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Peelers The PSNI for Real Season 1 Episode 4
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00:15Police are chasing a stolen car that has failed to stop and has already tried to ram them.
00:21It's being driven dangerously and lives are at risk.
00:27When it slows again, there's a way to stop it, but it's going to require contact.
00:52I'll do his seatbelt.
00:54The driver!
00:55Undo the seatbelt!
01:19I'm on a fire and I hit me a thousand times.
01:25Look at me to bet the sunrise and do it all again.
01:31I'm on a firing line, watching the worlds collide.
01:37Giving you the truth and I believe it's worth the pain.
01:56It's a night shift in rainy Belfast, but Anna has kindly phoned us from her sunny holiday.
02:02Hi Stephen.
02:03Are you behaving yourself?
02:05I'm on the mojitos.
02:06How's it going out there?
02:09It's going well.
02:10It's going well.
02:10We had rain yesterday.
02:12That was bloody rubbish.
02:13We went to the indoor pool for a while and then we went to the bar.
02:18Did you get your hair done?
02:19Did you get your hair done for your holiday?
02:20It's lovely.
02:21No, it needs done.
02:22Look at my roof.
02:23You have got it done.
02:24I would understand that.
02:25Although I'm still a 10, Stephen.
02:29Are you going anywhere tonight?
02:31We're going to go to the bar here.
02:33Well, we are missing you.
02:34It's not the same without you, Anna.
02:36It's not the same.
02:37Stephen, I miss you.
02:38I know you do.
02:45A tip-off has come in.
02:48Any more information on it or how's it transpired?
02:53A drug dealer is using a city centre flap as his base.
02:57No worries.
02:58That'll do.
02:59We shall head that way and we'll sort it.
03:01I'll give you a wee shout once we're done and let you know how we get on, OK?
03:05I think it could be quite a good one.
03:06He's concerned about supply of Class A and Class B.
03:08So the thing is, if you knock the door, he gets a chance to get rid of it.
03:10Whereas if you take them by surprise, put the door in, you see,
03:15another sergeant wants me to ring, so...
03:18So what's happening here is Perry is seeking senior advice
03:22as to whether they've got enough to go in there,
03:26concern to supply Class A drugs, something like that.
03:30So he's speaking to a sergeant now.
03:32He's taking the advice of lots of his colleagues
03:34and you just start to see the thinking.
03:36They're worried that if they ring the bell, he'll flush it down the toilet.
03:40So Adam, who's been talking about using the enforcer,
03:42might get his first chance tonight with a drugs bust.
03:45And he's a bit nervous, aren't you?
03:47Nervous?
03:48About getting the door in quickly?
03:50No, no, no. We'll have a look at the door.
03:52You're confident?
03:52Oh, aye. Oh, aye.
03:54Cheers.
03:54We'll see.
04:05Right off the bat, you're under arrest, and then...
04:07Yeah.
04:08If he starts resisting, we've got the power...
04:10Well, there's multiple people in the house.
04:12Get him straight away for concern in the supply.
04:14If there's multiple, all lifted.
04:15But I tell him he's lifted right off the bat just to give us power,
04:19because we've been on the wrong side of that before.
04:21To save the PS9 pen out to thousands, we'll do that.
04:24So what's the thinking behind that, Tom?
04:26We've had one before where a guy was fighting with a hammer in the street.
04:29It was dynamic, so police ran and took control of him.
04:33And his claim was upheld because we didn't tell him he was under arrest initially.
04:38Although he had a hammer in his hand?
04:39So they argued, and it was upheld that he's lawfully allowed to fight us.
04:43So it doesn't make sense, and it's not in pace.
04:46Pace says other way round.
04:47You don't have to tell him we're under arrest until practicable,
04:49but just to see if Pace and I pen out tens of thousands, we'll do it.
04:53Are you nervous? Because I am.
04:55No.
04:56Excited, Stephen.
04:57You're forced down the door, Stephen.
04:59Who's a backup for Nolan Live?
05:01In case this coach hits up.
