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That last one is a recent addendum as a result of the murder of Sarah Everard.

• dazc 5y ago
  Indeed, which may be helpful if a serving police officer intends to murder you and is also willing to allow you to make the call.
  • mytailorisrich 5y ago
    Yes, it's just for the show because they know full well that if a police officer stops you and says (s)he is arresting you then in real life you have two options: to comply or to flee/to fight. Obviously they cannot tell the public to resist arrest so they came up with this slightly ridiculous suggestion.
    • toyg 5y ago
      The only redeeming grace is that, police being mostly un-armed in the UK, fleeing is still a realistic option.
      • fmajid 5y ago
        Cousens was armed.
        • toyg 5y ago
          If the alternative is what Everard had to endure, I would argue fleeing is still preferable.
        • danw1979 5y ago
          He was a psycho but given his motives I doubt he would have whipped out his police firearm and shot her in the middle of a busy street in south London.