At first I thought it was kinda silly, but now I understand why it's bad to do this. It definitely would be a conflict of interests. They're much more likely to be nicer to this company and staff. More likely to help the company and arrest someone who they're told did something wrong in that store. Nice one AB.
One advantage is Police are going to be milling around that business more using it, think the general reason is often police don't have much time to grab refreshments when out and about.
@@googleuser8740 Perfect example indeed. Even if you think you can be unbiased (as a police officer), you subconciously get influenced regardless, if not just conciously.
AB hits the nail on the head. When businesses phone the cops they come running , when my home was being broken into they took 5 hours to turn up . yet another lovely gesture from AB re the book lady
You lot like to argue dont you? What type of jobsoworth do you have to be to get upset at a generous woman giving two police officers a free coffee, honestly...mountain of a mole hill you women
Head office should be informed that she is giving away stock. She will not then seek to cover for officers, against the public, too busy filling out dole forms
Yes, the police are not accountable. Their 'professional standards' departments and the IOPC are a Potemkin village. They act as camouflage but are not real structures. And of course, when you know that it gives you every reason to believe UK law is worthless and every reason to take revenge should the police mistreat you.
Look how easy it has been for a member of the public to uncover corrupt practices by serving police members. What the hell do the IOPC and other supervisory police bodies or staff do to root out corrupt practices? Must be absolutely nothing. The entire force from desk clerk to chief inspector appear to have no inclination to serve the public. Auditing has shone a light on how defunct this entire organisation is.
IOPC will always be corrupt and remain corrupt they are the onlookers of all police forces in this country where they are the complaints handlers who consist of their own kind they are either serving police officers/or ex former police officers literally in bed with each other that is why it is all corrupt they all walk/talk together in tandem with each other etc no one can thoroughly complain where it is not abused the complaints procedure should be independent people separate from the police never police investigating their own ever
@@Fartman3000 Didn't say a bad word about the girl in the coffee shop, she's probably following her bosses orders. And if you are working in a public facing role you will be filmed whether you like it or not. If that's not to your liking then get a job in a back office licking stamps.
@@Fartman3000 Don't try and talk sense to this guys idiotic followers mate! They are as damaged as he is and you will only get abuse, because they know nothing else.
Yep, if the owner of a shop called the police on me , and the officer took the businesses side , and arrested me , and then later I found out that the officer was accepting ‘bribes’ from that business , then that could get VERY messy when it went to court . 😮
Yea I actually feel like robbing this shop and claiming police bribery, on this video alone is proof that's definitely something, what if im just rude and she refuses so then I protest out front and police nick me, damn that's 6 figures with proof of bribery for a legal protest.... Cmon people if your gonna do 5-0 do them properly here's your golden goose.....
@@happyguy201 yea I totally agree, see my original comment in the thread I talk about exactly what your saying, I don't see how my comment triggered your response would be nice if you could clarify but also nice if you could see my actual original comment as opposed to just my reply on this thread as it'll clear my position alot I believe......
Interesting information about the gifts, I didn't know this. They looked quite embarassed when you called them out🤣. That shop assistant should not be giving out freebies to anyone. The book auction for Christine is such a lovely idea! Well done♥️
If she calls the police on a customers now , how do we know they will act impartially ? And will the person she called them out for, then be able to call foul at any court case, very likely they would.
Good on you AB, first it’s free coffee, then it’s a free sandwich, then they are on the take….trust me we need people like you holding Old Bill accountable!!!!!
@Kris Moss , perhaps you should read the book 'Serpico' which was written from personal experience of the author. It does not take long to move between taking a small amount of money, then stealing from a crime scene, to taking money for making a quiet phone call to someone being investigated.
@@johnvienta7622 Its crazy isn't it. Like books about murder always contain a murder......crazy I know! Now, go and actually do something interesting with your life John, rather than watching idiots like this tool with a camera try and wind people up for a reaction so he can tell on them........
Because sod off you interfering git sometime offends the snowflakes, I wouldn't mind these auditing Britain crap video's if it was a two way thing, people who create these video's are good at pointing out what others should do but when they themselves are challenged they resort to abuse and inappropriate comments, get a life you sad gits.
