I have a six year old son. Last year we were out having a picnic and these two police went past and into the near by Co-Op (across the road from where we were sitting) they had to pass us to get to and from their car. On their way back my son goes “did you get some doughnuts?!” I was mortified but he was genuinely interested (not being cheeky) and they laughed and were like “noooo just sandwiches!” 😂
There is a female officer in my area, large estate. She’s got to be only 5’4 pushing 5’5 and I’ve seen her run after someone and being that small she was flying down after the bloke. Like a little sonic the hedgehog 😂
Absolutely love this channel. Love the books, love it all. The transparency of you is a rollercoaster of emotions. Being TPAC trained/Traffic officer feels like it's the most exhilarating but also hardest job in the force.
I'm not from the police but the way you describe a breakdown is spot on. Months of kind of losing yourself then something in your head just goes. I sat at work (children with learning disabilities) and had a big incident and just couldn't bring myself to respond. Just stood watching. My senior asked if I was OK and I just said no I don't want to live anymore and walked out. No idea where I went or how I got home, I was gone for 4 hours. It's been 4 years now and I'm only just in what I can call recovery. Looking back there were so many signs but until you've been there you can't spot them really.
wondering why nobody has liked this comment, then realised its not really a comment you can say you like. So just to say i read it and appreciated your storey. Hope you`re doing ok now
I seen a London met police yesterday in a riot van not on blue lights go down the bus lane cut me up I'm driving a coach then when the traffic lights went red they flicked the blues on at the last second nearly t boned a car then once through turns off the blue lights. It was ridiculous.
Ive only ever been arrested once and it was in Germany, and the police treated me appallingly. I hadnt done what I was accused of, they refused to speak to me in English and tell me what I had actually done. All.I did was act a peacemaker in a fight where locals tried to attqck my friend and the violent German locals ended up getting off scot free despite attackong my friend and throwing a glass beer bottle at me.
I got arrested by two armed police in my hotel room during oktoberfest, I found a phone in the hotel lobby and being drunk English boys on a stag we decided to keep the phone and have some fun with it. They don't mess around like the wet biscuits we got here, passport taken immediately, mates told I was being taken to whatever station was lied to, some bs aboit theft when I had found the phone, 500 euro to get out of the station and then received another 500 euro fine through the post as I bad been sentenced to 20 days in jail at 50 euro per day. Needless to say the other 500 isn't paid Will give Munich a miss forever now haha
@@drankfrebin that's a criminal offence in the UK also. Its Theft by finding. Unless you can prove you had the intention to eventually return the item in question or hand it into the cop shop you're in trouble.
I worked beside a retired policeman and some of his stories were unreal. Going out on the nightshift with his colleague and driving past the car of someone that pissed him off the day before and spraying underseal paint along the side. 😂 In the end he said he took early retirement when a farmer pulled a shotgun on him.
HI Ben, would you consider doing commentary on the audits being done, helping out with things like rights, when the public are legally bound to identify under PACE, privacy in respect to traffic stops etc?
Talking of stupid stuff done as a kid - growing up my local force bought bikes so that they could chase us when we were ripping up the school fields and complaints were called in. As an adult riding a bike legally, I whole heartedly endorse the ramming of a scrote without a helmet - especially if he just nicked my bike! I'd probably offer the officer responsible a pint!
I would say the majority of grown ups these days done stupid things when they were little. I done a few stupid things of which I would not even dream about doing now because I have matured. I never done drugs or raped anyone but just stupid silly stuff like tossing stones at windows and running away, I think it`s called being a little twat.
Going off the section of you need 2 officers to do X, Y or Z. Is it true that if you end up going to court over a traffic ticket, if the officer that issued the ticket was alone and isn't part of the traffic division, you are more likely to have the ticket dismissed? A barrister friend told me that if I ever get pulled over for a traffic violation and they are on their own, always ask if they are a member of the traffic division.
Well in fairness, they are committing a breach of the peace and are also potential security risks. Like we saw in Scotland last Monday, that guy who shouted at Prince Andrew needed to be removed because his comments clearly provoked the crowd and that could've turned into a potentially violent situation. Also if the protestors are given a direction to leave, how can officers guarantee they won't come back and potentially turn violent!
Sad but no respect anymore....I'm 62, when I was younger if a 'Bobby's told me off, if dad found out.......scarier than any Bobby.. like I said...no respect...makes me sad...
Great insight but to be fair we know that the police have strict guidelines and no one can cheat the system unless you're on a shout through a camera. Ben any plans for another book the two you've done are ace.
