The S.A.S. & the Peterhead Prison Raid | October 1987
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- In September 1987, prisoners held at the Peterhead Prison in Scotland rose up and seized control over one of the prison's buildings. In the unfolding unrest, one of the prison guards was taken as hostage. In the end, after five days of negotiations to bring an end to the crisis, the S.A.S. were authorised to intervene.
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One of the prisoners involved, John Devine, tried to sue for £30,000, claiming the SAS used "excessive force" when they freed prison officer. It took the jury 30 minutes to dismiss the case. When questioned, the four SAS men gave evidence that "at no stage had Devine been beaten, apart from two initial blows with a baton on the arm and face to bring him under control". 🙂
He's lucky that's all he got..
He'd get $30 million for that very thing these days with all the virtue signaling that goes on, especially if he wasn't white
If he was in Canada he probably would've won that lawsuit and given a Netflix Special.
@@billy2162 lmfaooo
@@billy2162
“Devine Lives Matter”
I love the way they turn up, do the job and leave without wanting/needing recognition
Quiet professionals.
Navy Seals would've made a Book, TV Show & what ever the fuck they do for selling out.
@@SwissMarksman yep Americans lol
@@SwissMarksman The Swiss just get conned into protecting pedo Popes.
Was listening to John Mac who said that the day after the Iranian siege it was back to work as usual.
No fuss.
Arrives
Assaults compound
Rescues hostage and puts down riot
Refuses to elaborate further
Leaves back to Hereford for second breakfast
SAS Male Grindset right there
Special Air Service grindset rule #42
Move in, do your job and leave without ever elaborating, saving time for breakfast
Nuts!, small world×!
@@donnieheanan8810 you bet
You know for a bloody fact they had second breakfast
It is a fact of life that when bullies are faced by real men, they crumble. The S.A.S. will be legends forever.
Another amazing story. Cheers from the other side of the pond.
Faced with the most elite special forces I think anyone would crumble. What a dumb fucken take.
Real men what a joke ; batons gas stab vests backup etc they were demoralised to begin with ; add some some propaganda bullshit also
@@Chris-nc6dx and here we have one of the prisoners!
@@lhkraut I’m from Brighton, England u mug
@@Chris-nc6dx Tonight on who cares...
I was on duty that night in the prison. Even we didn't know it was going to happen. Jackie Stewart, who I personally had a high regard for, took a horrendous amount of abuse. That has been well documented. But don't forget officer Bill Florence. He had been hurt so badly that the prisoners let him out earlier. They were so concerned that he might die from his injuries. A colleague and I were stationed in the Delta hall corridor (the white elephant for those in the know) and heard Bill screaming as they abused him severely. It's an experience that I will never forget.
man, i hope you get the help you needed. Those kind of things will scar you for life. Greetings from fellow correctional officer!
I'm glad you and the other officers got out of it all right, its a dangerous business working in the prison system. Dont be afraid to ask for help if you need it.
Best regards and wishes for good health.
A fellow Correctional Officer.
When I hear of the conditions in prisons at that time I can't really blame the prisoners. You treat people like animals, they're going to act like it.
(Also, for anyone using the "The guards are just doing their jobs" fallacy - no guard was forced to become one. They all chose to be of their own volition.)
@@ipellaers This wasn’t a prison for people that didn’t pay their tax bill. People have a right as part of modern society to go to work without their life being threatened. Maybe, this was the best and secure job available to them in the area. We don’t always get to cherry pick our career path.
@@lorrainecampbell9202 still human beings. Treating em like animals doesn't make you any better.
Didn't realise the SAS were hobbits, back just in time for second breakfast.
SAS invading Mordor and saving all of Middle Earth
Well you know they aren't going to miss their tea time!
😅
Sleep when you can, eat when you can.
You forgot brunch on the weekend
The SAS got in pulled one guy up asked where the prison officer was bein held an the guy walked them rite to him It was the other units throwin stun grenades an CSgas cans Wankers Really hard men of the SAS I was in there pal
Calling the prisoners new born kittens and managing to get back to Hereford in time for a second breakfast is just a different level of cool.
@Flare well a riot isn't a massacre
@Flare okay.
Prisoners had no weapons to defend themselves though and the IRA were easily able to defeat the SAS
@Flare Asia? 😂🤣 you're all 4ft tall mate I could single handedly control everyone in your prisons. Get real, we're talking 6ft+ real men here... not mini-men 😂
@Flare OK bye wee man 👋
Peterhead us a museum now, we were there a few years ago pre Covid, and actually spoke to PO Stuart, a very humble and brave man - assuming it's still open its well worth a visit
I agree to everything you said but instead of getting to speak with him i got his signature on a book i picked up at the museums shop about the rioting :D
Did Jackie say anything about his racing career??
