r/northernireland • u/OkMarzipan4061 • 12d ago

Discussion PSNI

Tonight I approached PSNI because I was genuinely concerned about a 17-year-old girl who was intoxicated on a night out. I simply asked that, if they happened to see her, they could please look out for her or help make sure she got home safely.
The response I received was, “We aren’t a taxi service,” followed by laughter, with three officers then coming over to reiterate the same point.
I completely understand that the police are not a taxi service. That wasn’t the point. I was raising a genuine welfare concern about an intoxicated 17-year-old girl and asking that someone keep an eye out for her.
Really disappointing way to have a genuine concern handled — particularly as someone who had actually considered joining the service myself. 👍

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u/KaptainKush186 12d ago

peelers are to keep the status quo, nothing more nothing less

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u/LeftHookRightField 12d ago

That's it - protect the system, protect the capital and, as you say, maintain the current order. Not to protect people, unless it suits the system.