This was more of a personal rant, nothing helpful, the football duties video was my favourite. Ben, No one thinks the police are above the law, you did not need to clarify that, what you need to realise is too many of them act like they are! Maybe not in your shift teams or not even in WYP but all over the country, particularly the Met it would seem.
Ive just been accpeted as a PCSO starting in 3 weeks the fitness test is 5.4 on bleep test thats all it is as we speak i dont know if its different for regs i dont think it is i think its all the same
First of all, I’ll start with I love your videos and what you stand for mental health wise etc. I just have a query about the quota of arrests or tickets. I have recently been given a section 59 which I accepted. The officer then took my driving license to process it on his tablet, then came back and said because I had previous driving offences (due c&a) he was accusing/charging me for driving without due care, which I disagreed with. Don’t think he had any hard evidence. But if I had contested it I would of lost because it was my word against his. Now I’ve seen this question asked and you answered as you did. He just needed an extra mark that month. What’s your thoughts?
Talking about vetting, I declared some I went to college with as they’d gone to prison a few years back. I failed my vetting as the knowledge of the (former) association could be damaging to the force.
Dang! Potentially, my nephew has served time for murder. (Might Not be my nephew, lost contact a year or two before my brother passed away, and heard nothing from that branch of the family since; can only assume foster/adopted care was not good for them
How many times can I be pulled over for a routine traffic stop I know they are doing there job but when it’s 3 times in a week and when I ask why have you pulled me over it’s always oh just a routine traffic stop. How routine are they going to be.
I've only ever been pulled over twice, for going a bit quick; once when I was late for work (5am start, roads deserted) and once when I went about 5mph over the 40 limit. Never heard anything back from either of them.
Re joining the job with a conviction ever force is different EG North Yorkshire is very strict its highly unlikely you'd get in with any conviction even spent and decades old Where as The Met (I am told) is the easiest to get in to
Nothing to do with the video, but I recently lost my sister to suicide and the police were amazing and did so well with looking for her and making sure our family were okay! My question is can I take some flowers and chocolates down to the station to say thank you? And a card, I feel so bad for the guy who had to come and tell us :( they are amazing and do soo much ❤️
And I'm so sorry for your loss. Losing someone to suicide is horrible and I hope you and your family don't blame yourselves. I've struggled with mental health all my life and I'd never want my family to hurt. She just couldn't handle her own pain. It's a shame the mental health services are so shocking here
@@niamhc7369 she was very poorly, everyone did all they could for her but sadly the outcome is just as tragic :/ we will get through it I’m just staying strong for my mum :)
Hey Ben, love your channel. But you’ve just contradicted yourself! You said police don’t have fines targets, but then you said if they are ‘underperforming’ they will have to get ‘so many tickets, so many arrests’ etc. which one is it lad?
In Denver first question Did you smoke Marijuana? No thank you One of the marines in the Iranian embassy takeover was from here. Wanted to be a Denver police and he had a criminal past and did drugs
also, doughnuts are honestly really tasty... easily one of the best pastries out there. why *wouldn't* cops eat doughnuts? are they restricted to non-cops now or something? cops aren't the ONLY people that eat them lol
I have a six year old son. Last year we were out having a picnic and these two police went past and into the near by Co-Op (across the road from where we were sitting) they had to pass us to get to and from their car. On their way back my son goes “did you get some doughnuts?!” I was mortified but he was genuinely interested (not being cheeky) and they laughed and were like “noooo just sandwiches!” 😂
There is a female officer in my area, large estate. She’s got to be only 5’4 pushing 5’5 and I’ve seen her run after someone and being that small she was flying down after the bloke. Like a little sonic the hedgehog 😂
Good skills.
Absolutely love this channel. Love the books, love it all. The transparency of you is a rollercoaster of emotions. Being TPAC trained/Traffic officer feels like it's the most exhilarating but also hardest job in the force.
Ben, how is mrs miggins, and will she ever feature on a video?
I'm not from the police but the way you describe a breakdown is spot on. Months of kind of losing yourself then something in your head just goes. I sat at work (children with learning disabilities) and had a big incident and just couldn't bring myself to respond. Just stood watching. My senior asked if I was OK and I just said no I don't want to live anymore and walked out. No idea where I went or how I got home, I was gone for 4 hours. It's been 4 years now and I'm only just in what I can call recovery. Looking back there were so many signs but until you've been there you can't spot them really.
wondering why nobody has liked this comment, then realised its not really a comment you can say you like. So just to say i read it and appreciated your storey. Hope you`re doing ok now
I seen a London met police yesterday in a riot van not on blue lights go down the bus lane cut me up I'm driving a coach then when the traffic lights went red they flicked the blues on at the last second nearly t boned a car then once through turns off the blue lights.
