Back in the 60s the police were rightly hated and distrusted by Black, LGBT+ and working class people who could all expect to be beaten up or framed for an offence they didn't commit. As for low-paid workers on strike, they knew whose side the cops were on.

Nostalgia is deluding your memory. Crime rates peaked in the mid 1990s and today they are lower than in the 60s-70s-80s. Violent crime today is about the same as the 60s and lower than the 80s. Police were not respected in the 60s where I am from. They were seen as bully boys, all ex-army who ruled through fear.

@@Gecko.... Not in relation to the horrendous overpopulation in the UK today chum go back to ONS stats and get accurate repeat accurate figures.

But you have to thinks it's better now with all the technology advancement and medical advancent. But I'd rather have the police now then back then. Modern equipment especially the armed police definitely have more of them.

I can also remember this, a time when us youngsters were taught to respect eveyone (particularly a policeman!)

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Yeah. Cops aren't the friendly people in the streets knowing everyone as their friend, now they just want to get paid.

Absolutely !

What's wrong with the country exactly? Today we have social justice, accountability, equality, employment rights, minimum wage etc. Nostalgia is the great deluder, people see one-sided picturesque footage like this and think it was representative of reality. Crime rates peaked in the mid 1990s and today they are similar or lower than in the 60s-70s-80s. Violent crime today is about the same as the 60s and lower than the 80s. It's a myth this country was a utopia in the past. I prefer today's police, they have a lot of problems but at least they aren't all ex-army bully boys who used to rule through fear, beating up people extrajudicially. There was little accountability for police in the 60s so they could do what they like. People always believe the past was better, they forget all of the hardship, boredom, sadness, anxiousness and just remember their highlight reel.

Well if you can't see the state of our country @@Gecko.... , there is little point in even talking to you, Oh by the way, your crime statistics are way out of kilter.

@@robharding5345 Silly arrogant comment, dismissing me because you can't argue with actual points. Whats the state of the country? I'd rather live now than any other time. We have the best quality of life. The best technology, the best employement rights, the best medical care resulting in us living longer than ever. My stats are accurate and you can research them easily for yourself. Google UK crime rate by year then go to images and see the graphs. It's a common misconception we have the highest crime now because of media hysteria and the fact lots of crime is recorded and put on the internet. Violent crime has dropped dramatically since the 1990s and is now at comparable levels to the 1960s.

And those Pye Picket phones had such a very, very short range.Okay to relay back via a vehicle but otherwise pretty hopeless

Not a fucking chance...people were dirt poor...

Hear hear, I can remember my dad telling me that as a young boy he'd been 'moved on' out of the bus station when he was waiting to get a bus home one afternoon. When he protested that he was just trying to get home, the copper took off his glove and slapped him with it! Police were maybe feared more back then, but certainly not all of them were respected.

Well it was in Scotland chum what do you expect.

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You could say the same about certain members of the society.

Only mW of output as well

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Cheers @@Tommy-Atkins

TASER PRACTICE ON PIE CHART!!!

That could be taken literally, back in the 60's our local beat officer was a rather large gentleman. The local criminal fraternity said that to escape from him was just a brisk walk, no need to run. 'The Police Pie Chart' was taken literally by this particular Policeman, pork pies, mince pies, etc etc

Well, perhaps you should join up and show them how it's done.

So true when men had to be 6 foot and responsible and respected not like the idiots now !!!!

@@JD-eq4dpshut up child adults talking

Yes. Back when this was made, white coppers were handy with their truncheons against dark-skinned 'foreigners' who were, of course, all guilty until proven innocent, right? Shame that these days, coppers have to have something called 'evidence'.

@@JD-eq4dp Far too clever to be a plod chum.