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Firearms and Fatals
- An Autobiography of 30 Years Front Line Policing Exposed
- Narrated by: Harry Tangye
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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Summary
When regaling numerous hilariously funny, some beautifully sad and some utterly tragic accounts from events over 30 years of policing experience, many a friend and colleague of Sergeant Harry Tangye has said, "You just have to write a book!", and so he did.
The author has worked as a frontline police officer in the Devon and Cornwall police with the Armed Response Unit and traffic department for 23 of those 30 years with the others spent on the beat in areas such as Torbay, Exeter, and Plymouth. He was an operational firearms commander, a firearms tactics advisor, a VIP protection officer, and pursuit tactics advisor along with investigating many a fatal road traffic collision being regarded as an expert in his field on many aspects. Allow yourself to be taken along with him on a journey from adventure to adventure, covering all emotions possible, covering how policing was done in the past, to how it is done today.
Harry has tens of thousands of followers on his award-winning police Twitter account, which has allowed him to become an influential voice within policing and politics and is often described as "controversial" by media outlets. He is straight-talking, to the mark, and cannot abide policy for policy sake but prefers the individual and personal aspect on everyday life. "Treat every person you meet as if they were your own mother," he says, "and then you won't go too far wrong."
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- Beth Hemmings
- 12-11-20
Not for me
I have really tried to enjoy this audio book - I love to listen about the careers of others; doctors, those who work in prisons, paramedics, ect. I thought this would have been a good listen too.
Some of the stories are, of course, incredibly interesting and I have great admiration for him being able to serve in the police for a number of years.
However, I find his attitude as quite self important, bordering on arrogant. It is absolutely not politically correct. The author very much gives the impression that he has put all members of the public into certain boxes and already knows all about them, not showing a huge amount of empathy. Further to this, it doesn't flow very well either.
I think I am bowing out with 4 hours left.
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- Gareth Howells
- 07-11-21
Fairly interesting, ruined by poor editing
lots of repeated lines ruined the book for me. the story itself was interesting but nothing ground breaking and it's fair to say that if Harry Tangye was a chocolate bar he'd eat himself. wildly self indulgent and poorly edited
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- Matthew Williams
- 17-01-24
Didn’t want it to end
A truly inspiring and insightful story about the real side of policing, telling a remarkable journey that had me laughing and crying.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-12-23
A must read for every member of the public!
A common sense coppers side of the story to events that members of the public just don’t get to see and or even think about. Everyone should read or listen to this book. They would appreciate what the police do, what they are asked to do and they do that they are not asked ie going above and beyond for our safety and protection.
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- J
- 27-10-23
load of bs defending corrupt establishment biase
terrible book waste of money I'm sad I payed my hard earned money we all make mistakes
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- Ms. K. Johnson
- 16-08-23
Interesting but poor editing ruins it
An amazing man with an amazing career but sound quality and poor editing frustrate throughout. Repetitive storytelling and poor
Quality recording ruined this for me I’m afraid
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- Anonymous User
- 13-07-23
Fantastic.
A moving, powerful and honest book, from one cop to another thank you for writing this.
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- Andrew Parrish
- 14-04-23
The truth may hurt people who don't understand
Truthful and fair assessment of policing and the job they do with one hand tied behind their back by the government and press
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- Anonymous User
- 11-04-23
Disappointing and shoddily edited
Like listening to a guy in the pub who thinks his stories are more interesting than they actually are. Full of editing errors that suggest nobody even bothered listening back to his rambling.
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- robholmes
- 14-03-23
Interesting
Very interesting.
2 or 3 times in the book he complained How the police are scrutinised....
My reply to that is simple........ Sarah Everard
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