UK Cop Looks Scruffy, Acts Worse

Added: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]Hello mate. Hello.

[00:00:00]>> Turn that off a bit, please.

[00:00:02]>> Sorry.

[00:00:02]>> Police officer. Can you turn that off for a minute, please?

[00:00:05]>> Okay. Don't approach me in that manner, please.

[00:00:06]>> I'm a police officer.

[00:00:08]>> Welcome to Raw Audit Reviews, where we shine a light on police misconduct and hold public officials accountable.

[00:00:14]Today's video is courtesy of Auditing Britain. You'll find their link down below, so go show them some support and check out the full clip. In today's episode, we're outside Actton Police Station, and this one starts almost immediately with tension. An officer approaches the auditor in a very aggressive manner. No real professionalism, no calm introduction and straight into demands about filming.

[00:00:39]And from that moment, the situation escalates fast because instead of explaining anything properly, the first response is control, frustration, and confrontation. Let's get straight into it.

[00:00:52]>> Hello, mate.

[00:00:53]>> Turn that off for a minute, please.

[00:00:54]>> Sorry.

[00:00:55]>> Police officer, can you turn that off a minute, please?

[00:00:57]>> Okay. Hey, don't approach me that manner of police.

[00:00:59]>> I'm a police officer. Okay. What are you doing filming the police building?

[00:01:03]>> Sorry.

[00:01:03]>> Why are you filming the police building?

[00:01:05]>> Can you Do you have like a a warrant card or >> I do? Yeah.

[00:01:08]>> Can you not come too close?

[00:01:10]>> Wait, why are you filming the police building?

[00:01:12]>> Show me your warrants card first.

[00:01:14]>> I'll get it out. These officers will help me.

[00:01:16]>> Yeah, I know. These are officers.

[00:01:17]>> Hello.

[00:01:18]>> Hi, officers. You all right?

[00:01:19]>> How you doing?

[00:01:20]>> Yeah, this guy's a bit aggressive.

[00:01:21]>> He's not being aggressive. I've heard everything that he's been saying.

[00:01:24]>> He's coming too close to me.

[00:01:25]>> He's explaining to you that he's a police.

[00:01:26]>> He's saying I'm a police officer. He still didn't show me a warrant card.

[00:01:28]>> That's fine.

[00:01:29]>> Okay, show me your warrant card.

[00:01:30]>> There you go. There's a warrant card >> and number.

[00:01:33]>> No, you're not filming it.

[00:01:33]>> I just need the number.

[00:01:34]>> No, you don't.

[00:01:35]>> Shoulder number.

[00:01:36]>> I don't have a shoulder number.

[00:01:37]>> Show you his warrant cards. You can clearly see that we're in uniform.

[00:01:40]>> He didn't send me a shoulder number.

[00:01:43]>> In that case, >> if you're not going to tell me your shoulder number, I'm not going to talk to you.

[00:01:45]>> In that I don't have a shoulder number, sir.

[00:01:46]>> You don't have one? No. Are you like an inspector?

[00:01:48]>> If you want to talk to these officers instead.

[00:01:50]>> Yeah, >> feel free. And I'll step back.

[00:01:52]>> If I don't, >> what if I don't?

[00:01:56]What if I don't >> What if you don't what?

[00:01:58]>> want to speak to them.

[00:01:59]>> Well, I think they want to speak to you because you're filming a police yard.

[00:02:02]>> Straight away, this officer gets it wrong. He doesn't walk over, identify himself, and ask a normal question. He opens with, "Turn that off." That is not a lawful instruction. That is not a police power. That is just an officer trying to control a camera because he doesn't like being filmed. Filming a police station from a public place is lawful. Filming marked police cars is lawful. Filming officers in public is lawful. And if an officer approaches you in an official capacity, especially while giving instructions, they should identify themselves properly. That isn't difficult. That isn't suspicious. That's basic accountability. But instead of dealing with that properly, the other officers immediately defend him. Of course, they do. The camera is the problem, not the officer barking orders at a member of the public.

[00:02:52]>> You're very rude. I tell you that.

[00:02:53]>> Okay. Okay.

[00:02:54]>> And you should give me your shoulder number. You don't have one.

