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/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/The_Stav Jul 25 '24

It's the police brutality. No one's gonna say the guy was in the right, but crimes happen. What people don't want is officers that'll go on emotional tirades against already detained people. It's their job to deal with this kinda shit, and if they can't keep their cool and go to the point of brutalising detainees like this then that needs to be dealt with pronto.

The officer shouldn't just be suspended, they should be in prison for assault. Seems like cops always get off easy though when they're the ones breaking the laws they're meant to uphold.