Hey Island Girl. I was a police officer, I’m now retired. I had a situation once in a seaside town I worked when a gang of yobbos who were staying in the town were trying to smash a toy shop window. I called for help but help was about 20 mins away. I suddenly saw them walking towards me with a plank of wood. I won’t lie I was terrified as I was on my own. I was outside a pub where a lot of the local criminals hung out. They could see what was happening through the window. The next thing I know they all ran out of the pub (now I was really scared bear in mind im not armed). Then they all stood between me and the plank guys and shouted “she may be a F**king copper buts she’s our f**king copper, hurt her and you get worse from us that she can ever do to you”. That’s what happens when you treat people with respect. We were taught to de-escalate. I always tried to treat people how I would like to be treated myself. In the U.K. it’s a police service. In the US it’s a police force. I loved my job. It wasn’t easy but if I had my time over again I’d do it in a heartbeat.
Hi IG, in the 80s I was put in "hospital" in Sheffield because I wasn't in a good place mentally, I would escape but go back after a few days, I used to go to the police in sheffield and they would take me back to the hospital, eventually I was allowed home (I live about 20 miles from Sheffield). I have since found out that I have PTSD and that was the reason I was in hospital, but they didn't know that was the problem, the police mostly are alright, but some abuse the position, I met a few of those around that time. Thankfully things are much better now, but difficulties never appear to be far away, though thankfully not to the degree of back then. I've never been addicted to anything because I've never been that desperate I guess, I'm not saying that it's a choice, it just never seemed like a path to take for me. Yes I do have a similar accent to those people in the video, but not quite so broad, this is a beauty of the UK, the accent changes very slightly every few miles, I'm pleased that you got to see something of where I live, but for a better idea take a look at North Yorkshire and in particular York the county capital, a stunningly beautiful place, you will love it. Take care :)
If you can't understand the accent put the auto subtitles on it may translate the South Yorkshire accent . I'm from a town 30 miles from here and cant always tell every word they say
I'm in the UK and some years ago I had a knock at my front door about 8.30 on a Sunday morning so I sleepily answered the door and found two police officers stood outside my flat 👀 They asked (politely) if they could come in and search my flat for stolen goods and when I asked if they had a warrant they said no, but if I wanted then I could spend the rest of the day in the cells while they applied for one, so i let them in. They were very careful not to step on things or break anything, and they completely ignored my weed, then (after finding NO stolen goods) they apoligised whole-heartedly and left me to it. Probably not the right way to go about things but much less of a pain in the arse for everyone in the long run 👍
Every city, or town has areas where people like those shown exist. I would hope that the police in those areas deal with the non-violent in a similar way. There are always going to be the violent offenders and they need to be dealt with in a firmer way. I'm sure if you look into American, (or French or German or other European cities) they have their problem areas too with people in bad situations, Sheffield and other UK places are not unique but Sheffield has improved as they said at the beginning and are doing something to help as they can and have made the program showing the situation and what and how they are trying to deal with it.
The prostitute thing was more on West Street before the SuperTram, it went further out of the city closer to Meadowhall. There was a diss you could say to someone about their mum in school, " your mum goes down West Street" in the '90s and such.
I do like the idea that the curb crawlers can get done as a traffic offence so would get points on their licence or their licence removed. That would hit them hard. Plus try explaining that one to a wife or girlfriend as to how you got points so your car insurance has goone up.
I would like to point out those 2 policeman talking to those homeless people did not have a firearm. Those homeless possibly did have knives on them. No USA cop would dream of doing that. UK police will be hard and aggressive when its needed before a arrest. Most of the time it isn't needed. Yes we have bad police but not like the USA. I find local sheriffs are easier to deal with in the USA. I had contact with cops and sheriffs in Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia.
@theotherside8258 Yes but we do still have guns on our streets. And being stabbed in the arm or leg with a used needle isn't going to be stopped by a vest and yes this has happened. Also being clubbed over the head isn't unheard of for our police. Again a stab vest wouldn't stop that. A US cop would not of gone into that situation with only 2 officers nor would they go into that building without weapons being drawn.