05:02Jamie Bryson hosting Nolan Live.
05:04We'll stand on.
05:05Right, let's go.
05:07All right.
05:07See you there.
05:08I was hoping for some reason to come up with an excuse not to go.
05:13You're not laughing at it now, Stephen.
05:15I'm very close to.
05:18I've changed my mind.
05:21So, bang.
05:22You're under arrest.
05:22You're under arrest for being concerned in the supplier,
05:24class A and class B, controlled drug.
05:26You do not have to say anything, but it's costing you.
05:27If you do not mention one question, stop.
05:28We shall allow him to quote my horror friends.
05:30As long as you get the words, you are under arrest.
05:32ASAP, we're laughing.
05:33And I think we're just going to go and flatten the door
05:36and scoop him for concern in the supply and then search the house.
05:40I know it's not the orthodox way, but I think it's lawful.
05:43Like, he's believed to be from Dublin as well,
05:46and he's only renting the apartment.
05:47He travels about.
05:49You go buzz us in.
05:50Leave Stephen over.
05:51I have a bad feeling about this.
05:52No, we should get Stephen.
05:53Remember that once we're there lawfully, if we come across guns or crossbows or knives,
05:58we can seize them as well.
05:59Let's go.
06:00You're winding me up.
06:01No, that's what he did say.
06:02Did he?
06:03Yeah.
06:04Is there two years to the danger associated with all of this?
06:07This is not normal.
06:09You're going to be a bad man that might have guns on a crossbow and knives.
06:13The thing is, though, there's nothing to say there's going to be any weapons there,
06:17but you sort of have to bear in the back of your mind.
06:19From what information we have,
06:21he seems to be pretty high-scale drug dealing.
06:26He's come and renting apartments and stuff so that he can deal in Belfast.
06:31He's believed to be from Dublin,
06:33and he can't rule out that he might have weapons for his own protection,
06:38you know, on the property.
06:40Anybody getting bad juju about this?
06:42Me?
06:43Yeah.
06:44101.
06:45I genuinely feel sick.
06:47Drug dealers from Dublin hang you up and cut your balls off.
06:51They do, but, you know, they'll go for you first.
06:55So get the security on the island tightened up.
06:58Now, listen, what else are we going to do here?
07:00Because we have good information that there is Class A drugs
07:04being sold from an apartment.
07:07It's just too dangerous to be left as it is,
07:09and we wouldn't be doing our duty if we didn't go.
07:11Who else is going to go?
07:13Well, this is the first time in over a year
07:15that I have genuinely felt sick.
07:20No wind-up.
07:22I have a bad feeling about this.
07:42The officers have found the flat, but no need to break the door down,
07:46as it's been left open.
08:07The police are under arrest.
08:10It's fished in a spy drug.
08:10Don't move at all. I'm going to use force on you.
08:12Do not move. Show me your hand.
08:18This is someone getting cussed in my hands here.
08:22You're under arrest, especially in the supply of drugs.
08:25Bend your arm.
08:25I'll explain to you the circumstances here in a second.
08:30I'm not getting away from that table quite now.
08:32Stand up here first. Go this way.
08:34Over here.
08:35Anything else on you shouldn't have?
08:39Anybody else in the flat?
08:42Is there anyone else in this flat?
08:45Yes, no.
08:47Yeah, was it yourself that gave a name earlier?
08:49Very sad. On the ground, just watch yourself because there's other people.
08:52For the mail possibly first.
08:54I'd imagine that there's people coming and going from the property
08:56buying drugs over the past couple of days or whatever,
08:58and there's obviously a chance that the drug dealer's going to get attacked or robbed,
09:02so they like to have a wee bit of protection.
09:07Bones blowing up here with drug messages and stuff.
09:09Yeah.
09:10So we'll get that seized in here.
09:12I appreciate your handcuff, but we'll wave goodbye to the drugs and what have you
09:15that's on the table, sure, on the knife.
09:16Go ahead.
09:19Cool apartments up here, mate. That's good view.
