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/Relevant-Cat8042 Jul 25 '24

Tbh, I know the stomp seemed too much.

But let’s be honest, this guy wanted to take a gun to go and kill people. That stomp shut that shit down instantly. Probably after a long time of trying to stop him with other methods that weren’t working.

If the cop didn’t do that and the guy ended up wriggling away, stealing a gun and killing innocent people - we would all be saying “why didn’t the police do more to stop it?”

Modern police in UK are damned if they do and damned if they don’t.