http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7988828.stm
I await this review with interest. I am sure it will turn out to be "unfortunate".
Also on the news:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7990188.stm
This is obviously a new meaning of "safely" that I had not previously been aware of.
I remember the incident:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7412057.stm
Imagine if your friend had just been mown down by some Capt Kirk pilot of a 90 mph Volvo with no lights or siren on, and you remonstrated - so you get zapped. Don't complain, citizen Smith. We don't like it.
This is not a police force that I am happy to be subject to. Will no-one defend us from them?
A man who died during the G20 protest was pushed to the ground by a police officer, video footage has shown.
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Newsagent Mr Tomlinson, who was not protesting, is seen receiving a two-handed push from a police officer.
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Newsagent Mr Tomlinson, who was not protesting, is seen receiving a two-handed push from a police officer.
Also on the news:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7990188.stm
Pc guilty of girl's crash death
Pc John Dougal, 41, had accelerated to 94mph (151km/h) in a 30mph zone before he hit Hayley Adamson in Newcastle in May, the city's crown court heard.
A police driving expert told the court that the patrol officer's speed was unjustified, but Dougal had claimed he had been driving safely.
Pc John Dougal, 41, had accelerated to 94mph (151km/h) in a 30mph zone before he hit Hayley Adamson in Newcastle in May, the city's crown court heard.
A police driving expert told the court that the patrol officer's speed was unjustified, but Dougal had claimed he had been driving safely.
I remember the incident:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/7412057.stm
Hayley Adamson, 16, was struck as she crossed Newcastle's Denton Road, late on Monday night.
Angry witnesses confronted police and a 23-year-old man was subdued with a Taser stun gun and arrested. He has since been released without charge.
Angry witnesses confronted police and a 23-year-old man was subdued with a Taser stun gun and arrested. He has since been released without charge.
This is not a police force that I am happy to be subject to. Will no-one defend us from them?
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