@@dougaldouglas8842 I have watched these video's and what grips my shit is the auditor will become abusive and even break the law but their response is that they can because they are not governed by a code of conduct, they seem to forget the public order act, maybe the Police should start dealing with these people as what is good for the goose is also good for the gander. I have noticed though that double standards and hypocrisy seem to be the order of the day for these so called auditors.
All of these auditing channels have given me a backbone to question authority for that I thank you. It's liberating knowing when I see law men do wrong I have a voice to point it out without repercussions.
The coppers lied which made the situation worse. The woman in the station confirmed all that we think about the police. Sweeping and under the carpet comes to mind.
Free coffees are just the very tip of the corrupt iceberg. I have a friend who years ago used to own a bar/restaurant in central London. About once a week, two policemen would park their marked police car outside, walk into the bar just before closing time at 11.30pm, go downstairs where the restaurant was located and would order a full expensive meal with a bottle of Vodka. Being downstairs in the basement also meant they weren't visible from the street! This was a real pain because instead of closing up and going home, my friend and the chef would have to stay much longer, to cook their meal and then wait until the policemen had finished, which was sometimes as late as 1.30am. After the policemen had polished off their meal AND bottle of vodka, they would both DRUNKENLY stagger back into their police car and drive off. On one occasion, when I saw this myself, I was really shocked and asked my friend what the hell was going on? I also asked him did the police actually pay for their meal and Vodka? He told me that, no, he never charged them and the cops never expected to have to pay. He said that this all started just after he opened the bar. These same two policemen came in, made small talk, and then said that bars in the area often get raided BUT if the local officers 'know' the bar owner, they would make sure that his establishment isn't 'disturbed.' At the same time they also _'made it understood',_ that the 'friendly' bar owners in the area who had courteously offered them free meals, were guaranteed to never be 'bothered' by law enforcement and should the police ever get a call regarding any trouble (a fight breaking out, etc.) those particular bars would be placed on their priority list to attend the scene - namely, they'd get preferential treatment! Like I said, free coffee's are the tip - and beginning - of this very corrupt iceberg!
Yep they are the biggest culprits. I just hope none of you reading this ever get into an altercation with a member of staff that works for such a corrupt company because you know who's side the police are going to take. Yours or the guy that gives them a free lunch everyday ?
Section 5 of the guidance is clear.... Hospitality can be offered and received as a matter of common courtesy, but this DOES NOT include the offer of a free drink or meal at a private or commercial premises or outlet which that coffee shop is. Attending a coffee shop for the sole purpose of obtaining a free drink is not considered acceptable, Yet all police everywhere will get FREE McDonalds, Greggs, Subways and freebies from many other private and commercial outlets which is why they will arrive within minutes if there are any issues whereas if you get burgled then you'll be lucky to get a visit from the police at all.
Nice to see someone pointing this fact out. This is a commercial free transaction, which is more than being handed a cup of tea by a home owners, or some sweets from a child. If it were my business they would be barred, even if seeking to pay. They are taking advantage, and are on a good wage.
So that’s why the coffee is so expensive. So if you have 30 officers on duty and they have 3 maybe 4cups a day @£1.50 ago plus all the staff Let’s say it’s a loss to the business of £150 per day, who really pays for that. We the public. This should be picked up by the mainstream media.
Robin Hood just shot an arrow, and hit the center of the target, well done. The entire reason government and parliament went along with the change from Internal Affairs to the P.S.D was one of protecting the police from the public, to delay and obfuscate, to frustrate both the public and the law. Tell me, where in law does it state that police officers can break the law and 99% of the time get away with it? The system knows when police have broken the law, yet does not apply the law, which is against the law. So we have a category of officials that feel they can break the law with impunity because they are above the law, the divine right of police officers, sitting alongside the monarch and the Executive.
@@themanwithnoname9333 I notice the I.O.P.C had to be created in order to fall in line with the P.S.D, which shows that parliament did a deliberate, willful act against the citizens of this country, in advancing the police against us. that a green light was given to the filth to act even more outrageously, than ever before.
Corrupt ... pure and simple .. and the officer on the desk tried everything she could to try and deflect it .. yet again honesty and integrity, we should expect and demand it, so often dissapointed
Typical police. They always try to justify their collegues' position, stance or actions. The (insert area name) Police where the customer is always "wrong"! As a business they would have gone bust long ago!
