Surely the question is why any force was used at all?
There may well be a reason why he was shoved to the ground without warning and not arrested, I don't know.
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Kamikaze Stoat £4.09,
Mon 27 Apr 2009, 16:51,
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I know.
I agree with that, it was wrong, but it was an error made by a human in a stressful situation. It wasn't a premeditated act of murder.
I'm not defending the policeman, I just think the reaction to it all is rather over the top.
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Mon 27 Apr 2009, 17:16,
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