The Met; Policing London

Awful story in tonight's episode about the death of the baby. The conditions her children were kept in were horrendous

It is good sometimes to humanise the police as there are so many who will tar and feather them at every opportunity they can get. Always been the case, always will be the case.

Most of the public understand it's a difficult job and it's the only time the public can get any sort of perspective of how challenges arise in a flash and how decisions have to be made in a flash in response through programs such as this.

I like the the 2 policewomen who are crewed up, they have a good attitude and a good crew mate is the best thing you could ever have.

Yes it's a good programme.The police are like everyone else, there are good and bad, but there are more good than bad from what I have seen, and our police are much more approachable and friendly than police in any other part of the world that I have come across.They have do deal with awful situations
And often , awful people.They see such sad and depressing things too.

Good series, I agree. The main story yesterday was harrowing but it did show the moral conflict police officers have to deal with every day. Nobody in that household seemed to be eating regularly. The mother (sent off to a forced marriage to an abusive husband in a foreign country at 12) was given a suspended sentence. The surviving children are in care. No good outcomes for anyone.

We have enjoyed this series too and have one left recorded to watch. DH's father was an Inspector in the Met and it was him that gave DH his integrity and character - he is remembered very fondly.

My FiL was also a Police Officer and although he mainly kept his work to himself there were a few things that my MiL said he had mentioned to her, things regarding children mainly, that really affected him. I felt so sorry for that young girl in last nights programme....I know what she did and I am in no way justifying it....but where was the help for her...still a child herself when she first became pregnant and no sign of any family or indeed anyone...Father (or Fathers! ) left to cope on her own. It was a tragedy waiting to happen. Very sad.

I did wonder where the social workers were.

(sorry GN ex-social workers)

What does that mean Jingl? do you think that all of us on this thread are ex social workers? how wrong you are in my case.

Or did you mean in the TV programme?

That's the problem with no face to face chat, just typing!

I meant why weren't there social workers looking after the young mother and her children. But I didn't want to upset any ex-social workers on here by criticising the profession.

Ah! That clears it up.