Drunk chav hit by police

[Nibble]

seen the footage of police officer whacking the chave thrown out of club?

Before I saw it I thought it was probably reasonable force but after seeing it im not sure.

I was a plain clothes officer for The Crime Prevention Unit for 7 years in Brighton, dealt with scores of drunk, drug addled violent folk, men and women and only a handful of times have I ever had to strike someone to make them compliant. The force he strikes that woman seems excessive to me, even if he is just trying to deaden her arm.

 

[BIRCHYBOY27]

Can we see it anywhere?

 

[Nibble]

Guardian unlimited website, sorry don't know how to link,I am a moron.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Saw it his morning, she really must of pissed them off!

 

[DTES]

I saw that on the news this morning. To be honest, I'm just wondering why he's the only officer to have been punished - there were more there who could/should have stopped him, they had plenty of opportunities in the time it took to throw 5 punches

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Probably needs investigating as it did look at bit over the top, but, if she hadn't have been a) Pissed, b) Thrown out of the club for violent behaviour and c) Causing crimial damage to the cars in the car park - she wouldn't have had a problem then would she.

 

[Nibble]

www.guardian.co.uk

 

[Nibble]

Probably needs investigating as it did look at bit over the top, but, if she hadn't have been a) Pissed, b) Thrown out of the club for violent behaviour and c) Causing crimial damage to the cars in the car park - she wouldn't have had a problem then would she.

Absaloutley, agree with you 100% but she was and it is up to the police to do their job properly.

 

[Springal]

that club she got chucked out of is now shut down due to the amount of class a's and guns/knives they found on the floor too - just so you are aware the type of clientelle that used to frequent that club.

She deserved all she got, it was on the arm not exactly around the face. The fact a police dog was involved too just shows how violent she was being.

 

[Man of Harveys]

OK, eyes down for the buzzword bingo:

PC
Do-gooders
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National service

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I see she claimed she was having an epileptic fit. That would appear to be absolute horsesh*t.

I would like to hear from our resident police on what is deemed as reasonable force. It does seem to be heavy handed, I must say.

 

[Nibble]

that club she got chucked out of is now shut down due to the amount of class a's and guns/knives they found on the floor too - just so you are aware the type of clientelle that used to frequent that club.

She deserved all she got, it was on the arm not exactly around the face. The fact a police dog was involved too just shows how violent she was being.

perhaps I should clarify my argument. I believe chavs deserve what they get and she seems particularly unpleasant but that does look quite harsh. I would say however, that she was probably on Class As if really did take that force to make her compliant.

It is a standard practice to deaden someones arm to comply, I have done it myself but that is harsh.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I see she claimed she was having an epileptic fit. That would appear to be absolute horsesh*t.

I would like to hear from our resident police on what is deemed as reasonable force. It does seem to be heavy handed, I must say.

They said on the news this morning that it was on the arm and done to restrain her and is normal practise in these situations. No idea if that is true or not. Edna, Edna, where are you ??

 

[Springal]

she was prob on GB or someit

 

[DTES]

There was 3/4 officers there. I can't see any reason why any punches should be thrown to make her "compliant", they should have easily held her down.

*Braces for claims of "lefty", "bleeding-heart", etc...*

 

[Nibble]

They said on the news this morning that it was on the arm and done to restrain her and is normal practise in these situations. No idea if that is true or not. Edna, Edna, where are you ??

It is normal practice like I said but my personal opinion from the video is that looks excessive. It would have been on her arm. However, not knowing what state she was in it is hard to judge. If I was judging that I would let officers off because it is hard to tell but having said that I think it is excessive.

 

[aftershavedave]

seems fairly reasonable police behaviour in the circumstances. what did she expect? a friendly chat?

 

[aftershavedave]

I was a plain clothes officer for The Crime Prevention Unit for 7 years

now we know where the black suit and light blue shirt you're wearing for the christening come from! borrowed from a uniformed colleague?

 

[Nibble]

seems fairly reasonable police behaviour in the circumstances. what did she expect? a friendly chat?

When we had four or five people restraining one person we got members of the public shouting at us. They do not uinderstand that we did not what they were carring and that they can punch and kick us but we have to be very careful what we do to them. It is safer to hold them on the floor by five people than to trade punches one on one.

But I still think that is excessive force.

 

[Nibble]

Re: Re: Drunk chav hit by police

now we know where the black suit and light blue shirt you're wearing for the christening come from! borrowed from a uniformed colleague?