Don't feel bad for not understanding, most of Britain can't understand what our neighbours neighbour is saying. The accents change so much it's impossible to know them all.
Prostitution isn't actually illegal in the UK, not in england anyway, they even pay taxes, however pimping is illegal, as is solicitation, curb crawling, brothels, advertising services, and causing or inciting prostitution, it's the laws around it that usually get them fined, most commonly soliciting (trying to get clients off the streets and public places) and under the antisocial behaviour acts
As much as the police are not liked, they are respected still (and vise versa). Basically a fair cop that you have been caught thing. For me it was for green/bud/skunk and such.
Sheffield is a city in the North. Every town and city in the UK has a drug and crime problem. We do have more agencies that help deal with drugs, homelessness and prostitution, some are government run, most are charitable agencies. With our welfare system there is a safety net most of these people would be getting government benefit money, but addicts need more money than that to feed their habits.
You notice the prostitutes would get punished with a fine, how do you think they're going to make that money, and the predators get off basically scot free with no consequences. Personally I think it should be the other way around!
I don't think you were paying attention - the 'predators' were facing motoring offences that could involve fines and/or points on licence (which could end up costing more).
@keithparker5125 we're you paying attention, they said they have means to have people disqualified from driving. You defending kerb crawlers preying on desperate addicts for cheap sex, have you been done for it i wonder because points and fines weren't mentioned.
Hi Island girl yes i think the man was her pimp as you did i like your reactions . I wondered if you ever heard of the Yorkshire ripper he was active with killing Prostitutes in SHEFFILD LEEDS BRADFORD AND OTHER CITYS IN THE 7Os and 80s he killed around 12 or 13 women and a young girl who was not a Prostitute he was caught in the in the end His name was Peter Sutcliffe I Wont spoil it for you if interested pop it in your search bar all the best to you with your Great Channel bye now
You see how the Homeless people are living in Sheffield, it’s like that up and down the U.K. There are small boats coming from France (which is about 22 miles from the English coast), which are full of Illegal migrants from Bosnia, Afghanistan, Romania and some African countries, make their way to France and these Illegal migrants have paid people smugglers thousands of pounds to get them on small boats to illegally enter the U.K., and when they do they are not jailed or sent back to France, are Government think is a good idea to put these illegal migrants up in Hotels and Bed and Breakfast accommodation, at the British Taxpayers expense, and as you can probably guess that we the British people are not happy about it. The Government refuses to help their own people. There are a lot of illegal migrants in the U.K. and the authorities have lot track of them.
It's not the police who give the fine though, it's the court. The police do what they can but ultimately if the courts don't back them up then there's not much they can do
No point fining them more money they don't have either. It would be better to give them community service sentences to be completed at night which would mean they can't do their night work.
Hey Island Girl. I was a police officer, I’m now retired. I had a situation once in a seaside town I worked when a gang of yobbos who were staying in the town were trying to smash a toy shop window. I called for help but help was about 20 mins away. I suddenly saw them walking towards me with a plank of wood. I won’t lie I was terrified as I was on my own. I was outside a pub where a lot of the local criminals hung out. They could see what was happening through the window. The next thing I know they all ran out of the pub (now I was really scared bear in mind im not armed). Then they all stood between me and the plank guys and shouted “she may be a F**king copper buts she’s our f**king copper, hurt her and you get worse from us that she can ever do to you”.
That’s what happens when you treat people with respect.
We were taught to de-escalate. I always tried to treat people how I would like to be treated myself.
In the U.K. it’s a police service. In the US it’s a police force.
I loved my job. It wasn’t easy but if I had my time over again I’d do it in a heartbeat.
Well said love, you know the rules, glad the lads had your back, we all know game and their are rules,
British police have this idea that's considered absurdly weird in the US - they treat people like......PEOPLE
You live in cloud cuckoo land as paramilitary plod is not fit for purpose in any way shape or form. The crime stats prove that .