It is still open, I was there a couple of weeks ago, and yes, well worth a visit
Bit OTT to send the SAS in to a prison riot.
@@zipz8423 Not when you realise the prisoners help in Peterhead at the time
Imagine how bad a prison riot was to the point the SAS were needed
It’s in Scotland, what do you expect.
@@RAJ-zo8cu Getting Scots to deal with scots
Its Thatcher's britain. The fact she didnt call in an artillery strike is suprising
Hostage situation might aswell send in the best of the best its what they train for.
I am a firm believer in overkill. Take a hammer, use a wrecking ball. Prevents repeat attempts.
This is why when I was 18 and a herion addict and I spent time in juvenile prisons and at 18 I got 3 years in adult prison this was in early 90s and being so young it was a rude awakening, the violence in prison is off the chain, I got used to it because you have no choice. But I vowed to never put myself in that situation ever again and I haven't, IV been off herion for since the 90s and IV not been in trouble since. It scared me straight. I was in with serial rapests and murdereres and you think yr tough till yr in the yard with real grown men that look like they are in the sas because they do weights all day and fight. When I first walked into the yard I felt like I was in kindigarten but full big pychopaths. No way. I saw stabbings and I wanted none of it. I can't believe I was so messed up at 15 I was on herion. It's hard for me to understand I'm nearly 50 and it's like a bad dream I still have dreams that I'm back in prison and I wake up and I feel so happy I can do what I want. I can go fishing or surfing or do anything I like it's wonderful to be free.
Proud that you realised and came clean.
Well done Bob, you turned your life around, an all too rare success story. You should be proud of yourself.
Really happy for you mate. Hope you've had a good life since then and have many more great years on this Earth :)
Just don't get arrested for graffiti lol
Good for you Bob. It's a good feeling, being free. I hear ya.
“We’re hardened criminals!”
SAS “That’s cute”
Everybody's gangster until the SAS shows up.
Fr not even the dangerous terrorist and not even Taliban can fight. SAS fight
The SAS are gangsters murderers etc So at home
Another example of how controlled and swift violence can put to an end or prevent further violence. It’s practically an art. I also love how the sergeant basically called all the prisoners pussies once they faced a legitimate threat to the brief power they had.
@@2V0W66 You are kind of backing up ianhall's point: the prisoner's bravado at the beginning immediately faded when they realized that SAS were coming in thus the sargeant's comments. Please don't suggest that if the prisoners were equally armed, they would have been able to match a special military unit because it's proven in too many incidents that the body count would have been higher on the non-military targets.
It's the training that makes you lethal not the weapon,the soldier becomes the weapon.Try firing Heckler and Koch short 9mm if you think it's easy.
@@rubix4195 Exactly. And to prove how cowardly the prisoners were, one of them tried suing the SAS for "excessive force". Basically the jury was like, "You lucky you faced the SAS AND live to tell about it, so piss off."
Also the Irish Rangers staged a hostage rescue in Liberia in 2004. They not only freed all hostages but NOT A SINGLE SHOT WAS FIRED because the captors shat their panties and either fled or surrendered. Keep in mind, the captors had AKs and similar weapons. It was covered on this channel too.
Evil and cowardice are sometimes flip sides of same coin.
I remember that Peterhead and Barlinnie were 2 of the worst prisons to be sent to. Peterhead was known as Scotland's Gulag, housing murderers and the worst sexual offenders. Many were in for life, including Leggat 24 years old who stabbed the first prison guard. , I loved what the SSC said! Impressive and rapid quelling of the riot and good for Mrs T.
Mrs Thatcher was best friends with child molester Jimmy Savile and protected him
@Lobstar do you wanna borrow the sas ?
@Lobstar are they all expertly tactically trained too ?
@Lobstar didn’t you not hear what he said? The SAS may as well had not been armed. Job done in 3 minutes without a single shot fired.
@@Stand663 all decent military do night time live fire, what's your point?
