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MET gonna MET
Recent events have reminded me of the time I was at my aunts NYE party in Basildon, Essex and her new husband (retired MET) invited some of his police pals. Two of the coppers (one of which was a Black officer who they referred to by a nickname directly related to his race) arrived just before midnight saying they'd done 120mph with their lights on down the a127 to get there on time, they drank 3 beers a piece in about an hour then drove back up the a127 to go back on duty in central london, not one of the police people there made any kind of effort to hide how ok they all were with it from the very mixed company they were in.
HatBeard-
Basildon police station used to have a bar on the top floor, heavily subsidised. My mates cousin was plod and we used to go there boozing together.
Eventually they had to close it because after shift they used to get pissed up and drive home.Edit: they being police officers, not just my mate and his family.
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My dad ran D&C (the police of the police) for a number of years and made the "mistake" of being scrupulously honest in applying the word of the law even when senior officers were involved. Definitely limited his career but his general belief was "police are people, people are flawed, we need to hold each other to account". Unfortunately, loyalty to the job has, in places, surpassed the belief that they serve the public.
DethBeard
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MET gonna MET