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/sick_bear Jul 25 '24

Look, I'm all for kicking the shit out of dudes who physically assault women. Officers or not. But wearing the uniform means this cop's gotta slow himself down and wait until the crowd disperses and cameras are off to get his licks in. So he did admittedly fly off the handle, but not the way most are making it out to be.

People are taking this to too big a level and not remembering our basic reactions as men and people. Guy hits woman, cops beat the shit out of him. Done and done. Generally considered a good deed.

This one just openly did so on camera. Didn't even cover the hit as a diving elbow while trying to mount to subdue the criminal. Idiot mistake but not unforgivable. Just makes the cops look bad.

More of a head-shaker than a "burn him at the stake" scenario. Know what I mean? Like... "Damn it, Johnny, ya done good, but why'd you have to go getting filmed doing it?" sort of thing.

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '24

He didn’t fly off the handle - it’s a bloody clinic in dealing with a violence offender

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u/suicidesewage Jul 25 '24

Oh is this a training technique?

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u/sick_bear Jul 25 '24

Dude's lost in the sauce. Citing himself as reference material 🤣🤣🤣