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I think that they get a lot of bad press. America is such a huge country and it's unfair to judge 700,000 people based on a bunch of (admittedly pretty horrifying) negative news stories. The vast majority go to work doing an extraordinary job which many could not or would not do.

There's a lot of differences in the way we handle things as law enforcement between the two countries. Obviously in the UK the majority of police officers are unarmed and only carry basic protective equipment. Whereas in the US all police generally carry firearms. I can't really make a fair observation because I've never been to the US but from what I have seen in videos online and in US news I would say that there is more of an emphasis on asserting dominance over the public and often escalating situations using force to establish control. In the UK police officers are trained to deal with people in a calm way and use communication to de-escalate situations. It's less about establishing dominance and more about talking people around to your way of thinking. Hope that makes sense.

We ride together, we die together. Bad boys for life.

I've never fired one gun, let alone whilst airborne.

The correct term is "Ello, ello, ello. What's all this then?"

Pigs. Filth. Rozzers. Fuzz. Coppers. Bobbies. 5-0. Tit-heads (referring to the hats that some believe look like female breasts). Po-po (heard someone once call us the poo-poo...). I don't really care what we're called to be honest. I can usually laugh stuff off if it annoys me. I've seen some officers who will go up and challenge people if they say something they don't like but I don't see the point. I just brush it off usually.

Something I want the world to know... -We're not all cockneys. -Everyone who doesn't live/work in London hates London. -We do actually have nice teeth.