A nephew of mine started a part time evening job at a fast food outlet by a major road in Lancashire. On his first shift, a couple of coppers came in and placed an order. When he told them the price, (around £12) they just looked at him blankly. The duty manager told my nephew that it was free. This pair, or others came in every shift he worked for their free meal. Very cosy arrangement.
Absolutely disgusting. I bet I can guess which fast food outlet. Because their at the trough for their free grub all the time round our way. I won't eat there because of their corruption. Besides that I wouldn't want to be such a lard arse like the ones getting the freebies
A difficult position to be placed in, and the manager a right nasty, arrogant piece of work. He is not the owner, therefore he should not be giving food, stock away, tountermount to theft. Being from a different era I would have hit the roof, reported him to head office, and a right old fight would have ensued. I have had many a verbal fight in my life, even resigned because that is in my nature, from time just after the second war, when men were men, women were women and sheep were safe.
You missed a trick there, AB. When the woman said there are some places where they have arrangements for fee gifts, the point then would be one officer said they had paid for the drinks but they actually hadn't/ If there was an arrangement for them to receive drinks as gifts surely they would know this and wouldn't have claimed it had been paid for.
There can be arrangements between organisations and the police force where the organisation can offer services or products at a discount. But not for free. The arrangement is that any member of the police can take up the offer. The organisation will make the offers because they know they have a specific target market. Many large companies offer such things as a perk to their employees to make the working environment a better place. I've worked placed where cheap insurance, discounts off event tickets, offers on grocery items from the like of Asda/Tesco/et al, and membership of CostCo were available. The arrangement between the police and the organisations needs to be public knowledge and has to be authorised at very senior level.
Yes. They're always hanging around our local Mac'D 24'hr joint. I only go there once or twice a week but I always see 2 to 4 & sometimes 6 uniformed cops sitting inside, never seen them actually eating but mostly sitting with a coffee, some doing paperwork & often with a laptop on the table in front of a few of them, or sitting in their marked cars in the Mac'D customer car spaces & just staring at & into cars driving in & out. It's always late & dark when I go & i often wonder if they're the same cops all the time or just different cops all the time but I've never ever not seen them there, engaged in doing one of the above examples at our local Mac'D joint. If anyone urgently needs a cop's help in my area, running into the Mac'Ds is yer best bet because they didn't turn up till the next morning, saying "do you still need us?" when my friend & wife were in trouble & in need of police help, had rang them the night before because a group of local louts were throwing stones at his windows & smashed his driveway's parked car's windscreen. There would have been a few spare cops doing next to nothing just 300 yards down the road at the Mac'D, that's where he best ring if he needs them urgently again.
so well done catching those officers accepting free coffee's and catching that silly woman serving them thinking she's buying some kind of safety or protections that she already has
Exactly , and when the pubs call the police to get you/me chucked out , how do you know that they are operating impartially , and not just accepting what the pub said about you ?
I have a coffee in my local maccys on my work break in my van. Always about 8;30. You will be gobsmacked at the amount of Police cars that go to the drive through. Amazingly they all drive past the payment window, Without exception!!!!!! This is common practice AB. The front counter girl clearly had no interest in your complaint and told bare face lies that it was allowed. " local agreement " total bull. Love that you give so much back to the community AB. Your becoming a national hero believe me.
Not sure if you missed it, but on 5.1 it even states: 'hospitality can be offered or received as a matter of common courtesy such as light refreshment, e.g. tea / coffee / biscuits. This does NOT include the offer of a free drink/meal at a private or commercial premises or outlet' you should of mentioned this, Caffè Nero would fall under 'private or commercial premises or outlet'
My dad told me about our local Bobby 40 plus years ago he used to go around all local shops taking gifts/brides to take thier side in the even of a burglary or theft he was really corrupt and must have had a car full everyday. It’s this that breads mistrust between us and the woman at the coffee shop put me off using Nero
I’m glad you’re going to revisit Christine , what a lovely character , of course her line pay what you can afford was pure gold. God bless her Please Bid high for the book folks
when you not accept even the smallest of gifts, not even a stick of gum, you send a message that your role in society and your integrity is so far beyond reproach it affects every single choice, otherwise you might as well say I AM BRIBABLE
I've made complaints about this to the Met. None of the gifts were recorded in the register. The complaint outcome. It's a good thing they get free coffee and food so they can respond quickly to that organisation. McDonalds if you want to know, on film.
