Bristolians Discuss: Have you lost trust in the police?

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A recent YouGov survey suggests 52% of people have lost trust in the police. Does this surprise you, and what do you think could be done to improve the police’s image and rebuild trust?

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00:00No. No, you don't see a policeman very often these days. I haven't had to have any involvement

00:09with the police, so I don't really have any direct comment on it, but it doesn't surprise

00:14me, no.

00:15Never see them.

00:16Yeah, you never see them, but they have got a hard job, so I do. But it should go back

00:21to you should have coppers on the beat, walking around, because you never see a policeman

00:26around here. You don't even see the pretend coppers, as I call them. So, yeah, things

00:32should go back to how it was years ago.

00:34So a recent YouGov survey suggests that 52% of people have lost trust in the police. Does

00:40this surprise you? Do you think there's anything that can be done to improve the police's image?

00:46I like to still look up to them and feel they're there to help and support. Obviously, there

00:53has been a lot in the news and things, but I do still think we should try to respect

00:59our police force.

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