[the truth]

one of my employees was driving around in one of our minibuses recently

a chap approaches him, aged 18. sober, clean, speaking clearly etc
the story went, he had come to the town (outside cardiff) to stay with his mate for the night, but his mate had been robbed and his flat and windows smashed

so the cops took evidence and both guys had to leave the flat. but this chap lived 30 miles away and didnt have a penny to his name as he had planned to stay in this flat the night and work out how to get home the next day

so he has no money and no mobile, the police offered him nothing, no room, no lift to the samaritans, no lift to any hostel, he wasnt even allowed to sit out of the rain in their police waiting room. he tried 3 times to ask them for help, he rang the 101 minor emergency line, the lady didnt care, told him he was old enough to survive. he rang his mother on the drivers mobile, she didnt care and he hadnt seen his father in years.

so there he is 18 years old, standing in a tshirt in the pouring rain, no money, no food, no shelter no phone and no help. he tried the 24 hour taxi office. they wouldnt allow him inside.

my driver rang me to ask for advice, so I rang a friend at a hotel reception and agreed to give him a spare single room. i told my driver to give him £5 too and told him to ask the boy to ring us the next day. our driver then took him to this hotel 3 miles out of town.

if we hadnt done anything, the kid could have had hyperthermia, could have been beaten , robbed, who knows what?

so much for caring compassionate britain, when did we become so cold, so selfish so mean spirited. cant people imagine what theyd feel like stranded aged 18, skint, freezing, hungry , thirsty , 30 miles from home in the middle of the night, he wasnt even a trouble maker or a violent drunk, just a decent young fella who needed a little helping hand

I do wonder what exactly the police are for? they drive round in circles all night, usually refusing to help people. they shut their doors after 8pm at night, their call centre is unhelpful too. havent they a moral duty to help a person whose flat has been destroyed? cant they help these people get a roof? I also wonder what would have happened if it was an 18 year old girl stranded? no doubt thered have been a queue of coppers ready to be the white knight in shining armour to save the damsel in distress. bunch of hypocries.

considering we pay billions for them. can you actually name a few good examples of when cops have in fact helped you out?