I remember an episode of Kojak from the 70's,he called in his local candy store to buy his lollies,the shopkeeper wanted to give him them free of charge but Kojak insisted on paying Well done Kojak those officers should take a leaf from his book
McDonalds offer free drinks all the time. The Met police even closed a case down against a McDonalds employee breaking my nose.because it was their local free drinks McDonalds.
A community nurse did a post bereavement visit to see how the the widow was coping. At the end of the visit, the widow thanked the nurse and her team for the good care that had been given to her husband and offered £10, the widow was insistant, the nurse accepted £5 in fear of offending the widow. when the nurse got back to the office, she announced the widows gratitude and put the£5 in the office coffee and biscuit jar. She was sacked. So yes, well done AB.
I thought the front desk of a police station was the best place to take complaints from the citizens that literally pay for that roof over her head, uniform, wages etc. Essentially AB you were told you're in the wrong place. (Moreover, her answer was a little cynical for my part) Imagine going into a cafe, to be told to ring a number or go online for the services right in front of you, ridiculous😂 Blissful wishes.
YO! AB!! Your videos are the best. The only problem now, is that farmers will be worried about their bulls, when they know there are free loading police patrols about in their area. That is a wonderful gesture at the end, I hope the bid is high and Christine gets a wonderful surprise, bless her. She gets my love and good wishes, I wish her well. Respect, peace and love!
Imagine a person “stealing” a coffee from the same shop,the police would be ripping that shop to bits with tazers, pepper spray and the odd stray fist to reprimand the person…. Wouldn’t they! 🤔
"Pay me and I will look after you". You do pay them though taxes. So it's not pay, it's a bribe. Corruption. And I'm sick of them. I'm more interested in the follow up with the Christine story and the book.
This is not a new thing this happens in Greggs the bakers, McDonald’s, and Costa Coffee, at hospitals are industrial outlet shopping areas and drive Throughs.…. (Thames Valley have an arrangement) what sort of arrangement allows free gifts refreshments i.e. beverages for what reason, Fire Brigade doesn’t get it nurses don’t get it traffic wardens don’t get it, I think we all should be on the lookout
Not quite right. My other half is a manager for Greggs and they get nothing free, only time free drinks were given was during pandemic to some key workers. They don't even do blue light discount. If you see any copper getting a free anything in Greggs it is a local issue and staff would be in bother if manager/area manager etc knew about it.
I remember twenty years ago when a friend ran a pub in Soho, London. Every Christmas two coppers would go around all the pubs in the area demanding their Christmas gift of free booze. A couple of large bottles of whiskey or rum would be the norm. I presume they still do the rounds at Christmas.
@Justifying yes but is that just the staff doing it? the individual store managers? Or is it a corporate policy? If it is a manager making that decision and corporate doesn't know, they could end up getting in trouble. My mate is a manager at a Nero, I have just messaged him to ask him. Will let you know!
OK he said he doesn't give out free coffee, his staff are not allowed to do so and he knows of no corporate policy that would allow it. He said he doesn't know if he would get in trouble if he did start doing it though. So maybe it is allowed, or maybe it is theft! I personally don't think Nero would condone it though and if they did then surely it would amount to many thousands of pounds company wide, being gifted to the police which is surely an ethical violation!!!
Great idea to auction the book and gift the proceeds to Christine, a beautiful gesture. I unfortunately won't be bidding, money is way too tight, but hopefully, you get an amazing amount for that special lady 💚🌎 thank you
We know that the police have become servants to corporate interest. The attendance at a burglary is in average 1 in 28. But if there is a shop lifter in Tesco they attend immediately. So indue influence becomes an issue.
An arrangement between police and coffee shops would make complete sense from a policing perspective. It reduces the amount of time that a uniformed officer is away from their duties waiting in a coffee shop, as no need for a payment to be processed.
I work in a local takeaway. The police are always coming in for freebies. We always spit on their food for a laugh. My mate Bob gives them the 'special' sauce.