[00:02:55]>> Don't have a shoulder number.

[00:02:56]>> So, I need to know you're a PC.

[00:02:58]>> I was just shown you my warrant card.

[00:03:02]>> You're rude. You're very rude, man.

[00:03:03]>> Hello, sir. Hi.

[00:03:04]>> Okay. What's the purpose of your video today?

[00:03:07]>> Well, catching tyrants like this guy.

[00:03:11]>> He's not necessarily a tyrant. He >> is. The way he approached me was just unbelievable.

[00:03:16]>> So, what's the point of you being here?

[00:03:18]>> I just told you just, you know, behavior like this. It needs to be, you know, be shown.

[00:03:24]>> But, but you've instigated that behavior.

[00:03:26]>> No, I didn't. I was just sitting over there.

[00:03:28]>> So, what what's the reason for you being >> All right. I was sitting over there, had a drink of water.

[00:03:32]>> As your you were coming out, I wanted to cut your you know, because your car, how do you call it? Like >> a Mark's car.

[00:03:38]>> Yeah. Yeah.

[00:03:39]>> So, I was just cutting in camera. Then he approached me in a horrible manner.

[00:03:42]>> Okay. So, have you caught the video footage that you need?

[00:03:45]>> Sorry.

[00:03:46]>> Have you caught the video footage that you need? You've got my car coming out of the yard.

[00:03:49]>> I haven't caught everything yet. No, >> you you haven't caught anything.

[00:03:53]>> Not everything yet, but I wanted to.

[00:03:54]>> I can't hear properly with the mask on, but >> so far I have not filmed everything I wanted to film.

[00:03:59]>> And And what is the reason for you filming it?

[00:04:02]>> Just filming like just filming the police station, right?

[00:04:06]>> Filming general interest.

[00:04:07]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Of course.

[00:04:08]>> Yeah. Are you going to publicize this anywhere? Are you going to put it anywhere?

[00:04:11]>> If it's if it's >> Do you have a YouTube channel?

[00:04:15]>> If it's important.

[00:04:16]>> Sorry.

[00:04:17]>> Why asking me all these questions?

[00:04:18]because I need to I need to ascertain now. Obviously, we're we're very very touchy about the the the privacy of police stations and the security of police station.

[00:04:26]>> I am in public land for obvious reasons.

[00:04:28]So, so it's not usual >> for somebody to be filming the backyard.

[00:04:33]>> It is very usual. It's it's normal.

[00:04:35]Absolutely normal.

[00:04:36]>> Recording a police station from a public place is not suspicious by itself.

[00:04:41]Police love saying security as if it magically cancels your rights. It doesn't. If there's a real concern, explain it. If there's an offense, name it. But we're touchy about privacy is not law. That's feelings. And feelings don't give police the power to stop lawful filming.

[00:05:00]>> It may be something that you do and is normal to you, sir, but it's not to us.

[00:05:04]Okay.

[00:05:05]>> So, you never had the camera pointed at you?

[00:05:06]>> No, we we absolutely have. Then, you're pointing one at me right now. No, I understand that. Anyways, are you filming, sir?

[00:05:13]>> So, do you have a YouTube channel that you're going to be posting this to?

[00:05:18]Uh, a YouTube channel.

[00:05:20]>> Yeah. What are you going to do with these images afterwards?

[00:05:24]>> Well, officer, sorry. What's your name?

[00:05:27]Oh, Inspector.

[00:05:29]>> Indeed.

[00:05:29]>> You are Inspector >> Green.

[00:05:31]>> Green. Hi. All right. I just record. If if the footage is interesting, I might upload it online. That's it. If it's not interesting, I'll just delete it.

[00:05:40]>> That's it.

[00:05:41]>> And what would make it interesting to you?

[00:05:43]>> Uh, what would make it interesting?

[00:05:45]>> Yeah.

[00:05:47]I'll view it later and I will decide. It It depends.

[00:05:49]>> Okay. There's nothing in particular that you're looking for.

[00:05:53]>> Uh not really, but when when officers act like this guy?

[00:05:58]>> Yeah.

[00:05:58]>> It's not good. It's not good.

