Andy Burnham says ‘two sides’ to Manchester Airport GMP incident as new footage emerges
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/andy-burnham-says-two-sides-29625839#source=breaking-news
Posted by nimobo
Andy Burnham says ‘two sides’ to Manchester Airport GMP incident as new footage emerges
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/andy-burnham-says-two-sides-29625839#source=breaking-news
Posted by nimobo
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Thats the problem with phone footage, tend to only capture one side of it
Not saying the cop was justified, but there are always 2 sides to everything
Hope those lads spend years in jail for attacking police officers.
They fought the law but the law will win.
We have a serious problem with law and order in general and it’s only going to get worse
Really don’t see what the justification can possibly be for kicking and stamping on a tasered guy’s head, other than you have lost control and you’re mad.
The police are not above the law . Face kicking and head stomping is excessive force in restraining a criminal.
I think I’m OK with armed police at an air port going too far. Shouldn’t even have a cake fine.
I just don’t understand why Senior Police Leaders are so virulently opposed to releasing the CCTV footage and Body Worn Video for cases like this straight away.
Just look at how much extremely negative commentary and media spin there has been since the first video dropped. None of it would have been a fraction as bad if on day one they went ‘oh btw here’s a video of our officers being subjected to a vile attack’. Cynically the press probably just wouldn’t have put a fraction of the attention on the case as they did here, but that’s still a win.
People are going to jump in talking about how that could jeopardise the case further down the line etc etc, but I fail to see how. There’s already been significant press reporting. Politicians are already making grand pronouncements about how concerned they are, and that they’re demanding answers. You’ve already got all the same issues, but with the story from only one side. Feels like one of those things where there’s a lot of fear about possible long shot negative outcomes, and myths taken as reality – as opposed to a truly informed decision taken based on how the judicial system actually works.
Yeh can everyone get out of the black and white mentality. The people attacking the police officers need to be charged. The police officer using lethal force to the head needs to be charged. This world is grey. Unfortunately the guy kicking the head should of known better after years of training and screening yet he chose to be a thug too. I’ve been on the receiving end of police where I’ve been even stripped forceably on the floor. I wasn’t complying so can’t complain. Its give and take. This officer gave the wrong sort of giving.
People don’t respect coppers. These thugs need the maximum sentence. Throw away the key
Yeah, and both sides have violent criminals on them.
I wonder what that guy who said racism played a significant part in the incident thinks now.
The side where a bunch of internet manipulators post a video edited to make the Police look bad, and the side where the Police were violently assaulted and may have assaulted back or may have responded with reasonable force (and we’ll let an investigation decide)?
‘Complicated’ if you batter a police officer in the head 10 times. Society isn’t responsible for what happens to you next. You are.
both sides suck, everyone sucks. usual day in the world sadly
Really disappointed in the BBC who haven’t mentioned anything. It’s been an hour since the story broke and it’s radio silence. Really does call into question how impartial they actually are.
What those lads did was wrong, but couldn’t help but notice the copper landing the first punch at 8 seconds and then that triggered them off.
To play devil’s advocate – let’s accept the initial kick and stamp as fight or flight. What about the second guy he kicks and pistol whips later on?
And of course all the dingbats are outside the police station shouting their d-head slogans
How about we agree that those who assaulted the poodle are bastards and so it the copper who kicked and stamped on a restrained person.
Yes the lad was a prick for punching a copper, but coppers are and should be held to a higher standard, the copper tased the lad, then the copper kicked him.
I don’t think it changes a lot for the suspended cop. He lost control completely. They can use reasonable force (and the ratbags clearly warranted it and the book throwing at them) but you can’t batter someone already restrained.
Makes that douche of a solicitor claiming their defendant was nearly killed and fearful for their life. Suspect burnham knew this when he made his earlier statement
They are lucky this happened in the U.K. if they attacked police like that in almost every other country in the world they would have been shot.
Cop is still a cunt.the scumbag was on the ground incapacitated and he still stomped on his head and booted him in the face. It’s simply not acceptable,I wouldn’t get away with it in a court of law why should the cop?
Come on. He did punch the police officer but at the moment the man got kicked in the head he was incapacitated. Is that reasonable force at that point in time?
When whenever I see a headline of this guy making comments, do I ask myself, Why is a succesful comedian commenting on the news? (Bo Burnham)
doesn’t matter, damage is done, lo and behold bbc helped stoke the flames, you think the people, whose parents are cousins, in rochdale are gonna care about a notion thats theres ”two sides” to this situation at this stage?
So the man who got a boot in the head went straight to violently assaulting two female police officers and assaulting and trying to grab a gun from a third officer.
This whole thing is a mess. The vast, vast majority of the blame lies with the cunt who assaulted several police officers (I believe he broke one woman’s nose?). The officer who kicked the culprit when he was already down should not have done that but I understand why he did given the events in the minute up until then.
Two things can be true at once – the police acted with inappropriate force and the guy on the receiving end of that force was just as violent, if not more so.
The Muslim community who protested outside the Rochdale police station, and all those Reddit commentators who called the people who asked for more context “racists”.
You guys owe a big fat apology. Hang your head in shame.
Professional cage fighters who are at the top of their game and train constantly take hits to the face then under the confusion of the blow attack the ref.
Professional fighters.
Full time. Trained. Masters of their craft.
But a police officer must never ever get confused ever. Even after being punched 8 times to the head and throw on the floor.