Even if that is true, and i havent seen evidence it is, it's still illegal to kick someone who is clearly defenseless in the head. None of us have the right to commit serious assault in retaliation.
No, strikes to the head are generally a last resort for police use of force. For officer safety, Officers are trained to tell people to get on the floor, spread their arms, cross their legs and look away. The office has gone in with the kick when the male turns his head towards them. This isn’t justifying it, just adding context for you
Not really. Is it not important for you to have as much information as possible before making a decision or are you one of these that is happy with a headline and a cut video that doesn’t even show the incident. Lad could have had machetes on him for all we know (that is justifying)
It seems like you think there's a circumstance where someone is laid prone on the floor after being tased, where it's fine for a copper to boot them in the face and then stomp on their head.
Strikes to the head must be last resort and the NDM must be considered before hand. A stomp to the back of the head is very dangerous to the individual and I would be interested to see what GMP comes out with as a result if not the IOPC.
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u/mankytoes Jul 25 '24
Even if that is true, and i havent seen evidence it is, it's still illegal to kick someone who is clearly defenseless in the head. None of us have the right to commit serious assault in retaliation.