09:22Mate, there's a sound safe sat on.
09:24But here, all's well, it ends well.
09:25If you had a big knife on the table, I worried we were going to have a big falling out
09:28when
09:29we didn't, so...
09:30All right.
09:31Come here, step in.
09:33I think you're lofty allowed to hold the knife in your apartment, so you haven't been
09:35arrested for that look.
09:37Sorry, mate.
09:38All right.
09:39Although this guy was found in this flat with drugs, police are convinced others are involved.
09:46And as they're leaving, they see someone run.
09:48Yeah, run on Ormo Avenue, left towards Ormo Road.
09:51There's still at least one guy on the run here.
09:55Jane ran after him, so he's out there, police on the ground now, searching outside for the
10:00runner, who may have a lot more of whatever these guys are looking for.
10:05They're upstairs saying if they can find anything more, I'm bagging the evidence.
10:11I don't seriously believe I did this.
10:14Well, I can't comment, but...
10:17But here, either way, see if you're holding drugs for a mate or...
10:22They were your drugs, or whatever it is.
10:24Because you're in the room with the drugs on the tail right in front of you, the rest is
10:27still legitimate, so you're going to custody, and then interview is potentially the best
10:32time to have this discussion.
10:34Once you've been given your rights in a solicitor now.
10:37Perry's continuing to search the apartment, and if we come into this room, look what he's
10:42found here.
10:43You have a suspicion of criminal property.
10:45Aye, well, the minute we can't, it's up to him to determine where the funds came to buy
10:49them, Hugo Boss, Armani.
10:51We'll get him arrested for possession of criminal property, and then it's up to him to prove
10:56where it's came from.
10:58It just seems all a bit fishy.
11:02Yeah.
11:04It's a fair point.
11:06I think that the rock's out with whoever's out there. The big of mine's out there, sadly.
11:12Even though the drug dealer has evaded them, this is still a success. The team bag up the
11:17drugs, and bring the suspect back to custody.
11:23How does it feel, when it's quiet and calm? And will I be dealing? How will it feel, when
11:40it's time to move on? My business needs to pay.
11:48So, just within the last few minutes, someone's attacked this home. You can see the graffiti
11:52here, locals only.
11:54Hello? Police?
11:55Anybody home?
11:57This is what we've been hearing about, isn't it? Where people from different backgrounds
12:01are being intimidated out of these areas.
12:04Life can be so unkind.
12:07With no suspect on the scene, the tactical support group make the property safe.
12:15There is a lot of darkness in what the police attend. Too often, something, or someone, broken.
12:27Does the job get you sometimes done?
12:30Aye. Like, you're looking at a horrific dead body, then right off the bat, they're dealing
12:36with people who are trying to aggravate you. It's tough. You don't get time to sort of decompress,
12:40or you've got a lot of different stressors all coming in from all angles at the same time.
12:45And did either two of you ever get to the stage where you think it is too much?
12:48Yeah, I went sick last year after the race riots sort of kicked off just because it was absolutely
12:54non-stop overtime. You couldn't get a day off work, so I was sort of forced to go sick
12:58for a while just with fatigue.
13:02In the summer of 2025, race riots hit Northern Ireland.
13:10All officers were put on mandatory overtime.
13:16If you're doing 12-hour shifts, six in a row, it takes it out of you.
13:19Then members of the public are giving you grief for assaulting you.
13:23There's no let-up.
13:25And yet I still love it.
13:33It's a cold Wednesday night on Great Victoria Street.
13:38Nigel and Adam are watching their sergeant's back as he deals with a case of bad parking.
13:44You can't park here, mate.
13:46Out of nowhere, a man approaches their colleague.
13:49Are you talking about this?
13:50No, no, no, no.
13:52And he won't back off when told to do so.
13:54What's wrong?
13:55Move out of the way.
13:55I won't move out of the way.
13:57I won't move out of the way.
13:58What's going on?
13:59What's going on there?
14:01We're squirreled, man.
14:03Are you pushing?
