No pun intended, but I was struck quite hard by the different approach the police have taken in dealing with protests this year. In the last couple of weeks there were the protests at the G20 meeting, where one man died, possibly as a result of a violent shove from a policeman, and others allegedly suffered violent attacks by the police. In the New Year there was a protest by muslim and leftist malcontents at the Israeli Embassy, which was basically under siege for days on end.
Many will have seen the video of the police effectively running away from an abusive mob of these muslim and leftist malcontents on one of the associated marches. What I would like to know is where is the consistency in policing?
It needs to be remembered that the Israeli Embassy protests were protests against the actions of a foreign government, and the G20 protests were at least in part protesting against the actions of our government.
I acknowledge that Mr Tomlinson, the man who died at the protests was apparently not actually protesting, and did not in any way deserve to be treated as he was.
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Apparently he was protesting. Gotta admit that I have little sympathy for the man even if that makes me heartless. I want a strong capable police force. The outcome of all this will be US and European style policing. I'd prefer that they unleash merry hell on these disruptive people hellbent on causing chaos and destruction whoever they are - lefties or muslims. It's when people are lawfully and peacefully protesting that a different approach is required.
ReplyDelete"Apparently he was protesting"
ReplyDeleteOh? Where'd you hear that?
He was seen and photographed at the protest twice a few hours before his death. In one photo he is clearly shown obstructing a police van a good hour before the alleged incident in which he was supposed to have just 'stumbled' into the riots 'on his way home'. He went there, drunk probably, with the full intent to create a problem.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Wasn't he supposed to be a paper seller who worked in that area?
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