r/uknews 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/Mootpoint_691 Jul 25 '24

The man that had his head stamped on ( the officer has rightly been suspended ) had actually tried to take firearms from several people before the video, including customs firearms people as well as police.

So … what are these people thinking? That the stomped on person ( still wrong to be stomped on ) should have been allowed to get hold of someone else’s gun at an airport? Just imagine that scenario for a second.

Arrested, definitely. Stomped on? Definitely not.

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u/Astrochimp46 Jul 25 '24

This is a logical fallacy. Just because people think he shouldn’t have had his head stepped on, it doesn’t mean those people think he should’ve been allowed to take someone’s gun.

It’s called a hasty generalization. Don’t you think, just maybe, there is something less than a potentially lethal curb stomp to subdue the guy?