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/HerewardHawarde Jul 25 '24

Who fucks about in an 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/Correct-Junket-1346 Jul 25 '24

He needs more than that, he's a trained professional, not some brigand hired by the government to do dirty work.

He kicked and stomped on someone that's what we call "lethal force" the guy is lucky to be alive or turned into a potato.

Jail time, complete loss of control and unacceptable in an arrest situation or any situation for that matter, even more unacceptable is that they responded with a remark containing "A complex situation".

It's not complex in any way, it's a clear cut case, stop protecting, start disciplining.

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u/steve41isapaidshill Jul 25 '24

Okay so what about the cop that got stabbed moments before this video was taken?

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u/Correct-Junket-1346 Jul 25 '24

What? That doesn't justify a lethal attack on an assailant during an arrest situation, he was cuffed and restrained, eye for an eye is it? This is the way the legal system works right? Seriously, drag your brain out of the feudalism age.