Former Met Police detective Peter Bleksley has furiously hit out at the police in a brutal rant on GB News.
The ex-cop was reflecting on a ‘crime epidemic’ on London Transport services after a tube passenger openly smoked crack cocaine, leaving fellow train-getters shocked and intimidated.
Speaking on the People’s Channel, Bleksley said there is a disconnect between public attitudes and those expected to enforce the rule of law.
He highlighted a recent instance involving the British Transport Police (BTP), who banned Newcastle United supporters from drinking alcohol on trains back home last month after watching their team win its first domestic trophy in 70 years at Wembley.
“Our police services could stop being social services and actually deal with policing - the kind of policing the public actually want”, he said.
“Officers should patrol the streets, the stations, the parks, to prevent crime and to arrest people when they come across people breaking the law.
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“BTP is one of the more lamentable police services. Only a couple of weeks ago, they imposed a no alcohol order on all trains taking Newcastle fans home from Wembley after they had won their first domestic trophy in 70 years.
“They stopped their supporters having a celebratory drink as they travelled home on the train all the way back to the North East.”
In a blistering rant, he continued: “Here you see the disconnect these police services have from the public.
“They are not like us anymore, they are not of us anymore. They don’t appreciate us anymore.
“They look upon us as the great unwashed. Consequently, on one hand they act like the 1970s German Stasi and on the other, they are nowhere to be seen.”
Newcastle United supporters were slapped with alcohol restrictions on train services home with the police stressing the importance of safety and responsible behaviour.
Bleksley argued to Tom Harwood and Emily Carver that it only served to show a sense of contempt from the BTP for ordinary Britons.
He was speaking on the People’s Channel about a shocking incident where a man was spotted smoking class-A drugs on the Tube.
The incident is alleged to have taken place during a busy hour on the Victoria Line, with passengers aboard heading home from work.
A TfL (Transport for London) spokesperson said: “We want all customers to feel safe when travelling and we understand the alarm this kind of behaviour could cause.
“We are working with the police, specialist teams and other agencies to help move vulnerable people away from our network and into help and support.”
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The ex-cop was reflecting on a ‘crime epidemic’ on London Transport services after a tube passenger openly smoked crack cocaine, leaving fellow train-getters shocked and intimidated.
Speaking on the People’s Channel, Bleksley said there is a disconnect between public attitudes and those expected to enforce the rule of law.
He highlighted a recent instance involving the British Transport Police (BTP), who banned Newcastle United supporters from drinking alcohol on trains back home last month after watching their team win its first domestic trophy in 70 years at Wembley.
“Our police services could stop being social services and actually deal with policing - the kind of policing the public actually want”, he said.
“Officers should patrol the streets, the stations, the parks, to prevent crime and to arrest people when they come across people breaking the law.
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“BTP is one of the more lamentable police services. Only a couple of weeks ago, they imposed a no alcohol order on all trains taking Newcastle fans home from Wembley after they had won their first domestic trophy in 70 years.
“They stopped their supporters having a celebratory drink as they travelled home on the train all the way back to the North East.”
In a blistering rant, he continued: “Here you see the disconnect these police services have from the public.
“They are not like us anymore, they are not of us anymore. They don’t appreciate us anymore.
“They look upon us as the great unwashed. Consequently, on one hand they act like the 1970s German Stasi and on the other, they are nowhere to be seen.”
Newcastle United supporters were slapped with alcohol restrictions on train services home with the police stressing the importance of safety and responsible behaviour.
Bleksley argued to Tom Harwood and Emily Carver that it only served to show a sense of contempt from the BTP for ordinary Britons.
He was speaking on the People’s Channel about a shocking incident where a man was spotted smoking class-A drugs on the Tube.
The incident is alleged to have taken place during a busy hour on the Victoria Line, with passengers aboard heading home from work.
A TfL (Transport for London) spokesperson said: “We want all customers to feel safe when travelling and we understand the alarm this kind of behaviour could cause.
“We are working with the police, specialist teams and other agencies to help move vulnerable people away from our network and into help and support.”
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