That quote at the end really sums it up. I worked at a prison here in the US where inmates initiated a disturbance and took over their dormitory. The whole thing lasted only twenty minutes or so. I was part of the armed response that quelled the situation along with six other officers. Thankfully no one was seriously hurt save for some bad bruises from impact munitions and a lot of burned eyes from OC grenades. The population is always ready to tussle until they’re met with greater force. The cruel reality and ugly truth is there are some who only understand arguments made this way. We were lucky. Most don’t realize the situations these officers are placed in when they go to work each day. The dorm I mentioned housed around 150 inmates with one officer to supervise and it remains that way even now.
im sure you tough guys are doing a great job out there preventing corruption and at the same time rehabilitation
@@joshy420 ah yes, because as we all know if there is anyone who can singlehandedly fix centuries of institutional corruption it is the lowly prison guard.
@Klemheist Mate you should go back and read the comment again. No one made that inference but you.
@@joshy420 there are some dickheads in this career field but the vast majority of people who work in this environment are just trying to do their twelve hours and go home. If you’re the one who can fix any of the problems you should totally put in an application.
@Klemheist no it’s fine. You’re the only one who seems to be taking it personally for whatever reason. I’m willing to live with that.
"Turned out to be about as tough as new-born kittens" 😂😂 possibly one of the best 1 liners!
Yes, get people like that alone and ‘over-matched’ and see how hard they really are!
Shit quote. Easy to be tough when you're carrying a sub-machine gun and the other fella has a chair leg. They were criminals but were not stupid.
i remember listening to shawn ryan podcast with DJ shipley. he was a DEVGRU member. he talked about being in a compound with SAS. he said they walked around with USA patches once in a chow hall and asked them "what's up with the patch" the SAS guys said "gotta blame it on somebody" at the time he was just a kid, just a normal seals before becoming a DEVGRU and contued saying how they looking like 7ft tall, big beards n long hair vikings and was like HOLY SHIT, so that was pros look like. keep in mind DJ himself is whole ass unit himself imagine them bois/man.
@@ballislife9834 gotta blame what on somebody?
Wasnt really a fair fight though was it.. SAS fully kitted out with weapons, gas, protective equipment etc. Prisoners with blue stockings over their head and whatever is lying around.....
God bless the SAS🇬🇧
It's a good job the SAS aren't paid by the hour. They're in and out so fast. 😂
do a good job cheap
@@bksvdb posh comment, wholesome
@@felixc.3444 🤣
SalaryAirService 😄
If they were paid hourly theyd get less than someone who works at mcdonalds. FYI
We in UK are so lucky that the SAS, the SBS, RM and Guards, as well as the whole British Army, RAF and Royal Navy are there to protect us. God bless them all.
The only thing that stops evil men from doing violence, is good men that are better at it.
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -George Orwell
He wrote a lot of truth that bloke did.
Every time I hear that tail it makes me giggle. "About as hard as new born kittens" 🤣😂
It's a great thing to have people like the SAS standing by 24/7/365 brilliant rescue. Fullest Respect
Guess they don't work in leap years......
@@scotchsoda3165 I guess they do 😆😆😆😆
Awesome video, never heard of this story before. I can imagine BHALL looking out their prison windows saying "well Barry is in trouble now"...
To describe the SAS as hard men seem more then a little understated. The first special operators. If not the best then among top 5 world wide.
@george britten They are very very good but JSOC passed them in 90s
Ha behave, the only thing JSOC are good at is getting book deals and money thrown at them
Sas and sbs are the best in the world at what they do, the statistics don't lie, if it was my life on the line I'd rather have them come to help me over any other special forces for sure
@@soltea7926 What statistics you have? :D Operational tempo, funding and resources favour JSOC.
@Michael Myers dont forget killing the bad guys as well in that time phew i would feel knackered doing all that plus dont like loud bangs
It's simple, no one on planet earth should mess with the SAS.
The Germans use to shoot them dead before they could land in their parachutes
@Michael Myers Goat herders on mountains in Afghanistan prove you wrong every time,they seen them off
@@thomashealey291 Yeah, those goat herders really sorted things out, Afghanistan today is a thriving metropolis 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@jedaaa And your boys are still holding begging signs on our streets,both sides got used to enrich the military industrial complex
@@thomashealey291 who's streets ?
In 2018-2020 I worked in one of the offices in the Prison Museum, this was before covid. I met Jackie Stewart a few times whenever he visited. A lovely man, absolutely surreal knowing what he'd been through.
3 minutes to subdue several hundred men and take a hostage. Out standing as always from the SAS
Their breakfast was going cold - not a moment to waste.
SAS videos are always one of my favorites..
If this happened nowadays they wouldn't send in the SAS. They would send a copper up there with a megaphone to ask if they are comfortable, have all their needs sorted and if any of them feel unwell to report it immediately. Whilst Nicola Sturgeon releases a statement declaring that she is' monitoring the situation'.
