Police stops on Essex Rd

there was a story in the metro up here in manchester about a community support officer who was in a park and there was a small child swimming in a lake, they shouted at them to get out, the child began to go under the surface drowning, the CSO called the police and an ambulance but stood watching the child drowning, I can't remember the reasons for this it was either the cso couldn't swim or he wasn't allowed to get in and help. Either way they are a waste of fucking space. Oh yeh and the child died by the way.

also my mother told me this story so i can tel you that the basic premise will be true but the rest may be complete bullshit. I like to believe it though.

I read about that, something to do with not having the training / insurance but if he was off duty would he have stood by and watched?