Let's talk about the ride-along, a scheme which allows members of public out on shift with police to see what they do:
There were just 7 officers on shift for Exeter (approx 130,700 residents), who were all young & very young in service (2 not even out of the 2 year probation) 1/

https://twitter.com/toniwriter/status/1756683504719405458

Sitting in briefing, I was reminded how banal policing can be - a carousel of criminality & people already known. There was specific mention of prioritising DA/sexual violence cases which was good to see as @DC_Police had been in special measures 2/ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

⚠️🧵A lot of men are suicidal & don’t realise it because they sit with something known as “passive suicidal ideation' so, let’s talk about it, and some of its relatives.

Please look after yourself whilst reading this thread & don't leave judgemental comments... It’s important to say that suicidal thoughts in themselves are not normal for every man but they *can* be a normal reaction to severe life stressors/trauma, especially with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) or other traumatic experiences in adolescence.
developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/aces…