Summary
Overview
A former Metropolitan Police officer from Bulgaria shares his experience joining the force out of love for Britain, only to resign after facing a problematic university degree requirement, inadequate training, and ideologically-driven education that contradicted core policing principles. He provides an insider perspective on London's escalating crime crisis, deteriorating police standards, recruitment challenges, and the structural problems threatening the complete collapse of effective policing.
London's Deteriorating Safety and Crime Underreporting
The former officer describes London as increasingly dangerous, with people becoming so detached from reality that they've stopped talking about or reporting crime. He shares his personal experience of not reporting his stolen mountain bike because he knew nothing would happen. He witnessed crime escalating from simple phone snatching to violent robberies involving knives, while criminals showed growing disrespect toward law enforcement.
- Crime statistics showing decline are misleading because people have stopped bothering to report crimes
- Personal example: didn't report his expensive stolen mountain bike because he knew it wouldn't go anywhere
- Witnessed violence escalating from phone snatching to pushing people down to brandishing knives
- Criminals started attacking and showing absolute disrespect toward police officers
" I think London is on a very very bad path and something has to be done immediately. "
" The crime in London is going downhill only because people are not literally bothered to report it. "
Disillusionment and Impossible Workload Driving Officers Away
For the first time in Met history, voluntary resignations have surpassed retirements as officers face impossible workloads and feel they're fighting a losing battle. Working at the infamous Charing Cross station meant non-stop calls with no time for proper investigation. Despite wonderful people still in the force, the best officers are leaving, creating a recipe for disaster that senior leadership secretly recognizes.
- First time in Met history that voluntary resignations have surpassed retirements
- Westminster's Charing Cross station involves non-stop calls making proper investigation impossible
- Police don't recruit enough new officers and are losing their best people
- Senior leadership knows deep down they may not be able to cope with another 2011-style riot
" For the first time in the history of the met uh voluntary resignations has surpassed people who retire "
" If something similar happens to 2011, I don't think we'll be able to cope. We might be indeed seeing the total collapse of the police. "
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