[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by the truth

indeed thanks. mind you the cops werent unable it appears they were simply unwilling. after the endless stories of the police failures, I cant say Im that surprised.

From your opening post, I would agree, it would seem the Police were unwilling to help rather than they couldn't.

I would have expected them to do more really,I came across someone who seemed distressed just after I started Uni, I got her to a Mcdonalds, the only place open at the time, got her something to eat and a hot drink.

I have to admit I was glad I had another student friend with me at the time,as I was worried what people may have thought.
We persuaded her though to talk to the Police,there was a Constable walking up and down the street outside and he got her sorted and took things over from us.
So they can be of great assistance if they wish to be,I mention this as to my own personal experience only in that it possibly helps with your view as to your occurence in that would they have helped us had our she been a he, as in your instance.

The Police do have a lot to do admittedly and as we hear now, there are a great many wrongs all through the Police forces all over the Country.
However somone without a coat, therefore adequate clothing, no money, out on a rotten night,seemingly nowhere to go,clearly upset too and that it was also very late, would have,I would have thought anyway, warranted doing at the very least what you did and make sure he was at least safe until the next day.