Another G20 thug in uniform is found innocent

[viewsfromfrance]

Surprise surprise. We still await the first police officer to be convicted of any connection to a death of a civilian.
it seems the 6 month maximum period to bring any charges were exceded so the thug in uniform,who is there to protect the general public,escapes without any punishment and his pension is safe,more to the point.
And some people would like the death penalty brought back !!! The streets of Britain will continue to be dangerous as long as thugs ( including those in uniform ) are allowed to use weapons with little chance of prosecution.

[ALF2]

it was a simple act of bravado in front of fellow officiers that led to unforseen tragic consequences,the cop was stupid no doubt,and should have acted far more proffesional ,and his stupidty has led to another family sadly being robbed, of their father. When the police stop acting like the SS,in these situations,only then will the public have any faith in them,added to this, the countless cover up's and downright lies from the top brass downwards does not do them any favours,i'm not anti police,but they have to weed out the rotten apples, that abide in the force,the ones that are not fit to wear the badge,or they will in turn will reap the whirlwind ,that is public opinion at it's worst

[Zodiac]

Bang on there ,Alf. Nice one!

[NICKNICK]

The decision by the CPS is unreal going off the TV footage alone there must of been a charge of assault
This officer was supposed to have had in depth training for just these situations but when you think about
it nothing should surprise you when it comes to the police getting away with murder just look at the
case of that man who was mistaken for a bomber and shot dead on the underground

[viewsfromfrance]

From what i have read,there was a 6 month time limit on bringing the thug to court for a lesser charge such as assault. There are accusations that the police dragged their heels in areas which resulted in it taking 14 months i believe for a more serious charge to be decided on . As for future disciplinary action taken against the thug,by his superiors,don't expect any punishment of significance . Even if the thug had been found gulty of a serious offence,his pension would have been protected . The police are allowed to get their heads together when making a report/statement on incidents. We,the people they are paid to serve,are not allowed. Hence police evidence on any serious incident always being identical,unless a ****-up has occured.

[Ann1]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/fina ... iries.html

Says it all really!!

[viewsfromfrance]

`unresolved disciplinary matter'. So why wasn't it resolved when he rejoined the police force ?
Rotten apples from the top to the bottom. Are we to believe that no senior police officer noticed that this thug in uniform had taped up his identification number ? How many others taped up their ID numbers. Why don't the met inspect all footage of the G20 protest and try to find the police officers who clearly acted this way so their thuggish behaviour couldn't be traced back to individual officers ? Memories of the miners strike spring to mind,with regards to no officers being identified during and after their thuggish behaviour was caught on camera.
One rule for the law breakers in uniform and one rule for us.

[rosetintedglasses]

Not defending this officer, because it was indefensible.

However, I do think that the OP has issues. Perhaps convictions too

[milkhope2010]

I'm waiting for the DVD to be launched by the police "How to get away with murder"

[Ann1]

The thing is, this sort of thing is happening too often - the police "getting away" with things. Carry on like this and people will distrust the police even more than they do now!! Which will do no one any good!!

[rosetintedglasses]

The thing is, this sort of thing is happening too often - the police "getting away" with things. Carry on like this and people will distrust the police even more than they do now!! Which will do no one any good!!

The fact that it makes headlines obviously suggests it is very much the exception.

Obviously need to work very hard on reducing those number of exceptions.

[Ann1]

I think it made headlines because it was so blatant!! If it hadn't been filmed then I suppose it could be argued it was the cops' word against his! Again it could be argued that he shouldn't maybe have been in the middle of a protest, but that is missing the point! He was slouching along hands in his pockets and he attacked by a cop!! Two out of three autopsies said he had internal bleeding!!! What more evidence do they want!! He should be kicked out of the force and not be allowed to get back in either!! This sort of "covering up" does no good to the many decent cops out there!! They will all get tarred with the same brush - they have enough of a PR problem as it is!!

[rosetintedglasses]

Not sure who is doing the "covering up". According to the link you posted the IPCC isn't.

Seems the CPS are the ones not bringing charges. The police have similar complaints about the CPS every single day. Which is probably why Raoul Moat didn't have a string of convictions

[Ann1]

Maybe "covering up" is the wrong word/s Rosie, but you know what I mean. I don't even know why there was a "trial"!!! That cop thumped him to the ground, he had internal bleeding and it was all captured on camera!! He should have been kicked out as soon as a senior officer saw that footage, not suspended on full pay!! And it transpired he had "form". There was NO excuse for what he done, it wasn't even self defence!!!!!

[rosetintedglasses]

I'm not defending him at all Ann. I hope I'm not coming across as doing so