[00:06:00]>> I saw the whole thing and I would still argue it's it's provoked by your actions.

[00:06:03]>> Which actions?

[00:06:04]>> But so >> filming a m police car, >> normally people would be putting the the mobile phone down. They would stop recording. We could have an adult conversation.

[00:06:12]>> Are they like sheep? But but I I can I could clearly see that that's not going to happen in this case.

[00:06:16]>> Listen to that carefully. The inspector says the officer's behavior was provoked by filming a marked police car. That is an astonishing thing to admit. Filming a marked police car from a public place is lawful. It is not provocation. It is not suspicious on its own. And it certainly does not justify an officer walking up and ordering someone to turn their camera off. Then we get the line about putting the mobile phone down so they can have an adult conversation. Again, completely backwards. The public do not have to stop recording to earn respectful treatment from police.

[00:06:50]Security is not a magic word. If there is a real threat, explain it. If there is restricted access, show the signs. If there is an offense, name it. But we're touching about privacy is not law. It's a feeling dressed up as authority.

[00:07:05]>> Okay. All I did is film the police car.

[00:07:08]>> I was filming the gate >> and then your you were you driving?

[00:07:12]>> Yeah.

[00:07:12]>> Yeah. You came out. I was filming that.

[00:07:14]>> Yeah.

[00:07:14]>> Yeah. I wasn't hiding. This guy approached me in a horrible manner. You should address him.

[00:07:19]>> No, no, no. I I had my window down the whole time.

[00:07:22]>> Yeah.

[00:07:22]>> Okay. And I heard the manner in which >> And I filmed it.

[00:07:25]>> He's identified himself as a police officer and asked you what you're doing.

[00:07:29]>> He was ordering me to put the phone down. He was ordering me to stop recording. He cannot order me around.

[00:07:34]>> I think what you're doing is is trying to to make an antagonistic video.

[00:07:38]>> Antagonist >> to promote your own YouTube.

[00:07:40]>> Hang on. You just surrounded me here.

[00:07:42]>> So, what what I'm going to do? Nobody surrounded you.

[00:07:45]>> I've had a Hang on. One, two, three, four, five. And there was another one.

[00:07:49]Six.

[00:07:49]>> I've had a chat with you.

[00:07:50]>> Sorry.

[00:07:51]>> What did you say?

[00:07:52]>> Listen.

[00:07:54]>> Listen.

[00:07:54]>> All right.

[00:07:54]>> I've had a chat with you. All right. If you want to stand here, >> do you think I responded to you?

[00:07:59]>> And you want to use your mobile phone in this way.

[00:08:01]>> Hang on. Hang on. Hang on. Before you carry on, tell him if I want to stand here and use my mobile in this way.

[00:08:06]Carry on.

[00:08:07]>> I don't need to tell him anything.

[00:08:08]>> Please tell him. I don't need to know this. I know this already.

[00:08:11]>> You can expect yourself to be stopped on a regular basis.

[00:08:13]>> I won't be stopped. You didn't stop me.

[00:08:15]>> We have. We're speaking to you.

[00:08:16]>> Am I detained?

[00:08:17]>> You're not detained.

[00:08:17]>> So, you didn't stop me.

[00:08:19]>> I chose to stand here and talk to you.

[00:08:21]>> This is a key legal moment. The officer says the auditor is not detained. That means the conversation is voluntary. If someone is not detained, they are free to leave. Police can ask questions, but unless they are using a lawful power, you do not have to answer. And yet, look at the pressure being applied. Several officers around him, repeated questions, accusations about antagonistic videos, then a warning that he can expect to be stopped again on a regular basis.

[00:08:50]Stopped for what? Filming, standing in public, refusing to put the phone down.

[00:08:56]This is how lawful activity gets treated like suspicious behavior. Not through one big dramatic arrest, but through pressure, repetition, and officers implying they have more power than they actually do.

[00:09:09]>> I can leave anytime I please.

[00:09:10]Absolutely.

[00:09:10]>> All right, then.

[00:09:12]>> So, don't say you stopped me. You didn't.

[00:09:13]>> No, I didn't say I've stopped you.

[00:09:14]>> Neither did he.

[00:09:17]>> Mr. Beges, >> are you done?

