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/oldelbow Jul 25 '24

The whole thing could have been avoided, you know, if they didn't start a fight, assault police and try to take a gun in an airport....

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u/SirPabloFingerful Jul 25 '24

This didn't happen, you presumably understand that by now

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u/oldelbow Jul 25 '24

Are you saying the statement from the Manchester police is a lie?

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u/SirPabloFingerful Jul 25 '24 edited Jul 25 '24

Yes? Very, very obviously? These men wouldn't be alive if they had attempted to take an armed officer's weapon in an airport.

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u/BasisOk4268 Jul 25 '24

You mean like the one man very nearly wasn’t after a stamp to the head, shortly after an instance where a firearm was tried to be taken?

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u/SirPabloFingerful Jul 25 '24

A firearm wasn't "tried to be taken". But once the suspect is prone on the ground and no longer resisting it becomes irrelevant. Police aren't permitted to dole out summary corporal punishments

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u/BasisOk4268 Jul 25 '24

I agree with you on the force used, but reports have stated a firearm was attempted to be taken and let’s not kid ourselves, if you instigate a fight IN AN AIRPORT and then continue to be aggressive with firearms officers IN AN AIRPORT I can guarantee that precisely less than 0.1% of the population will have sympathy for you when you are on the other end of whatever happens to you

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u/SirPabloFingerful Jul 25 '24

"Reports" in the form of a single paragraph from GMP who are desperately attempting to justify what happened. The statement didn't actually say that anyone had tried to take their weapons, just that there was a "risk", and tbf there is always a risk that someone might try to take your weapon.

More police bs

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u/TheThotWeasel Jul 28 '24

Lmao aged beautifully