Takes balls for those in government to act as relatively swiftly and cohesively as Hurd, May and her cabinet did, say whatever you like for them but they suffered no fools and they took action. Certainly more balls than all of the sycophantic self seeking dribbling PMs and MPs we've been subjected to over the last 2+ decades.
love her or loathe her, MAggy defo had more balls than most MPs today. (im not a fan of hers)
May? You mean Thatcher.
@@Simon_PieMan yup I did mean Thatcher! My apologies!
@@criollitoification She wasn't called the Iron lady for nothing respect to Thatcher and that is from a Scotsman
@@criollitoification To be honest I'm a fan of Thatcher I like a strong leader and we haven' had one since her they are all a complete joke
Just a shame the prisoners who committed the assaults, were not the recipients of a marksman. Problem solved.
Protest, one thing. Demands if they are being ill treated, another.
But to systematically beat, stab and abuse the guard, completely another and they deserve a 7.62 delivered at high velocity and free of charge.
There were a lot of officers assaulted in this riot!!
God bless our SAS Heroes. We are very grateful you are on our side!
A lot of ex-sas used to be in the prison service so they would take this personally.
I know my father was part of it and multiple of his friends it took me 25 years or more before I found out his friend was in the SAS and it took me another decade to come to the conclusion my father was.
It is true, they never talk about it even to family. I knew he was in the military as a child and a prison officer later but it never clicked until later in life when I looked back at the multiple weapons we had in the home and he had a gun by his bed
I will never know what he did back then as he walked out when I was 19 years old after divorcing my mother but he never bothered with us being me and my sister.
But I do know a few stories from his friend as we had barbecues in the back garden when I was young just things like " we got in a door thicker than that with 3 guys on the other side, just take the door off that way " while making a booming noise after but no one uses to continue the stories. It's like everyone knows what he meant but never added. Lots of small things over the years like this with zero detail just short sentences once in a Blue Moon.
Very hard man and very strict. indeed, nasty.
The SAS are very good. I remember reading about the time that bloke broke into Buckingham Palace and sat on the queens bed.
As a result the Met Police asked the SAS to test their security and not get caught and no violence to be used. They agreed and the senior police officers did not tell the officers guarding Buck Hse and the SAS entered over walls and various other entrances and left notes where they had been which were later found by senior officers who were gob smacked. Security has now been tightened even more.
I worked at Max Security Prison Albany. SAS Entered outer boundary fence, internal fence using wheelie bins & the ends cut out. Tagged the Wall.. & left.. Getting past dozens of Heavily Armed Guards & Huge Spotlights.
:-) A guy I used to know told the story of how - back in the 1970's - he was in the RAF and as it was during the time of the 'troubles' in Ireland, that their base - along with all the rest in mainland Britain - was on maximum alert. As he tells it, they were told that 'Special Forces' would attempt to breach their defences and carry out an attack, or attempt to gain intelligence about the camp.
The camp went on full alert and for three days nothing happened. On the third day, the exercise was declared over 'End-Ex?' and only then did they hear a bell ring and a lone figure made his descent from a large tree on the base. Yes, he was an SAS trooper and yes - he had been hiding in the tree for over three days whilst the exercise was going on! Whether 'gathering intelligence' or being used to 'remove' high-level operatives, the reality of what he COULD have done - had the situation been real - wasn't lost on anyone! And - just so that you know - they reckon the SBS are even 'WORSE' than the SAS! :-)...
@@georgebuller1914 Wow, that must be some tall tale you heard from a wino at the pub, huh? 3 whole days, huh? Did the SAS trooper changed his diaper, or he had to make do with just the one for the entire duration?
Btw, there's now the super duper lupper Tier 0 "SCS" that are called upon to rescue the SAS when _they_ get into trouble. :-)...
There is a story that a Soviet GRU officer in Berlin said that the SAS had entirely the wrong motto in "Who Dares Wins" and that a far more appropriate motto would be "Where The Fuck Did They Come From?" , he was EXTREMELY impressed with the SAS.
@@therealrobinc Sorry, you would likely have preferred it to have been a Gureen-beret eh? Well it could well have been you know, because we taught them too! 😜
I don't know if you've covered this in any other of your vids but I remember a while back when a hijacked passenger jet landed in the UK, the sight of shadowy figures moving in the mist at the side of the runway was enough to convince the hijackers to surrender.
Can't recall the exact details, will have been around 1999/2000 maybe and the only other detail I recall is that the hijackers thought they had landed in Europe. When they realised where they were they realised the identity of the shadowy figures.
