Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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What an interesting evening it has been. The latter part of it, anyway. About a quarter to eleven I moseyed across to the glass recycling facilities opposite the Co-op to dump a few bottles. As I passed the ATM on the corner I heard a voice "hello mate, can you help me?" I turned round and saw a chap of thirtyish years staggering towards me, gushing blood from both forearms. He kept collapsing on the ground and trying to get up again while I dialled 999. He was obviously extremely drunk and trying to restrain an injured p155head while using ones iPhone is not a discipline in which I have been adequately trained.
First challenge was to get the 999 call centre to understand where we were. Stembrook. I can't find that on my map, how do you spell it? My 999 call was at 22.47. Police arrived in force at 22.50. Paramedic car arrived at 23.18, emergency ambulance at 23.28.
There were thirteen police officers in attendance. Although our man was quite violent towards the police (he was not towards me) that does seem excessive.
Blood everywhere including all over my shoes. We traced the trail of blood back to it's source which is the window of Neil Beverton's office next to the Castle Inn where we believe our man may have been imbibing prior to his little rampage.
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Keith Sansum1
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what an experience peter
funny what a uniform does to certain people, drunk or not
is strange
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Well done Peter.
Odd that the Police were there so quickly, but the ambulance arrived half an hour or more later. I wonder if they asked them to wait while they questioned him first.
Roger
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I echo what Keef and Roger say there..awful experience Peter. Who would be a police officer?? Jeez, having to deal with humanity's cesspit every saturday night and nights in between. Terrible..they need all the support we can give them.
Interesting response times there, fast from the police...ambulances probably have to come from much further afield nowadays.
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Ambulance station just off of Folkestone Road PaulB.
Roger
Ross Miller
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It is for now Roger, but I understand that the Kent Ambulance Service has proposed centralising the stations and is trying to get crews to collect their "bus" and then park up in strategic lay-byes etc. for the duration of their shift
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Nice one Peter, our Good Samaritan. Horrible job though - and a bit unexpected I would think. Although Dover on a Saturday night........hmmmm.....
Jan Higgins
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Peter, that must have been a very unpleasant experience that I doubt you will want to repeat. I find the response time from the medics poor, with different injuries the man could have died in that time.
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Ross Miller- Location: London Road, Dover
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Yes it was poor, but what we do not know is when the call was passed on to them, if they had to come from somewhere else as 11pm onwards on a Saturday night is a busy time for them
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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sounds like an unpleasant experience, sadly typical of most towns and cities late on friday and saturday night.
most of us are tucked up in bed when it all kicks off and the police, parmedics and firepeople have to clear up the mess created by the less responible members of our society.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Well done Peter
well done Peter not a lot of people i dont think would of helped and most would of walked away strange they sent 13 police cars surely one and a van would of done the job .
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Not 13 police cars Mark..13 police officers.
Brian Dixon
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the police pressance does seem to be heavy for 1 person,i would expect they where thinking of a large fight going on at the time.
well done peter,have a large brandy to settle nerves.
I stand corrected Paul
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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There were a total of six cars, eleven PCs, a WPC and an inspector at the scene, one paramedic car and an emergency ambulance. That's sixteen emergency personnel and eight emergency vehicles just to cope with one idiot who was totally off his head.
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Wow Peter , Hope you are ok after that , it does seem a little over the top to send 13 police officers .
However, if it had turned out to be a bunfight with weapons and not enough had arrived that would also have been wrong..........
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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To be fair, it did take six of them to hold him down. He was kicking out at everything that moved so they hobbled him with his own trousers.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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that is the problem, the police do not now what to expect especially if someone is high on drink or drugs, hence the large numbers.
i have witnessed a girl of about 12 or 13 needing 4 officers to restrain her a few years back in worthington street.