Following on from my post last week about the Police’s role in the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests another video has emerged following more Police brutality at a vigil in honour of Mr Tomlinson. In this instance a woman is struck in the face with the back of the officer’s hand and then hit on the legs with a baton.
The officer has been suspended, as is the same with the mystery officer from the G20 incident, but is a suspension enough? If at the end of this the officers have not been punished and have not faced criminal action then I will know that there is something seriously wrong with policing and the law in this country. Have a read here and tell me how these differ apart from the fact that the attacker is a policeman.
To read more about this latest incident and to see the video then go here.
Oops is the same video, sorry
Here are at least 7 more videos showing police brutality that have been sent to The Guardian. All on ome page for your convenience.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/15/g20-protest-police-videos-catalogue
These must only be a small collection of all the incidents that have occurred.
In one clip the officers try to order the press to leave or face arrest. I’m glad that a paper like the Guardian is taking a stand on this.
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Here is the full and less propagandised version of the video from youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n16pPRoabhc