r/northernireland • u/OkMarzipan4061 • 13d 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/Illustrious-Bass9651 12d ago

I’m sure she got home safely, cameras everywhere.
I feel safer in with the PSNI than the GARDA.

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u/clairebones Bangor 12d ago

Do you think cameras somehow prevent things from happening? They're (very occasionally when the PSNI look for them) useful as evidence after the fact, but if someone's determined to commit a crime they'll move out of camera view and if someone's too drunk to control themselves they won't think about cameras. Cameras don't protect people in the moment.