Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has publicly defended his officers against criticism following a weekend of protests and incidents that resulted in injuries and abuse towards police personnel. Rowley criticized the trend of 'armchair commentators' who film police officers while on duty and later critique their actions on social media platforms. This backlash comes in the wake of criticism towards the Met Police's handling of protests, including accusations of failing to police pro-Palestine marches effectively and the arrest of an anti-Hamas protester. Critics, including former Detective Chief Inspector Chris Phillips, have voiced concerns over the perceived lack of positive policing in recent years. Rowley's comments highlight the challenges faced by officers in the field and the impact of social media on policing, suggesting that the scrutiny could deter future recruits. TalkTV's Kevin O’Sullivan also criticized the Met Police, urging them to 'do your damn job' when people break the law.
Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley has hit out at “armchair commentators” who film and critique officers while on duty. Kevin O’Sullivan: “When people break the law, why don’t you get your officers to arrest them. Do your damn job!” @TVKev | @ThatAlexWoman https://t.co/ngqcorWfSS
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'Over the last couple of years, there has been a lack of real positive policing.' Former Detective Chief Inspector of the Metropolitan Police, Chris Phillips, on the policing of pro-Palestine marches. 🖥️ GB News on YouTube: https://t.co/KHMl3BS8eC https://t.co/Bg9KJ6hmhK
As the @metpoliceuk are caught lying about @GhorbaniiNiyak as the video evidence was overwhelming, Chef Constable Sir Mark Rowley criticised "armchair commentators" who film & criticise his officers. If you stopped pandering to the pro-Palestine thugs, this would not of… https://t.co/gQ7bgVHJXL
Sir Mark Rowley has attacked “armchair commentators” who criticise the police, as he defended officers who arrested an anti-Hamas protester https://t.co/biJBUOM0qF
The head of the Metropolitan Police has criticised "armchair commentators" who film on-duty officers. https://t.co/8cFWRHHeqa
Sir Mark Rowley has expressed shock and anger at the tide of hatred faced by officers, saying they are now an “anvil on which society beats out its problems” https://t.co/DYo9Om2RiC
Met chief hits out at 'armchair commentators' who film officers https://t.co/zvm4QytavX
"An army of armchair commentators...accusing us of being both woke and fascists for the same actions”. The Met Police Commissioner claimed the prospect of frequently being filmed and later critiqued on social media might put off future recruits from joining the police. In the… https://t.co/U1VnNPtrZB
The head of Britain's largest police force, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, has criticised "armchair commentators" who film and critique his officers.
"There aren’t many professions where from the minute you arrive at an incident, you are filmed and then critiqued by armchair commentators." Commissioner defends officers after a weekend where too many were injured or faced abuse, online and in person. https://t.co/4qQAk20dnG
"There aren’t many professions where from the minute you arrive at an incident, you are filmed and then critiqued by an army of armchair commentators." Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has spoken out in defence of officers after another weekend where too many have been injured and…
'If you can project the words “from the river to the sea”, which to anyone with half a brain means eliminate Israel – onto our great national monument of Big Ben, then these protests are not peaceful' @MrMarkDolan rips into the Met Police: 'They're institutionally USELESS' https://t.co/2v3na1By30
'The Met police were once branded institutionally racist. Now they're just institutionally useless. Extremism has been allowed to proliferate on Britain's streets in the name of peaceful protest' Like the Met Police, Mark is taking no prisoners in his Big Opinion. @MrMarkDolan https://t.co/jwUPXu12UH