14:05Are you pushing?
14:06I saw him warn you.
14:07Calm down.
14:07Calm down.
14:09You were right in his face, mate.
14:10All right?
14:11What?
14:11Settle down.
14:12I was standing outside and he jumped out at me.
14:15We were dealing with somebody else.
14:17No, this is a fucking hijacking.
14:20What's wrong?
14:21The man is clearly upset.
14:23The officers are trying to calm him down, but it's not working.
14:27No, settle down.
14:28Is there something wrong with you?
14:29Mate, would you stop screeching?
14:30No, I won't fucking stop screeching.
14:32Get out of my road.
14:33You're just scaring me.
14:35Settle down, mate.
14:36Don't you fucking try and grip me.
14:37Will you settle down?
14:38We were trying to speak to somebody else until you engaged with us.
14:40Listen.
14:41I don't care.
14:42Hold on.
14:43Settle down.
14:44Can I ask you to hold up?
14:45There's a really strong smell of cannabis here.
14:47All right?
14:48Now there's a suspicion of drug offences.
14:51Things have stepped up.
14:53But the man is reluctant to be searched.
14:56I'm going to be searching you to ascertain whether you're in possession of any control subs,
15:01all right?
15:01You're gone.
15:01Stop.
15:02Do not tick out.
15:03Do you understand?
15:06Settle down.
15:07Oh, do you see this?
15:08Yeah, look at this.
15:10Get that door on camera.
15:12Look at that.
15:13Right.
15:13Set some boats in it.
15:14Yep.
15:16Right.
15:16Hold your legs.
15:16What the fuck?
15:17Settle down.
15:18I'm relaxing.
15:19I'm relaxing.
15:21I'm relaxing.
15:22Oh, my God.
15:23My hands are going everywhere.
15:24Right.
15:25I'm closing.
15:25There's no grip whatsoever, you header.
15:28I'm from cross guard.
15:30Right.
15:30Mate.
15:31Settle down.
15:32I am from cross guard, you header.
15:34You're being searched, okay?
15:36From what?
15:37You've been told.
15:38You've been told what?
15:40From what?
15:41I have been told nothing.
15:42You have.
15:43Stop spitting on me.
15:44What are you talking about?
15:45Calm.
15:46Relax.
15:47You're not calm.
15:47There's my tooth.
15:49What are you talking about, calm?
15:51Calm, why?
15:51Calm what?
15:52Do you see?
15:53She understands it.
15:55What are you doing, you fucking header?
15:58What are you doing?
16:00Yes, thank you.
16:00Did you get this?
16:01Yeah, I can say it's a force like a dad.
16:03What are you pushing his head against the wall for?
16:05No, you're not.
16:05Stephen Lock.
16:06What are you choking him for?
16:07Calm down.
16:08Just calm down.
16:09Why didn't he comply to the search?
16:11Because you're never going to beat them, are you?
16:12There's four of them.
16:13Well, I don't think...
16:13But why doesn't he stay calm and say, search me?
16:15Well, I don't think he's right by that I'm choking him.
16:17What's all about?
16:18Stop kicking at me.
16:18You're full of shit.
16:20If we don't die in the market, I want to kill the guy for fucking choking him.
16:22Do you know what I mean?
16:23What's all about, Stephen?
16:24Did you stop and tell him to fuck off?
16:26You're just choking him.
16:27Get off him.
16:28Stephen, what are you saying?
16:29Come on.
16:30Do you think that's right?
16:31Do you think that's right?
16:33Do you think that's right?
16:35Do you think that's right?
16:35They're choking him, look.
16:36They're hitting the ground, everything.
16:37Do you think that's right?
16:38Nah, the cat's hitting his head.
16:39Look.
16:40Look, he's hitting his head.
16:41All right.
16:42Bullshit.
16:42Pull him out.
16:43Pull him in.
16:44Pull him out.
16:44As one goes out.
16:45You need to listen to me.
16:46Now he's going to...
16:47Ah!
16:49There's nothing.
16:50What the way?