Hit the LIKE button everyone, this lady is awesome 👍🏼🥰🇬🇧
22 years ago, how time flies, I remember watching this when it first aired.
As a Sheffield lad, we will look after each other. Aslong you haven't hurt anyone.
Thanks for this. That was a great reaction to a good wee film. kindness is free and everyone needs to be treated with kindness.
Hi IG, in the 80s I was put in "hospital" in Sheffield because I wasn't in a good place mentally, I would escape but go back after a few days, I used to go to the police in sheffield and they would take me back to the hospital, eventually I was allowed home (I live about 20 miles from Sheffield). I have since found out that I have PTSD and that was the reason I was in hospital, but they didn't know that was the problem, the police mostly are alright, but some abuse the position, I met a few of those around that time. Thankfully things are much better now, but difficulties never appear to be far away, though thankfully not to the degree of back then. I've never been addicted to anything because I've never been that desperate I guess, I'm not saying that it's a choice, it just never seemed like a path to take for me. Yes I do have a similar accent to those people in the video, but not quite so broad, this is a beauty of the UK, the accent changes very slightly every few miles, I'm pleased that you got to see something of where I live, but for a better idea take a look at North Yorkshire and in particular York the county capital, a stunningly beautiful place, you will love it. Take care :)
you treat people with respect and as human beings. you'll be treated the same way simple 👍🇬🇧
If you can't understand the accent put the auto subtitles on it may translate the South Yorkshire accent . I'm from a town 30 miles from here and cant always tell every word they say
I'm in the UK and some years ago I had a knock at my front door about 8.30 on a Sunday morning so I sleepily answered the door and found two police officers stood outside my flat 👀
They asked (politely) if they could come in and search my flat for stolen goods and when I asked if they had a warrant they said no, but if I wanted then I could spend the rest of the day in the cells while they applied for one, so i let them in. They were very careful not to step on things or break anything, and they completely ignored my weed, then (after finding NO stolen goods) they apoligised whole-heartedly and left me to it. Probably not the right way to go about things but much less of a pain in the arse for everyone in the long run 👍
Every city, or town has areas where people like those shown exist. I would hope that the police in those areas deal with the non-violent in a similar way. There are always going to be the violent offenders and they need to be dealt with in a firmer way. I'm sure if you look into American, (or French or German or other European cities) they have their problem areas too with people in bad situations, Sheffield and other UK places are not unique but Sheffield has improved as they said at the beginning and are doing something to help as they can and have made the program showing the situation and what and how they are trying to deal with it.
No rain or snow yet, but on north country streets in the winter they could freeze to death.
Regarding Mental Health in the U.K. there is a 2 year wait for people with mental health issues to see a Mental Health Doctor.
Everywhere has its problems but i gotta say this Londoner loves Sheffield, had many fun times there, the people are lovely in my experience 🌟
As a Sheffield lad.👍
"You're the big fella that come in", and previous he was drunk as in inebriated.
Curb crawling is when someone in a car is going slow and looking for things.
The police are patient and trained and don't use guns !!
The prostitute thing was more on West Street before the SuperTram, it went further out of the city closer to Meadowhall. There was a diss you could say to someone about their mum in school, " your mum goes down West Street" in the '90s and such.
👏👏Island Girl
I live in uk, the police here are people
Bless up uself my Island Girl ❤
The South Yorkshire accent/dialect from Sheffield, we miss out certain words and cut off certain things.
I do like the idea that the curb crawlers can get done as a traffic offence so would get points on their licence or their licence removed. That would hit them hard. Plus try explaining that one to a wife or girlfriend as to how you got points so your car insurance has goone up.
Its a bit hard on those people whose hobby is collecting photos of different kinds of kerbs.
I would like to point out those 2 policeman talking to those homeless people did not have a firearm. Those homeless possibly did have knives on them. No USA cop would dream of doing that.
UK police will be hard and aggressive when its needed before a arrest. Most of the time it isn't needed. Yes we have bad police but not like the USA. I find local sheriffs are easier to deal with in the USA. I had contact with cops and sheriffs in Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia.