Well that sounds like bullshit
@@bright9187 thanks for your reply. Your name, Bright, is that irony then?
Look it up son. It happened, turns out I was quite accurate on the date. February 2000.
Wind ya neck in.
@@bright9187 bright ? Dim more like 👍
Sandyfaceroll Not quite so true for the G.I.G.N on flight 8989
I remember that vaguely - was it not put out in the media that the SAS were maybe going to be called in - the hijackers had a radio and hearing this - knowing what SAS policy is on terrorists from the Iranian embassy siege - gave up.
In the U.S. the military can't be used as a police force. The National Guard can because it is state controlled not federal. We would have used state and local SWAT, and upon request FBI HRT. If needed the National Guard can be ordered by the governor to support the police at any point. Just pointing out the difference between the UK and US
But the US Police Force is highly militarised and the UK doesn't have a separate National Guard, though it has smaller SWAT style teams. Every US officer is armed, and every department has access to Military grade machine guns, protection and armoured personnel carriers. For dealing with a hostage situation like this in the US, the real difference between Police, National Guard and the Army is the politics. I would suggest the US can and does use more 'military power' within its own borders than the UK,
...I'll add this edit, obviously different countries with different problems, but:
US - Deaths from Police shootings: 2.85 deaths per 1 million population
UK - Deaths from Police shootings: 0.05 deaths per 1 million population - and none of those where by the regular police officers.
So the fact that "in the U.S. the military can't be used as a police force." is kind of irrelevant.
🙂
@@JohnDoe-tx8lq not to this instance it isn't. The SAS is a purely special operations military force. It has higher training than any SWAT team in the US or even HRT. So comparing SAS to cops in the US really? I think some people in the UK are going to take it very personal that you would do that. They're not even close to the SAS.
@@JohnDoe-tx8lq by the way you've never noticed that the French wander around with submachine guns all over the place? Even our Police department can't do that let alone our national guard. You haven't noticed that when needed the British police have more than adequate access to automatic weapons? Kind of blind aren't you
@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer I didn't realize the French Police worked in the UK. Amazing.
You've gone off the deep end for no reason about John Doe's comment, he didn't 'compare' the SAS to anybody, and definitely not US cops. Triggered much?
@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer ha ha, my god, what the hell has any of this to do with France? you've never noticed that "France" and the "UK" are different countries? 😆
You think the ONLY people who could possibly deal with a hostage situation in the US is the UK SAS? 🤣 I never said anything like that or compared them with US cops.
As A SAS fanboy I must say, If I was to have to encounter the SAS in a Professional role with a weapon I would be for the want of a better word shitting my pants, But as an inmate at a maximum security prison facility and tooled with homemade weapons, Well time is up in fact same if I had a weapon, When the boys from 22 Squad come in your pretty much fucked, Negotiations are over and probably your life unless you surrender, Who dares wins Bravo.
Agreed!!
When they show up, you’re proper fekked Bhoyo and in for a bad day.
Yeah you’re punching your ticket if you don’t kiss the floor and get them hands straight!
I worked with them twice in the military. On training, not ops. They were quiet and assured. Not loud and macho.
@@biddyboy1570 That tells you everything, don't it.
The sas made those prisoners look like newbies lol.
A lot of people " think " they are " hard men ", but those in the S. A. S " know " they are hard men , they are the world best special forces unit
Those guys taught the rest of the world about modern special forces and tactics
@@Snay1998 totally agree mate
@@Snay1998 They literally train their US counterparts in how things should be done, regularly.
@@Si_Mondo yes that’s exactly what I mean…not even US but rest of the worlds special forces and counter terrorism units and intelligence agencies etc
Edit:Might I also add that they train together and share tactics specially NATO countries a lot
That would be the Spetnatz.
Maggie thatcher was a legend
Sounds like a perfect training mission !
You can visit HMP Peterhead as a museum these days. I went in 2019 and was able to meet Officer Jackie Stuart, he's certainly seen some things during his time there.
I visited it just before Covid came along. It felt like I'd gone back to the 1800s!
Peterhead Prisoners : We are the most toughest men.
SAS : Allow us to introduce ourselves 😎
Would the SAS have had the same result if the prisoners were armed and protected in the same way the SAS were? Yes SAS would have won due to better fitness and training etc, but it really was a one sided situation,unarmed men against armed men.//
@@ukdashcamguy500 If the prisoners had equal equipment to the SAS *somehow,* it wouldn't just be the SAS deploying. Fair fights are for suckers.
