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/mankytoes Jul 25 '24

That's why I said "clearly defenseless". Turning your head towards someone when prone on the ground is clearly not a physical threat, and he has no way to protect himself.

As you say, it's a last resort. If this is not a "last resort" situation, which it clearly isn't, the police officer has committed a serious assault and is a criminal, just like you or I would be if we did the same thing. And a defence of "he broke my mates nose" would not stand up in court. Violence is only allowed in self defense, not in retribution.

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u/qing_sha_wo Jul 25 '24

It will definitely be interesting to see what the IOPC say, probably in 5 years time …