16:51Is he spotting you?
16:52Yeah, is he spotting me.
16:55Pull the butt, you fucking cried.
16:58The fuck I don't like you.
17:01Put that on there.
17:02Put that on there.
17:02No, he's hitting that tight.
17:03I can't breathe.
17:03That's a spit guard.
17:05Lift him up, Matt.
17:05It's it.
17:06I'm trying to help you, Matt.
17:07Yeah, yeah, yeah.
17:09Get on!
17:10Got it!
17:10Get on!
17:11Put it a bit lower at home.
17:13Get it going.
17:14No! Listen to me!
17:15No!
17:16I'm fine!
17:18I do think he's right. Don't hurt him to put his head up against the wall and show him out.
17:22He's used to restrain him, not choke him.
17:23I'm really well, then.
17:24It's class B. He's fat on me. There's a couple of IOPs.
17:28Right, right, let's get ready to go.
17:30Roll him back, roll him.
17:31Put him back on your side, OK?
17:32Yeah.
17:33Ready?
17:33One, two, three.
17:36You just fucking broke me!
17:39Ah!
17:40The fucking ass!
17:42Adam, are you all right to go in?
17:43Oh, my God.
17:45Go on.
17:45Right, turn around.
17:46Ah!
17:50Ah!
17:51One, two, three.
17:51He's abused me, you bastard!
17:56Try and get him on the street.
17:58It's not going to go.
17:59OK, OK.
18:00Adam, there's his shoe.
18:01There's his shoe.
18:02Ah!
18:03It's huge!
18:04Marker goes out saying you're under arrest for disorderly possessed of class B.
18:07Police so kind of assault on police.
18:09You don't have to say anything but I must cost you.
18:11You do not mention any questions.
18:12Some of this are going to be a harm your defence.
18:15OK, have you got any right of caution?
18:16All right, thank you very much.
18:17Took your feet there, mate.
18:18We'll fucking stop by.
18:20Watch your feet.
18:22Lock it.
18:23The key's where you lock it.
18:24Here, where's my hat?
18:25Because his tooth is in it.
18:27If we can get that.
18:28Out to this fucking rat bang!
18:30Stop by his promising car!
18:33What?
18:38Has Musgrave confirmed?
18:40Yes.
18:42Woo!
18:43You fucking planned!
18:46Actually fucking planned!
18:49Yeah, no problem.
18:50We're coming in here a wee bit hot.
18:55Margaret, do you need to relax here, all right?
18:58Shut up!
18:59Christ almighty.
19:01So what happened?
19:02As we've been trying to leave,
19:05he has tried to square up to Aidan
19:08or push his way into Aidan's car.
19:14Mark, you're not going to get anywhere doing that.
19:16You're just going to hurt yourself.
19:17I'm going to fucking hurt you.
19:19Okay.
19:21We then got out to try and restrain him.
19:24I've detained him for the purpose of a search
19:25because I could smell cannabis really strongly.
19:28And because of his manner,
19:30he has then started kicking off.
19:32he's spat on me
19:34and has twisted my hand somehow.
19:38But why?
19:39Is that the effect of drugs or what's going on?
19:41Absolutely.
19:43Drugs, alcohol, very much so.
19:47Right, Mark.
19:47I want to try and get you off the ground.
19:49Are you going to allow me to come in there?
19:54Mark, I need you to calm down a little bit, okay?
19:57That can come off if you're going to stop spitting, okay?
20:00I'm threatening to spit.
20:01Okay?
20:02I need you to be calm before I do this, okay?
20:04I'm sorry.
20:06Get that door open, would you, Nate?
20:08I'm sorry.
20:08We're going to get this hood off, okay?
20:10Okay, just breathe, all right?
20:11We're going to sit you up, right?
20:13Adamus, sit him up, please.
20:15Swing your legs around.
20:16All right, he's going to sit.
20:19No more spitting or that's going back on, Mark.
20:21He's been told.
20:22I'm just making sure you don't fall over, okay?
20:25All right.
