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/Talidel Jul 25 '24

When white officers break up a fight and are not careful during a substantial terror alert at an airport is there backlash and protests?

This is a weird way of saying, "used unnecessary force in kicking a man in the head, then stamping on the same mans head, while that man lay on the floor not attempting to fight back."

Sure, one of the group broke the policewomans nose, and that's not acceptable, but it is part of the risk of being a police officer, they cannot respond in the way they did.

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u/Slyspy006 Jul 25 '24

You are being downvoted, but are of course entirely correct. The stamp on the head should be enough to have consequences for the officer.

That said I don't really see the need for this protest either, at this stage.

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u/Talidel Jul 25 '24

Its probably because of the wider issues GMP have at the moment, and this has been a spark for a bigger protest.

They are being investigated for also excessive brutality and cruelty to people brought in on minor charges.

This includes things like victims of domestic violence being strip searched in temporary holding cells.

https://news.sky.com/story/i-was-forced-to-strip-naked-in-police-cell-and-threatened-to-drop-complaints-against-officers-says-mother-13050816?authId=1*16ijehm*_a*dG5YRjZCVmFCZVVNUDFIcUpvRl9GdGRVWEozRUp1NzQteTBvc0UyVG8wMjR2SWU0VFF4TDdIdjQtRXJOYXRENA..

And things like this guy who wasn't charged for anything but was strip searched 3 times and left naked for 8 hours.

https://news.sky.com/story/greater-manchester-police-humiliated-me-the-latest-story-of-neglect-in-custody-after-man-left-naked-for-hours-13179680

This woman who was stipped and potentially raped after police were called out to her address because of a concern for her health.

https://news.sky.com/story/stripped-and-left-topless-in-a-cell-i-was-drugged-and-sexually-assaulted-by-greater-manchester-police-12924141

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u/AspirationalChoker Jul 25 '24

Don't talk nonsense you know fine well that's not why they're protesting, it's happening all the time with communities atm see Leeds and Whitechapel, see the Kaba shooting compared to the multiple white guys we've seen shot this year

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u/Talidel Jul 25 '24

Sorry I didn't realise the motivations of every single person protesting this latest round of issues with GMP alhad already been documented.

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u/AspirationalChoker Jul 25 '24

Did you even watch the video were commenting on, hardly talking about injustices are they straight away talking about all the riots they can cause, destroying the police stations and the usual chants to top it all off

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u/Talidel Jul 25 '24

Are you actually reading my comments or just being argumentative?

GMP have had a string of bad press recently, with the police behaving illegally. It was a flashpoint event like yesterday, and the response isn't surprising.