[00:09:19]>> I'm not happy.

[00:09:20]>> No, I'm not happy because this guy >> Do you need police for something?

[00:09:26]No.

[00:09:27]>> Sorry.

[00:09:30]>> You're just You're just waiting for him.

[00:09:33]>> Is he your brother?

[00:09:36]>> He's not my brother.

[00:09:37]>> Sorry. I just want to check that somebody doesn't need our actual help.

[00:09:40]>> Okay.

[00:09:40]>> Okay. Cheers, boss.

[00:09:44]>> Yeah. Bye.

[00:09:48]>> Have a have a terrible day.

[00:09:52]>> Hey, he's not my brother. What is he saying? Uh, no. He's talking about something else.

[00:09:57]>> Oh, >> have a good day, sir. All right.

[00:10:00]>> Yeah. Well, you ruined it now.

[00:10:01]>> Sorry.

[00:10:02]>> You've all ruined it.

[00:10:03]>> No, I was really ruined. Just had normal chat with police officers.

[00:10:06]>> Yeah, but you shouldn't go like this.

[00:10:08]You know, >> my colleagues saw you um down there right at the back.

[00:10:12]>> Doing what?

[00:10:13]>> Doing the same thing. That's why we come out. Yeah, but obviously my colleagues already speaking to you.

[00:10:18]>> But um I think you should uh >> I think you should wash the car. That doesn't look good. It's It's filthy.

[00:10:24]It's terrible.

[00:10:25]>> It's filthy. Yeah. I've just grabbed a set of keys to come over here on some business.

[00:10:29]>> Can I write something on it? Not >> come back. No. No. I'd rather you didn't.

[00:10:32]>> I'll write my name on it. I bet you want my name.

[00:10:34]>> I still have to portray a professional image.

[00:10:36]>> Oh, come on.

[00:10:36]>> All right. So So that's that.

[00:10:37]>> I'll write my initials for you.

[00:10:39]>> Okay.

[00:10:39]>> You don't want my initials?

[00:10:40]>> It's not going to happen.

[00:10:41]>> Actually, would that be a crime if I did that?

[00:10:44]>> Nothing rude like I wouldn't swear anything.

[00:10:46]>> Strictly no. Strictly no.

[00:10:47]>> So what if I did it? Would you arrest me?

[00:10:48]>> You'd upset some people?

[00:10:49]>> Would you arrest me if I did?

[00:10:50]>> I wouldn't upset I wouldn't arrest you.

[00:10:51]No, >> I'm going to do it now. It's pretty pathetic that we start doing that, isn't it?

[00:10:54]>> I'm going to write something then.

[00:10:56]>> So, do you understand? Do you understand the reason we've had to have this chat?

[00:11:00]>> Yeah. No. No. Honestly, uh, inspector, if you come out to me and you ask me why you're taking pictures, I will explain it to you straight away. But the way he approached me, come on, man. You saw it.

[00:11:09]He He wasn't nice. He can't just go to people say, "I'm the police officer. I want this. I want." He can't do that.

[00:11:14]>> Yeah. If he comes to me nicely, I will speak to you. I will say to you, listen, I'm going around filming the police station, which is I am. I'm interested in the police station. It matters of public interest. I will upload it online if it's interesting. Blah blah blah blah blah. Nothing hostile.

[00:11:26]>> I've seen some of your other footage.

[00:11:28]>> All right. So, so I've I've seen the way in which you approach police officers and I've seen the way that police officers have interacted with you in the past and I've seen the way that you try to go police some good, some bad into that. Yeah.

[00:11:40]>> As as with everything, okay? There's some that deal with it a little bit better than others.

[00:11:44]>> Correct. That's it. And >> so the problem is not with me. The problem is with you guys. So you need to deal with it and you need to stop behavior like this. If you're an inspector, you you should be dealing with this.

[00:11:54]>> This exchange sums up the whole problem.

[00:11:57]The auditor says if the officers approached him politely, he would have explained what he was doing. And that is exactly the point. The issue is not that police asked questions. The issue is the tone, the assumptions, and the attempt to control the filming before any offense had even been identified. The inspector then says he has seen other audit footage, so they know this happens. They know people film police stations. They know the footage ends up online. And still officers keep making the same mistake. The camera does not create the problem. The reaction to the camera creates the problem. If officers simply understood the basics, these encounters would be over in seconds.

