... serious incident to occur. On Sunday 13 November 1887 the Metropolitan Police Force charged a demonstration by the Metropolitan Radical Federation. This riot in Trafalgar Square on in 1887 caused many injuries and some alleged loss of life. The was an estimated 300 arrests, 150 injuries and one death There was 4,000 Constables, 300 Mounted Police, 300 Grenadiers and 300 Life Guards with 7,000 Constables in reserve were used to disperse a giant mob. It seemed that the publics views on the Police Force were mostly negative but still there were some positive views on them mainly from the upper class. The reputation of the policeman as the "friendly bobby" was not shared in many working class districts in London and other Cities. These negative views may have been put forward by the victims of crime where the policeman was unable to get there in time to catch the criminal ...

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