[Jonty30]

That’s always a possible scenario. One of the first things they teach at cop school is that anybody is capable of anything.

However, it wouldn’t have been necessary to arrest them, at this point. If the police had gotten the young men’s vitals at that point, the police could have let them go and picked them up later if it was warranted.

[Truth29]

"However, it wouldn’t have been necessary to arrest them, at this point. If the police had gotten the young men’s vitals at that point, the police could have let them go and picked them up later if it was warranted."

The police collected their fingerprints and DNA. The Brits have been on a tear for a universal database and maybe they used this as a pretext for mandatory collection.

[Morgana]

“That’s always a possible scenario. One of the first things they teach at cop school is that anybody is capable of anything.”

I would have thought the next thing they teach is to question the victims. Like the five year old? “Did these two boys kidnap you?”

[coloradan]

One of the first things they teach at cop school is that anybody is capable of anything.

Well then the two cops should have arrested each other. Can't be too careful, you know. Furthermore, anybody is capable of anything.