BBC Cantonese and English speaking police officer here and I often get asked why there aren’t more Chinese police officers in the UK.
I personally feel it’s a mix of cultural, societal and parental influences that make it a very undesirable/unconsidered career choice.
I’ve done it for 10 years and love it. Please ask me anything.
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What’s the current morale in the police, they seem to get endless hate, looks like hard work and very little appreciation. Is it as bad as it seems?
E&W or up here with PSoS?
Also, what does BBC mean in the context you’ve used it? (I know you’re not bragging, right?)🤣
What is your favorite dinosaur?
Genuine thing I can’t figure out – what does one do if a police car flashes at you to pull over, but you’re on a road like a dual carriageway without a hard shoulder where there’s nowhere safe to pull over?
I’m scared if it happened to me, it’d be a while until I found a safe space, and they’d ask me why I didn’t pull over sooner
are ya from hong kong?
I’m a HUGE fan of British detective/police procedurals. One of the things that stands out to me is the dynamic created by UK cops not carrying guns. For someone in a country where they do, it’s very foreign to to see a situation where a policeman may just get overpowered by some random bloke with no weapons involved and needing backup. How often does this dynamic come into play and do police in the UK have strong opinions on this matter I can be educated with? Thanks!
Firstly thank you for your continued service in an otherwise turbulent time. My older Brother was part of the Met at one point.. i understand how difficult the current service is.
A few questions ..
As a Police Officer how do you feel about the current state of political parties in the UK and how they are running the country ?
Both Labour and Tory
Do you feel your being payed enough ?
Are the cuts that have been made in the past 2 decades to the police force having an impact on how you and your fellow officers view the goverment ?
I understand this may be a touchy subject so feel free not to answer.
Which tv show does the best representation the police force?
How do you feel about the protest in Hong Kong and how their police force handled the situation?
What’s your opinion on american police and how they are always armed?
What do you think of Harpers Law now? This question is coming from the US.
What did you parents do?
Have you ever faced racism in the UK? It looks like theirs a lot of tension with the locals and the immigrants there.
Have you ever fired your gun up in the air and gone ‘Ah’?
Hi thanks for doing this AMA what was / is the general feeling / reaction to Sarah Everard?
How often do you get to use Cantonese at work?
What’s your favourite thing about being a police officer in the UK?
What do you think about the claim that there is two tier policing happening at large in the UK?
When making inquiries into crimes what is the protocol around recording the ethnicity or religion of suspects?
What do you think about the fact that police are being used to investigate online comments made by people?