It was ridiculous.
Why was in the bus lane driving a coach ?
@@26TM079 I don't understand your question do you mean why the coach wasn't in the bus lane?
@@mikeyboy200606 you said you were in the bus lane in a coach. There for committing a offence.
@@26TM079 You are talking shit. Coaches can go in bus lanes as it technically a bus. However I never said I was in the bus lane I said the copper was.
@@26TM079 taxis can be in the bus lane too
Ive only ever been arrested once and it was in Germany, and the police treated me appallingly. I hadnt done what I was accused of, they refused to speak to me in English and tell me what I had actually done. All.I did was act a peacemaker in a fight where locals tried to attqck my friend and the violent German locals ended up getting off scot free despite attackong my friend and throwing a glass beer bottle at me.
I got arrested by two armed police in my hotel room during oktoberfest, I found a phone in the hotel lobby and being drunk English boys on a stag we decided to keep the phone and have some fun with it. They don't mess around like the wet biscuits we got here, passport taken immediately, mates told I was being taken to whatever station was lied to, some bs aboit theft when I had found the phone, 500 euro to get out of the station and then received another 500 euro fine through the post as I bad been sentenced to 20 days in jail at 50 euro per day. Needless to say the other 500 isn't paid
Will give Munich a miss forever now haha
@@drankfrebin that's a criminal offence in the UK also. Its Theft by finding. Unless you can prove you had the intention to eventually return the item in question or hand it into the cop shop you're in trouble.
Another great video…….well done for mentioning quads without swearing ‘I f#@king hate quads’😂
I worked beside a retired policeman and some of his stories were unreal. Going out on the nightshift with his colleague and driving past the car of someone that pissed him off the day before and spraying underseal paint along the side. 😂 In the end he said he took early retirement when a farmer pulled a shotgun on him.
People never like to just take their medicine for breaking the law, it's always unfair or someone else's fault...
HI Ben, would you consider doing commentary on the audits being done, helping out with things like rights, when the public are legally bound to identify under PACE, privacy in respect to traffic stops etc?
Talking of stupid stuff done as a kid - growing up my local force bought bikes so that they could chase us when we were ripping up the school fields and complaints were called in.
As an adult riding a bike legally, I whole heartedly endorse the ramming of a scrote without a helmet - especially if he just nicked my bike! I'd probably offer the officer responsible a pint!
I would say the majority of grown ups these days done stupid things when they were little. I done a few stupid things of which I would not even dream about doing now because I have matured. I never done drugs or raped anyone but just stupid silly stuff like tossing stones at windows and running away, I think it`s called being a little twat.
Respect Ben 👮🏻♂️ honest up front good top see love how pushing mental health Ben
Going off the section of you need 2 officers to do X, Y or Z. Is it true that if you end up going to court over a traffic ticket, if the officer that issued the ticket was alone and isn't part of the traffic division, you are more likely to have the ticket dismissed? A barrister friend told me that if I ever get pulled over for a traffic violation and they are on their own, always ask if they are a member of the traffic division.
The British police should not be arresting people who are protesting following the death of the Queen.
Well in fairness, they are committing a breach of the peace and are also potential security risks. Like we saw in Scotland last Monday, that guy who shouted at Prince Andrew needed to be removed because his comments clearly provoked the crowd and that could've turned into a potentially violent situation.
Also if the protestors are given a direction to leave, how can officers guarantee they won't come back and potentially turn violent!
Depends what they were doing. If they were breaking the law then they get nicked. Simple.
Many of them believe they are and act accordingly.
i met you at otley car show mate, made my day lol hope you and the family had a great day there.. keep the videos coming
Nice to see you in Otley at the transport extravaganza!
a ben pearson video every friday always makes my day
If a police car is parked on yellows or in a disabled bay without its blue lights on they can be prosecuted?
"police officers eat a lot of donuts and cakes" .... So are there a lot who are shape zero instead of size zero?... 🙈🙊🎂🍩
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So sorry to hear about the police officers being stabbed in London last night. Awful. Doing their job.
Craziness I saw that earlier best too them
Sad but no respect anymore....I'm 62, when I was younger if a 'Bobby's told me off, if dad found out.......scarier than any Bobby.. like I said...no respect...makes me sad...
Great insight but to be fair we know that the police have strict guidelines and no one can cheat the system unless you're on a shout through a camera.
Ben any plans for another book the two you've done are ace.
This was more of a personal rant, nothing helpful, the football duties video was my favourite.
Ben, No one thinks the police are above the law, you did not need to clarify that, what you need to realise is too many of them act like they are! Maybe not in your shift teams or not even in WYP but all over the country, particularly the Met it would seem.
