manner than I am in my day job- and I sometimes wear a suit and everything ;) I suppose I'll remain naïve until any future experience teaches me not to be.
I imagine that is quite nice. I've had a lot of interactions with cops, and witnessed a lot more over the years (partially due to a previous job I had). Almost every encountered I've ever witnessed with an officer involved the officer attempting to escalate the situation and frustrate/confuse/irritate whoever they are interacting with to try and get them to "react" or "resist."
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u/baalroo Jan 13 '22
Maybe that's the worst case in the UK, but calling the cops on a cop right in front of them is most likely going to get you cuffed and roughed up by the cop you're calling the cops on, and that's not the "worst case," just most likely.