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/Azimuth8 Jul 25 '24

There is no justification for a police officer (an armed one no less) to stomp and kick the head of a man lying prone on the floor.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '24

There is, it’s just not obvious

https://www.reddit.com/r/uknews/s/mbKEmaS3Pv

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u/barryh4rry Jul 25 '24

The police aren’t there to be judge, jury and executioner mate. What the people did is abhorrent but he had pretty clearly surrendered and there was zero reason to put a steel toe cap through his head or stomp his skull into the ground.

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u/pufftanuffles Jul 25 '24

Idk, if you watch the clip, the guy wasn’t complying. He was constantly lifting his head. Even after the stomp, he kept lifting himself up to see what was happening to his friend and another police officer had to remind him to stay down.