The worst thing about that interaction. the officer lied, what lies will he tell to get a conviction? On this matter he should sacked he has lost all credibility and disgraced the gang. On the subject of the old lady what a wonderful gesture nice one AB👍
My sister who was a copper used to use her warrant badge to get on public transport for free for many years. Revenue inspector needs to look into this to many taking piss like this on a daily basis. Doesn’t this account to fraud ??
There is something called the Blue Light Card that gives all Emergency service staff, Army, NHS staff, Home Office staff, RNLI & Social Care staff discounts on 1000's of retailers and businesses in the UK. One of them is Cafe Nero so even if they had of paid it would have been cheaper than normal 🤨
@@judithmatthews8460hang on just to point out that your forgetting that nhs,police et al are of course a better class than the rest of the scum, or as we know them - the general taxpaying public..
The police are well paid doing nothing 95% of the time, no fear of redundancy & great pension at the end of their career ?, yet they cannot afford to buy a coffee ?..................tip of
AB is an observant bloke It starts with a coffee but that's the slippery slope I bet when Cafe Nero rings for all kinds of things the police come a runnin like headless chickens Quite ironic when they refuse to identify It doesn't take much reasoning to understand why
"5.1 Hospitality can be offered or received as a matter of common courtesy such as light refreshment e.g. tea /coffee /biscuits. This does not include the offer (of) a free drink/meal at a private or commercial premises or outlet" Dont think the guidance could be any clearer. Well done AGAIN AB!
I worked for Cafe Nero and there is no "gift" policy whatsoever in fact the opposite, the staff get free drinks when they're on shift they're not allowed to pass it on. One of the girls I worked with got caught doing it and got sacked, as it happens one of the regulars who had got to know her; was a lawyer and they took Cafe Nero to task with an argument along the line of "technically if she makes a drink for herself on shift it's then hers and up to her what she does with it, drink, tip down the sink or give away" Cafe Nero offered her £1000 to shutup and go away and that was that.
Not that I think the staff member should get in trouble, although she probably will lol. It's a low paid job unless you're manager and for that they want blood. Your performance is reviewed every week via the value of your average transaction and if you fall below; expect a couple of chances to get it up or you're gone. The area managers are very annoying and regularly turn up at 7am to "audit" the store and they're very very strict. It's long hours and you're expected to serve at least two customers at all times. The toilers are considered public by most of the town and get in a right mess with excrement, urine and drug users. The coffee is strong though and when I worked there I didn't have to buy food ever as they unofficially let you take the stuff before it goes off date as it just gets binned. It's a good way to meet women, and when I worked there I was a hardcore stoner so nailed espresso all shift and smoked skunk all evening, I played guitar in a punk band so just lived my best life for a few years and they were good days.
I remember going to Disney world as a child. In America there is obviously a big tipping culture. I remember my Dad trying to tip 1 of the staff at Disney world and the guy saying - it's ok, just doing my job, we're not allowed to accept tips.
@@pggp273 the guy I was referring to worked for their road side assistance iirc. Being not American and not a Disney fan I can't say I've kept up with Disney news. I thought you were maybe referring to Disney TV but a quick Google shows that it's in the parks. And that they even tried to cover it up which is worse.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="500">8:20</a> Claims to know absolutely no officers at all. As there are so many stationed there. But officer 4773... Oh yes, he's known throughout the ages for his impeccable memory. 🤣
I was a Sheriff's Deputy in the U.S. and it was the owner of the business that makes the decision whether or not they want to give a cup of coffee to a Law Enforcement Officer. I accepted the gift graciously and my supervisors had no problem with it at all. It's called "good relations"
@@ChavezBlueHair You think? Maybe the woman who gives the free coffees out calls the pigs on somebody doing nothing wrong but they make a bad arrest or violate a person's rights to keep getting their free coffee, today it's a free coffee, then it's a free meal, then it's cash for doing a few extra laps around a business at night. It starts small but greed always takes over in the end.
Cafe lady is stealing from her employer and the officers are breaking their ethics standards. More worried how the cop just lied without breaking sweat. I don’t like thieves or people who lie.
The reason they give coffee away is for restaurant safety - high Plod frequency keeps crooks out. When your turn comes up say "l"'l have one of those AT THE SAME PRICE".
I would not be able to do this. I'd be so embarrassed.. but I love what you do. Keep it up....I stayed up all night last night trying to catch up on as many as I could.