[00:12:36]Instead, they turn a lawful activity into a public lesson on poor training.

[00:12:41]>> If I If I came outside your house and just videoed your front door constantly, would you be a little bit upset with it?

[00:12:47]>> Okay. You need to understand that I've been through this so many times. And now the answer to this, this is not your house.

[00:12:53]>> It's not, but it's my place of work.

[00:12:55]>> Yes. Uh I get filmed at my place of work all the time.

[00:12:58]>> Do you?

[00:12:58]>> And I don't complain. I don't cry. I can't tell you that information. I don't cry. I don't winge about it. Tell me that >> because I choose to keep it private.

[00:13:07]>> Okay.

[00:13:08]>> Yeah, that's all. I have the right to privacy.

[00:13:10]>> Yeah, of course.

[00:13:10]>> Yeah. Yeah. So, I get filmed. I don't cry.

[00:13:13]>> Yeah.

[00:13:13]>> But this is this is paid by the public.

[00:13:15]If we choose to come and film it, we can I understand if if I was outside your house, although I can I can come outside your house and film as well, but I understand that you will get a bit paranoid and all that. I understand that and I won't do it.

[00:13:28]>> I would get very upset.

[00:13:29]>> I understand. But there's not much you can do about it. But I won't do it anyway. But this is not your house, so you need to respect that. You can ask me a question, but ask me nicely.

[00:13:38]>> Disrespect to you at all whatsoever.

[00:13:39]>> You didn't. But he did. He did.

[00:13:41]>> Nobody has.

[00:13:42]>> I promise you he did. And he still didn't show me his shoulder number. What if I want to complain about him?

[00:13:47]>> What I'm going to be doing now?

[00:13:48]>> He's back. What if I want to complain about it?

[00:13:49]>> Then he showed you his warrant card. You had enough time. You had sufficient time in order to gather his name on there.

[00:13:56]>> If you look back through your video, his name will be on there. If >> he's hidden it, put his hand on it.

[00:14:00]>> If you feel that you need to make a complaint, >> then please make a complaint. It's your right to do so.

[00:14:05]>> I definitely need to make a complaint about his hair. He He needs to get a haircut. That's for sure.

[00:14:08]>> Let's not be rude about people.

[00:14:09]>> No, I'm just saying rude about you.

[00:14:11]>> He was rude.

[00:14:12]>> Nobody has. He was extremely rude to me.

[00:14:14]>> Anyway, I've got important things to do.

[00:14:16]>> Yeah. Yeah, sure.

[00:14:17]>> All right. Are we done?

[00:14:18]>> Well, if you had important things to do, you would have driven off.

[00:14:21]>> The important things that I need to do also include the security of the buildings that I work in.

[00:14:25]>> Your building is absolutely fine at the moment. And if I see anything hostile, I'll be the first one to go to reception and report it.

[00:14:31]>> Have your video.

[00:14:32]>> I will report it. Yes, >> man. Thank you.

[00:14:35]>> Thank you, officers.

[00:14:37]You need to smile, my friend.

[00:14:39]>> And put a seat belt on.

[00:14:41]You don't need to smile.

[00:14:44]>> You should smile and put a seat belt on.

[00:14:46]Come on.

[00:14:48]>> What happened outside Actton Police Station was not dramatic. No arrest, no search, no major escalation. But it revealed something important. A man filmed a public building. Within minutes, officers questioned his purpose, his footage, his YouTube channel, and whether he should be filming at all. The law is simple.

[00:15:10]Filming in public is lawful. Police can ask questions, but without suspicion of an actual offense, they cannot demand answers, demand ID, or order someone to stop recording. This is how public accountability is tested. Not always through major scandals, but through ordinary moments where authority meets a camera. If you want to know what to say in situations like this, I've put together a free rights cheat sheet. It covers filming in public, police questioning, ID, detention, and how to stay calm when officers push beyond their powers. Link in the description.

[00:15:47]This was Raw Audit Reviews. Thanks for watching. Peace.