@@ukdashcamguy500 I get your point, I would suggest though that put an SAS guy in a room with one of these prisoners and only the SAS guy will walk out (generally - I know they're not superhuman). I worked with the SASR for 3 years and while top blokes, the level of violence they dealt with in AG was next level.
@@ukdashcamguy500 …and that old trout, is the way it should be.
As you were.
So called Hard Men meeting the REAL HARD MEN……not quite so tough when facing the greatest warriors on earth.
It wasn’t even fair. 🤣
Top Lads!
Well done Bhoys!!
👍👍
I don’t have any smart savvy comment to make. Just want to let you know your channel is awesome.
Have never experienced any interaction with the SAS, but have with the SBS, as a crew member on a Royal Navy submarine in the early 70's, they were special alright, no badges, no names, didn't speak to any of us submariners, we were the taxi that delivered them to Cyprus under the cover of darkness, to do their job during the Turkish invasion, all these years later I have wondered what becomes of such men when their time is done, their skill sets are hardly any good for working in "normal" jobs in civilian life, they are trained to kill people go in, get out, before anyone knows they were there.
I didn't know it but my mother told me that my later stepfather was in the SBS during the war. He only told my mother once, but she never forgot. And so she imparted the information to me. I was surprised, but proud of him, he was a nice fella, i liked him.
Apparently during the war ( a nod to Uncle Albert), the SBS had a special patch they wore on their left shoulder. It just said SC..(Swimmer Canoeist). Other than that, they just wore the Royal Marines uniform. Not sure if they still wore it after the war.
Neither SAS nor SBS wear rank insignia, nor - as you discovered - will they converse unnecessarily......
What color is the boathouse in Hereford!?!?!
Robert de Niro will tell you🤣
He doesn't know!
you mean the boathouse in hareford ?
True legends, thank you for the vid!
Just wanted to say I appreciate how you include the year in the titles!
Is this a reupload/remastered version of an old video? Love the SAS content
Impeccable account as always. Well done.
A bit like the Balcombe Street Siege in London in the 1970s, an IRA unit held a random family hostage. The police negotiators said 'Right, we are handing this over to the SAS.' Surrender followed.
The Fenians know firsthand what would happen.
Except that on that occasion the SAS stayed home.
Man, the SAS are insanely good. Not only did they fulfill their objectives and rescue the hostages - but they quelled a full on riot with only 16 men.... Without ANYONE being killed.
And back in time for the 2nd breakfast... the greedy bastards!! 😆
@@richardtaylor8165Welp, working a job like that you’d certainly have an appetite 😂
The prison has been replaced and is now a visitor's attraction....Went a couple of years ago and Jackie is actually still working in the shop..and is such a nice person to speak to !! Never did find out the true identity of the solitary prisoner that was held in complete isolation in a suite for years and years
Thomas McCulloch, pal. Triple axe murderer.
@@Turdmon Interesting...cheers. Did think it would have been someone slighty mental...sounds like he fitted the bill!
@@SG-yf6dk Only went yesterday, but found it fascinating. Looked up who it was in the cafe whilst drinking a nice cup of tea. Last time I was there was when the prison was open and you could actually go for a pint in the prison officers club.
@@Turdmon yea a teacher we knew was asked to help him write a book about the prison, they had about six officers in the cell when they were speaking together about the history of the prison.
Another great vid thanks mate
Group mentality versus well organised close friends: You can guess which would win.
One thing that isn't mentioned here, the SAS weren't armed with wooden batons, they were armed with iron bars.
Good! Should of had spikes welded to them
What is the difference? If those lads hit you, you stay hit!
Lucky wasnt something more.. Then again they could have hit them with a straw and still beat them
GOOD CLEAN, HONEST FUN
@@fastair8546 That'll lern 'em
I’ve been to Peterhead and I’ve met Jackie Stewart. He told quite the story
My primary school was next door to that prison.. Had no idea this ever happened! I remember you could hear the inmates through the fence when you were out on break
What blockhead thought it was a good idea to have a school that close to a prison
I can’t wait to read “One Man In”. I hope the MoD approves its release!
the old peterhead main road actually went past the prison, i mind seeing all the cons and the hostage sitting on the roof as we drove past in our school bus. half the bus used to shout and give the cons the finger lol.
Loved the statement at the ending about the very tough men of the sas
Does anyone remember the news report when it was stated that the police/government wouldn't confirm or deny the presence of the sas at this incident and you actually see one of them appear for a brief moment in the prison forecourt?
