“I’m Just Doing My Job!” – Officer Mobbed While Crowd Films Instead of Helps

Shocking footage reveals the harsh reality of modern-day policing. When one officer needed support, he got a camera in his face and endless hostility. Is this what we’ve become?

The social media clip above is not just a video—it’s a sobering reminder of the state of policing in modern Britain. One officer, struggling alone to apprehend an individual, finds himself with a crowd, not of course supporting him (why would they do that?) but surrounded by a crowd more interested in filming than helping. The officer, trying to do his job with professionalism, is instead met with interference, obstruction, and a flurry of those filming.

This isn’t a one-off incident. It’s the new norm.

The saddest part is that officers now expect to be filmed, insulted, and obstructed every time they try to arrest someone. And the painful truth? Many officers are starting to say it plainly: “The public gets the police it deserves.” Morale has hit rock bottom. Abuse is constant. And still, they press on.

Today, 7 July, marks a grim reminder of what our emergency service workers face. When tragedy strikes, when the worst happens, it is these people who are first on scene. It is these officers who run towards danger while others run away. These are the same people desperately performing first aid on a teenager bleeding from a stab wound, or restraining a violent offender who is carrying a weapon.

And yet, even when making arrests, officers now find themselves having to hold up awful weapons like knives and swords just to prove to the watching crowd why an arrest is taking place. Crowds don’t step in to help. They step in to film, to accuse, to obstruct.

Behind every uniform is a human being. A father. A mother. A sister. A son. These are ordinary people trying to hold back a tide of extraordinary violence—tackling knife carriers, sword wielders, gang members, rapists, and drug runners. And they do it with fewer resources, less support, and ever-growing scrutiny.

Officers spend hours compiling watertight evidence, building cases that fall apart in court when the system gives offenders a slap on the wrist. It’s hard not to feel disheartened. Many do. Some leave.

Let’s be honest: yes, there have been police officers whose behaviour has been inexcusable. Their actions, rightly condemned. But for the many who serve with integrity, for the thousands who risk their safety daily—where is the support?

We ask ourselves as a society: would you do this job?

Thankfully, not all faith is lost. There are still many members of the public who do support good policing. Who do want to see their local officers visible on the beat. Who do value those who put their lives on the line for our safety.

But unless we start showing that support—loudly, publicly, and unashamedly—we risk losing the very people standing between order and chaos.

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