20:26You fucking...
20:28Just sit there.
20:30Can you let them up a leg, please?
20:33What have you got?
20:34Yeah, so we've got some cannabis.
20:36You're my fucking servant.
20:38I'm not yours, okay?
20:40I'm a servant.
20:41Yeah, you fucking are.
20:42You're a police.
20:43You're my fucking servant.
20:44You're not fucking yours, servant, okay?
20:47Get out of the fucking room, you fucking clown.
20:51Is this just a typical night?
20:52A typical...
20:53It's a very typical night in Belfast, yeah?
20:55A typical Wednesday night.
20:56I'm sick so I'm tired of these cons thinking you.
20:59I'm fucking...
21:00You're going over me.
21:02What the fuck is all doing this now?
21:04I never have fucking done.
21:06You're even normal, aren't you?
21:08Fire, you fucking rat-bagger, you bastard.
21:10I can't get you.
21:12Is that right?
21:14Please, sir.
21:16He's one-on-one in that hole.
21:18Suddenly he's gone mad.
21:19All right?
21:23Please, sorry.
21:24He's terrific.
21:26Get down, Custer, Rigger.
21:28Mark, me your arm.
21:29Mark, listen.
21:31He's been put in a hole in the cell where he's one-on-one with the police officer while
21:34I give the circumstances.
21:35He's then kicked off and they've hit the emergency buzzer which then has called everybody in to
21:39try and rescue him.
21:40It's too much to handle one-on-one and can't leave an officer in there on their own.
21:43So what's wrong with that?
21:44He's handcuffing and he's still not calming down.
21:46He's still not calming down.
21:46He was, the cuff's removed to the front and he's gone.
21:49He's gone.
21:50That's got to be drugs, right?
21:52That's the, uh...
21:57It now takes over six officers and staff to safely get him into the holding cell where
22:03he will be held until he calms down.
22:06Mark, calm down and relax.
22:09Okay?
22:10What a shit, Joe.
22:14Welcome!
22:16Welcome!
22:20Stay down!
22:21Stay down!
22:25Thanks, guys.
22:32So he's been arrested for disorderly behaviour, possession of Class B and assault on police.
22:40It's always when you're just about to go home.
22:43Always.
22:46It's amazing how it just escalates so quickly, isn't it?
22:48Boom, boom, boom, boom.
22:50As you know, we were driving off and then I just saw him sort of get up in the face
22:53of the
22:54sergeant.
22:54He was just trying to close his door.
22:57When we spoke to the Tesco's, they had just put him out of the shop because they suspected
23:00he was trying to pocket things.
23:02So then whenever he realised he was being searched, obviously he was aware that he had
23:05something in his pocket and that's when he's gone up and up and up and up.
23:08Someone in that sort of state, trying to move their arms, trying to get them to comply in
23:12any way, you saw how hard it was to get cuffs on.
23:14Significant amount of force was used, so that all needs to be recorded, documented and justified.
23:19So it's going to be a late one.
23:20Ten o'clock's one more detailed too, so...
23:22But will you have to stay behind now until the other paperwork?
23:24Yeah, you have to get that done.
23:24Statement has to be done right up.
23:26You can't do that in the morning?
23:28No.
23:28What if it was your daughter's birthday or you were going somewhere or you were doing
23:32something?
23:32How does that work?
23:33Just have to do it.
23:34It has to be done.
23:35It's happened many of the time.
23:37In fact, if I go look at my phone now, I can guarantee my wife's saying, why are you
23:39not home yet?
23:40There's a bottle of wine waiting for you.
23:43She's waiting for me.
23:44Right.
23:45That's all done.
23:46I'll go through the rest of the stuff with him after.
23:49Over two hours after the shift was meant to finish, Adam and Nigel sit down to do the
23:55paperwork.
23:56I don't remember saying this.
23:58Apparently on the way into custody, I radioed and said, we're coming in hot.
24:02That's so...
24:03Here's me coming in hot.
24:04That's so embarrassing.
24:05Should I actually say that?