Bloody brilliant. Thank you all.
Prisoners: The streets make us tough unlike you coppers.
SAS: Trust me, we ain't no average cops. You're gonna regret your actions.
The SAS are military, not police XD
@@charlieluna7237 Its a one liner dude, it dosen't have to make sense. Plus the SAS dude say they ain't cops.
It’s axiomatic: bullies are in fact cowards inside.
/Life Coaches, pay attention.
Some say Mrs Thatcher realized after this that she couldn’t use the SAS or as she called them “my boys” in situations like these.
Even though the rescue was a success the absolute lethality of SAS operatives, specially at this time, meant that this could’ve very easily turned into a bloody massacre
All the best to everyone
Some say...whos that? Got a source?
@@Jacob-sb3su several books about the SAS. Or written by former operatives. It’s kind of a known story.
I admit I never heard or read anything on Mrs Thatcher side. Only in the special forces book/documentary community
And you also have history. The fact is the SAS were never employed in any such operation since.
Meh nothing of value would have been lost.
@@richardpatton2502 can i ask why Britain didn't have police "SAS"? In my country we have police commandos so they didn't have to ask a help from military. VAT69 unit created and trained by SAS
@@cucuawe465 the British do have those kind of special police units. And already had them back then.
But we have to go back a little.
It all started with the Iranian embassy siege. Operation Nimrod.
The British intelligence realized the embassy was a reinforced building, bars on windows, reinforced doors, thick walls and windows etc.
This requires what is referred to as an “explosive entry”.
Police units were not prepared or trained for this kind of entry so the SAS were given operational control over the police.
More details were at play but this is the main reason behind the use of the SAS.
Mrs Thatcher was so impressed that, naturally, she understood these are professionals that can get the job done. As I said before she referred to them as “my boys”
So when the time came to use force and rescue another hostage she didn’t think twice and called on “her boys” again. Even though special police units were available and, possibly, better prepared for this kind of non-lethal action.
But she admired the regiment and they didn’t let her down before so she went with what she knew.
I can only imagine the faces of the SAS troopers when they were given batons instead of MP5s…
This is just a very basic explanation. Many more things were at play here, some of which we don’t even know about
Flying back as swiftly as they arrived in totally secrecy.. The phrase "All in a day's work!" comes to mind. :)
The difference is the discipline and the training of professionals. The terror and horror of facing hooded men in uniforms must be a chilling experience.
SAS: *exists*
Prisoners: "Understandable. Have a nice day."
“The self styled ‘hard men’ of scotlands toughest maximum security prison turned out to be about as tough as new born kittens,when faced with really hard men from the SAS” 😂😂😂😂
Intensity of the assault! You have to love the SAS they will simply go through any so called hard men like an adult vs a child. Not even a competition
its widely known they harbour nonces
I knew a Senior British Prisoner officer around 20 years ago and he told me the story of why they were actually sent, lets just say that hostage Prisoner officer was not being treated pleasantly..that was why they were sent and not a specialist Prison Tactical unit.
I think it's the reason why that particular prison officer was never named in any of the public reports. It breaks my heart to think what was done to him, and I don't think we have to express it in writing. I just hope he found some measure of peace in the end.
They also don’t mention how many boxes they took out the prison either!!
@@criollitoification yea God bless him. Most of his attackers would be in a box if this country still obeyed the Bible.
The last line...SOLID!!
I bet those prisoners have never had a beating like that before or after.
They were there for 3 minutes, hardly time for any beatings.
@@johnnunn8688 3 minutes is enough especially when it consisted of iron bars but you wouldn't know about that would you.
The SAS,! The unquestionably the most elite of any and all special forces on the planet , ordinary looking men , blend into any environment, hardly noticed , the stereotypical grey man , they’re not bouncing around with tight T-shirts on exposing their leg sized muscles like some special ops you see , these guys are elitist at virtually anything and everything, a small team of men , wether it’s reconnaissance patrol a fighting patrol or something else , can and will strike with such force , speed and intent that even the best of enemies won’t even know what’s happening, until they’re either killed captured or tied in knots, the Mention of the SAS to anyone committing an act that would generate interest by the SAS soon have these people asking for their mummy and reflecting on their poor decision to be naughty , if you fuck with them , then your either a possible candidate for selection or you have peanut butter for brains
Most elite? LOL don't kid yourself.
I think I read in a book that only the last man in every group of 4 was armed and only a sidearm due to the warden(or a politician can't remember) being worried about a prisoner getting a hold of a gun.