A few policemen will be wearing anti stab vests though
@theotherside8258 Yes but we do still have guns on our streets. And being stabbed in the arm or leg with a used needle isn't going to be stopped by a vest and yes this has happened. Also being clubbed over the head isn't unheard of for our police. Again a stab vest wouldn't stop that. A US cop would not of gone into that situation with only 2 officers nor would they go into that building without weapons being drawn.
Don't feel bad for not understanding, most of Britain can't understand what our neighbours neighbour is saying. The accents change so much it's impossible to know them all.
The Officer didn't give the Caution. Whose training these Lads and Lasses?
Prostitution isn't actually illegal in the UK, not in england anyway, they even pay taxes, however pimping is illegal, as is solicitation, curb crawling, brothels, advertising services, and causing or inciting prostitution, it's the laws around it that usually get them fined, most commonly soliciting (trying to get clients off the streets and public places) and under the antisocial behaviour acts
Prostitution is not illegal, but soliciting for prostitution is as is also kerb crawling, pimping, and keeping a brothel.
As much as the police are not liked, they are respected still (and vise versa). Basically a fair cop that you have been caught thing. For me it was for green/bud/skunk and such.
Here as usual for another reaction vedio.
the indigenous working classes experience of two tier policing might have a different perspective than this one
Some of our homeless actually have jobs but just cant continue with their rents due to addictions and poor pay
These people are homeless, suffer addiction or mental health issues, they are not criminals !
Sheffield is a city in the North. Every town and city in the UK has a drug and crime problem. We do have more agencies that help deal with drugs, homelessness and prostitution, some are government run, most are charitable agencies. With our welfare system there is a safety net most of these people would be getting government benefit money, but addicts need more money than that to feed their habits.
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You notice the prostitutes would get punished with a fine, how do you think they're going to make that money, and the predators get off basically scot free with no consequences. Personally I think it should be the other way around!
I don't think you were paying attention - the 'predators' were facing motoring offences that could involve fines and/or points on licence (which could end up costing more).
@keithparker5125 we're you paying attention, they said they have means to have people disqualified from driving. You defending kerb crawlers preying on desperate addicts for cheap sex, have you been done for it i wonder because points and fines weren't mentioned.
Hi Island girl yes i think the man was her pimp as you did i like your reactions . I wondered if you ever heard of the Yorkshire ripper he was active with killing Prostitutes in SHEFFILD LEEDS BRADFORD AND OTHER CITYS IN THE 7Os and 80s he killed around 12 or 13 women and a young girl who was not a Prostitute he was caught in the in the end His name was Peter Sutcliffe I Wont spoil it for you if interested pop it in your search bar all the best to you with your Great Channel bye now
Terrible sound. I have to read sub-titles to understand it.
You see how the Homeless people are living in Sheffield, it’s like that up and down the U.K.
There are small boats coming from France (which is about 22 miles from the English coast), which are full of Illegal migrants from Bosnia, Afghanistan, Romania and some African countries, make their way to France and these Illegal migrants have paid people smugglers thousands of pounds to get them on small boats to illegally enter the U.K., and when they do they are not jailed or sent back to France, are Government think is a good idea to put these illegal migrants up in Hotels and Bed and Breakfast accommodation, at the British Taxpayers expense, and as you can probably guess that we the British people are not happy about it.
The Government refuses to help their own people.
There are a lot of illegal migrants in the U.K. and the authorities have lot track of them.
Hmmm. I think you need to educate yourself mate 😊
No he is correct, they are illegal. Coming from a safe country by illegal means. 💯
@@philhallbrook7008 well said Phil.
The police are a bit dumb tbh. Fine her 40 quid so now she has to go out to work to pay the fine so their pushing her onto the streets?
It's not the police who give the fine though, it's the court. The police do what they can but ultimately if the courts don't back them up then there's not much they can do
@@lainiewilson1056 I agree.
No point fining them more money they don't have either. It would be better to give them community service sentences to be completed at night which would mean they can't do their night work.