24:07Jack's actually saying you said that.
24:08Oh, why would I say that?
24:14Yeah, no problem.
24:17We're coming in here.
24:18We're coming in hot.
24:22No.
24:25We're going in a bit hot.
24:27That's wild.
24:29That is grim.
24:30I have to say.
24:33You have done many, many odious things in your time here, but that is right up there.
24:40Oh, coming in hot.
24:42I'm so mortified.
24:43Just a wee bit hot.
24:47We're all seeing these officers for the people they really are.
24:51The bond they have with each other helps them with the complexities of the job.
24:56It was nice knowing you, kid.
24:57If I live and you die, I'll look after your wife and kids.
25:02Yeah, ma'am.
25:03But I have no doubt, in the back of your mind, you're wondering about the use of force, the wrestling,
25:10the spit guards, the use of pepper spray.
25:16I ask you to step back.
25:19It's a huge power and responsibility.
25:22So I want to speak to the Deputy Chief Constable, Bobby Singleton, and ask him if he can justify it.
25:31It is a tremendous amount of responsibility, and in particular on very young people, which just again to me underlines
25:39how remarkable it is that people will step forward and will take those risks on our collective behalf.
25:44Great Victoria Street, one guy, he's got a small amount of drugs on him, approached a police car, he was
25:52told to move back, he didn't do it.
25:54That ends up with him surrounded with police officers, trailed to the ground, he's in leg restraints, he's in handcuffs,
26:01he's got a spit guard on.
26:03And it felt to me like, what does that look like from someone across the street, seeing a gang of
26:10police officers with one individual?
26:12Yeah, well, when police officers have to use force, it rarely looks pretty.
26:17Actually, in that instance, what you've got is a number of police officers trying to gain control of somebody who
26:21is being non-compliant, who is being violent in terms of how they're lashing out.
26:25It's the non-compliance that leads to the escalation in the situation.
26:29And what about the guy throwing his drink at Jade's open window?
26:32He's going to throw.
26:33Did Perry need to get out?
26:35All right, mate.
26:36If a police vehicle is coming under attack from glass or anything else, that needs to be challenged.
26:42I mean, we've come a long way in the last 20, 25 years.
26:46When I started in policing, I can remember seeing kids picking stuff up in the street and throwing it in
26:52the direction of the police because it was just what was done.
26:54It was almost part of the culture.
26:56And the only way that can be challenged is over time if we ourselves don't accept that because, you know,
27:02it starts with attacks on the vehicles.
27:04But it possibly also goes some way towards explaining why people think it's acceptable to physically assault and attack police
27:10officers.
27:11You know, the great thing about PAVA is we call it an incapacitant spray.
27:15You can take the fight out of an individual without any lasting impact on them.
27:21And that's why, in terms of our response, PAVA would be seen as one of the lower-end responses in
27:27terms of use of force.
27:29Obviously, then, you see the officers get into a struggle with the individual on the ground.
27:34And you see Perry's knee going into some part of that guy's body.
27:40I'm thinking, the guy's on the ground.
27:43Yeah. And the untrained eye, the uninitiated in terms of policing and use of force, I can see why people
27:50would say that looks like a problem.
27:52But it is a recognised tactic for officers to use distractions, strikes or blows in order to gain control of
27:59somebody.
27:59That incident may well be scrutinised by the police ombudsman's office.
28:03And Perry will have to explain what his thinking was at the time whenever he decided to use the PAVA
28:08and the strike.
28:09And that's entirely right. That's the responsibility that comes with being a police officer.
28:34Next time on Peelers.
28:37The deafers are out, but the Peelers are boxed in.
28:42I don't know if we're in trouble here or not.
28:44And only in Northern Ireland.
28:49Bye-bye, Jacqueline.
28:51Fuck you and your man!
28:54When it gets hard, I won't roll those leaves.
29:01Life can be so unkind.
29:08I will be found on the edge of the world.
29:13Fuck you and your man!
29:14Bye-bye, Jacqueline.
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