We've read (or rather listened to cause I got it on audible) the same book probably cause this is accurate.
Had a prisoner got hold of a firearm - God knows how! - then I reckon the result would have seen a lot of 'lifers' not serving out their sentences! ;-)
Well, that’s a lot more than most prison guards get in most first world country prisons.
Thank you for a fascinating and factual video.
"...and we were back in Hereford in time for second breakfast."
Hobbits confirmed in the SAS. No wonder they can be so sneaky.
If any prisoners were to have got injured, well, hard luck.
Cool story associated with the sas: I read that one member was in Nairobi, he was training some army group, meanwhile an attacked happened nearby, hostage situation, he appeared on the scene, asked for details of the building plan, got a few guns, a vest and went in took them all out and saved all hostages, just one man! One extremely brave, well trained man, love to think he's scottish! I've heard many are, proud of them all.
Christopher Craighead was the man,he is on black rifle coffee podcast .
Another great video
As an American I must say…. Totally these guys are our allies!!!
Did not know about this SAS mission…. Amazing that they where able too rescue the hostage and end the siege in a matter of minutes… it shows the level of skill the SAS have… i doubt a police riot squad would have been anywhere near as effective, there would have been loss of life for sure (on both sides)
It would have been a piece of piss for the lads. It would have probably been enjoyable and a good laugh too. It's not like they was in harms way at all, the SAS had firearms and armour and great skill against a load of unarmed idiots, I bet they wished the prisoners atleast tried to fight back.
The police are restrained by many laws, that's why the SAS were sent in. They would have done an equally good job but were limited in their actions. Stop this needless pissing match of arguing the effectiveness of the police for gods sake.
@@uilliam6926 The police would not have done an equally good job as the SAS and if you genuinely believe that then you need to give your head a wobble. The SAS are on another level entirely, truly elite.
It also helps if you have stun grenades, CS gas and automatic weapons.
@@brianfairclough4109 . Firearms were not drawn , pick handles and stun grenades were used !
So the siege was over in 3 minutes
Those prisoners must have shat 😂
My Dad was born near to Peterhead, just north of it, he remembered what happened and said the prisoners were protesting because of the conditions they were living in. Before the hostage taking the inmates would "slop out" by smothering there shi*e all over the walls in protest and the guards were made to clean it up. Nasty stuff eh, this went on for months.
Edit: the SAS used CR gas not CS gas, the warden that was told didn't know the difference, CR (dibenzoxazepine) is a LOT stronger than CS gas, "you are temporarily blinded and your lungs begin to feel like they have been filled with water" CS is quite bad- your nose, throat and eyes burn but with a bit of adrenaline you would experience you could pull through, CR is a different story, you can't even stand up. Within a couple of moments you're on your arse. "it didn't matter how tough you were, you'd end up being carried out of the room by a couple of guys.
"One of the 4 teams went to the parapet and posted (a) CR (grenade) onto the roof" This incapacitated the prisoners who were rounded up.
CR gas NOT CS gas. Check your facts dude.
Both quotes are from The History of The SAS, pages 180-181. look at line 12 from the bottom of 180 to line 14 from the top of 181
Amazing what training is to a force multiplier. Awesome.
And you know, batons, stun grenades, cs gas and firearms
Great video!
I cant help but think if we replaced all police with SAS then much of the criminal activity in this country would no longer exist.
That was when the government and P.M. had some balls , including Maggie..
I'd imagine that 1987 was before police firearms officers were really trained for this sort of thing. There were armed response cops but they wouldn't have been trained for anything like this. Different now with SFOs etc.
Mrs T what a legend you were. You would have fought the IRA TO THE DEATH. SAS I can't even imagine the level of your training and fitness. Total respect, From Aberdeen, Scotland.
Dont fuck with the boys from 22
Jackie Stewart passed away about 2 weeks ago. RIP SIR
I remember this awful time but either can't remember or it was not disclosed at the time to the public. Decisive decision making by Mrs T has very much been a great asset to this Country. Iranian Embassy, Falklands and this inciteful operation really redefined the UK. Peterhead was real hardman's prison not after trained troops and not many restored order. Home in time for tea and scones. Or hobnobs as like the SAS they never bend under pressure.
And the lads from D Sqn had a jolly nice time, respect Billy.
May I suggest a serie about S.O.E. operations during WWII..?
I was in the RAF and lived opposite the prison when this happened. I remember it well
thanks for sharing this, I remember this when i was just 16. think the prisoners bitched after it happened about excessive force! I think they were lucky to just to come off with some bruising after being confronted by the SAS.