Sunday 27 November 2022 01:08 PM Moment cyclist swears at unmarked police car before officer accuses him of ... trends now
A frustrated cyclist captured the moment he was stopped by London police officers and accused of a 'public order offence' after swearing at an unmarked police car who was parked in a bus lane.
From his helmet camera he recorded a four-minute exchange with officers in Wandsworth, London, one of whom warned he could be 'overran' or 'stabbed' for the expletive.
The police officer told him: 'You are in Wandsworth, where there are some extremely nasty people' and 'don't think there are people out there who will stab you for less than that.'
In the footage the cyclist was transporting his two young children and was forced to pull out into the road in order to avoid a parked car in the bus lane, which usually give priority to buses, cycles and motorbikes.
The cyclists helmet camera caught the exchange with the officer (pictured) who said there are 'extremely nasty people in Wandsworth'
Having reportedly been blocked by a BMW, he pulled out into the road as he overtook the parked car (also a BMW) and shouted 'Get out of the f*****g way' as he passed.
But the parked vehicle immediately fired up its police sirens and began to follow him.
As the BMW pulled up the cyclist, who stopped immediately, laughed and told the officer who was climbing out of the car: 'I'm sorry sir. I didn't know you were an unmarked vehicle.'
The officer approached the cyclist before accusing him of breaking the law. The second officer, the driver of the vehicle, also exited the car, but only stood and witnessed the exchange for around a minute before returning.
The first officer said: 'Swearing in the street with two small children that are yours. You're committing public order offences with your kids.
'How inconsiderate and stupid to be. Now listen.
'If weren't police and we were the wrong type of people... if I overran you because we're the wrong type of people, you want to put your kids' lives at risk?
The cyclist tried to respond but the officer interrupted him saying: 'Listen. You've got people out there who if you swear at them, they will come after you. You know that don't you?'
The unmarked police car was parked in a bus line on a busy Wandsworth road when the incident occurred
