“No Context UK”: 50 Pics That Prove The UK Is Unlike Any Other Country

More likely he'll be chucked in the "drunk tank" and ignored until someone comes to pick him up from the police station in the morning.

Or just shoot him

Monika, it's refreshing that you took time to give the police credit, since that isn't in fashion anymore.... I hope your kindness keeps coming back to you, just like it did with the safe return of your son !

Actually ive been told this many times that its a myth. Their job is NOT actually to protect and serve. Their job is to arrest criminals and uphold the law. I'm shocked you havent seen this discussion before because ive seen it tons of places. Maybe you should google it and check it out. This doesnt have much to do with the rest of your comment I just wouldnt want you to spend the rest of your life all naive thinking that that little mantra is actually their job because it isn't. And im pretty sure the reason I'm so sure is because I originally heard it from some law enforcement expert or someone who had the credentials to know what they were talking about since I never just take the word of a random person on the internet and 98% of the time I do follow up research.

As a stupid teen, I twice asked UK police to take me home because I was too drunk to find taxi. No problem. A few times as student me and friends asked police to walk us through the dark short cut from club to halls. No problems there either

Fritz, it hapoens even in large cities, as well, I can tell you from experience!

Yea and even then, depends on the cops. I grew up in a wealthy town with some mixed in lower middle class areas that also went to our school district and the cops generally were so bored that they spent all their time just focusing on harassing teens and people under 25. Here I'll post my other comment that I meant to post here 2 begin with. Its long but not as long as I wanted it to be cuz the thing kept cutting me off and I didnt get to emphasize that it didnt matter if we were having a very low key quiet party in one of my friends parents mansions or having 6 ppl over to hang out in someones apt or just pulled over in a park trying to make out, these cops were on our ass ALL THE TIME.

In my small, well 2 do town next 2 Princeton nj, cops didnt hav much 2 do so they spent ALL their time harassin us young pple, chargin us w/dumb stuff(not me)& intimidating us constantly. I barely kno anyone who underage drank who DIDNT have an underage drink charge including my younger sis & her pals. Our town even had a law sayin cops could bust in w/o a warrant if they simply suspected it (und drink). I knew it was highly unconstitutional but I was 27 by then. Cops still came 2 my apt alot, even wen it was 9pm & jus 4 of us were TALKING. Even once wen NO 1 was doin anythin wrong, my friend said "dont u need a warrant?" And the cop threatend 2 throw him in jail 4 obstruction! I was a good student & never got in troubl yet knew all the cops due 2 harassment-wen livin at home it was wen drivin, or hangin out ANYWHERE wit more than 7ppl, & continued aftr I got my apt at 20 til I moved away aftr cops busted up my 28th bday party wit only 14 guests!