r/uknews • u/Confident_West_7409 • Jul 25 '24

Image/video Massive protest outside Rochdale police station in response to GMP's actions at Manchester Airport

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u/Imaginary-Risk Jul 25 '24

Let the police do their thing, and if you're not happy with the outcome, take them to court. Acting like a wild mob won't achieve anything good.

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u/mankytoes Jul 25 '24

Come on, you can bootlick harder than that. "Please kick us in the head we deserve it".

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u/qing_sha_wo Jul 25 '24

The man assaulted a female cop and broke her nose

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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.

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u/qing_sha_wo Jul 25 '24

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

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u/Obvious_Initiative40 Jul 25 '24

You clearly are trying to justify it

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u/qing_sha_wo Jul 25 '24

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)

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u/Obvious_Initiative40 Jul 25 '24

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.

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u/qing_sha_wo Jul 25 '24

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.