Ben none of that in Firearms in Scotland haha
Another good video fella
Also I'd like to say to the 2 Met bobbies who were stabbed the other day All our thoughts are with you and your loved ones
Ive just been accpeted as a PCSO starting in 3 weeks the fitness test is 5.4 on bleep test thats all it is as we speak i dont know if its different for regs i dont think it is i think its all the same
46! whaaaat I gen thought u were in your early thirties... Teach us your secret ben!
Some of them think they are. They have also been treating certain groups as if they are also above the law.
I’ve just started the police at 36
First of all, I’ll start with I love your videos and what you stand for mental health wise etc. I just have a query about the quota of arrests or tickets. I have recently been given a section 59 which I accepted. The officer then took my driving license to process it on his tablet, then came back and said because I had previous driving offences (due c&a) he was accusing/charging me for driving without due care, which I disagreed with. Don’t think he had any hard evidence. But if I had contested it I would of lost because it was my word against his. Now I’ve seen this question asked and you answered as you did. He just needed an extra mark that month. What’s your thoughts?
@Robert Stallard have you watched the video? Ben literally says quotas?😂
Here is a question. Should police officers pass a fitness test evrv year or 2 and pass a law test every 2?
Police Do pass a fitness test every year. No law test per se mind
I like to drive my RV at 65 limit is 75 and in Colorado on I25 you'll get run over so I go out of my way to avoid or drive at night
"you can join the Police at 57 years old" that's some silly shit drempt up by a POTKNOB in an office. As always Mr Pearson thank you.
Talking about vetting, I declared some I went to college with as they’d gone to prison a few years back.
I failed my vetting as the knowledge of the (former) association could be damaging to the force.
Dang! Potentially, my nephew has served time for murder. (Might Not be my nephew, lost contact a year or two before my brother passed away, and heard nothing from that branch of the family since; can only assume foster/adopted care was not good for them
How many times can I be pulled over for a routine traffic stop I know they are doing there job but when it’s 3 times in a week and when I ask why have you pulled me over it’s always oh just a routine traffic stop. How routine are they going to be.
I've only ever been pulled over twice, for going a bit quick; once when I was late for work (5am start, roads deserted) and once when I went about 5mph over the 40 limit. Never heard anything back from either of them.
Re joining the job with a conviction ever force is different EG North Yorkshire is very strict its highly unlikely you'd get in with any conviction even spent and decades old
Where as The Met (I am told) is the easiest to get in to
Nothing to do with the video, but I recently lost my sister to suicide and the police were amazing and did so well with looking for her and making sure our family were okay! My question is can I take some flowers and chocolates down to the station to say thank you? And a card, I feel so bad for the guy who had to come and tell us :( they are amazing and do soo much ❤️
I think they would really appreciate it. Having to tell families about their losses must be so horrible, I can't imagine
And I'm so sorry for your loss. Losing someone to suicide is horrible and I hope you and your family don't blame yourselves. I've struggled with mental health all my life and I'd never want my family to hurt. She just couldn't handle her own pain. It's a shame the mental health services are so shocking here
@@niamhc7369 she was very poorly, everyone did all they could for her but sadly the outcome is just as tragic :/ we will get through it I’m just staying strong for my mum :)
Problem with traffic cops you rarely see them unless you crash
Did you ever work CID ben and if not why wouldn't you do that role and do they get oaid more thsn you did?
Gatso camera in North Yorkshire?
For the cops sake. I wish they had to have 2 cops
GATSO north yorkshire ? 🧐
Hey Ben, love your channel. But you’ve just contradicted yourself! You said police don’t have fines targets, but then you said if they are ‘underperforming’ they will have to get ‘so many tickets, so many arrests’ etc. which one is it lad?
Must of been a great job ✌️👍.
In Denver first question
Did you smoke Marijuana?
No thank you
One of the marines in the Iranian embassy takeover was from here. Wanted to be a Denver police and he had a criminal past and did drugs
So you have watching top gear rewatches then with the P.O. Box
also, doughnuts are honestly really tasty... easily one of the best pastries out there. why *wouldn't* cops eat doughnuts? are they restricted to non-cops now or something? cops aren't the ONLY people that eat them lol
Fitness test? You're talking SAS standards!
That there all *unts 😊
Road traffic law????
There's an awful lot of legislation that covers the roads, vehicles, and driving. The main one is Road Traffic Act 1988
Love Ben,think he's just a proper nice guy.
Well said mate.....most police now days are an embarrassment
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cops do what they want when they want just watch Audits on YT
Worth wearing a hijab.