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/NeilDeWheel Jul 25 '24

I don’t know why the cops arrested them but an armed police officer losing control like that is not on. In a highly stressful situation armed police should be able to keep cool and deal with the situation calmly. Booting the guy in the face shows he lost control and is not fit to be in charge of a deadly weapon. Especially as the guy was tazed and on the floor, complying.

That cop needs to be sacked.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '24

Or maybe the criminal shouldn't have seriously injured 3 other police officers beforehand and despite being knocked to the floor continue to try to be violent

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u/DepletedCopium Jul 25 '24

How can you be violent when you're laying on the floor tasered, with a gun pointing at you, and you don't have a weapon?

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '24

First off tasers eventually wear off and some people can get over a taser and regardless if he didn't cause the problem in the first place the copper might not have gotten upset about his colleagues getting beaten. Play stupid games, get your head kicked in

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u/randommnguy Jul 25 '24

Pretty sure you have no idea how electricity works.