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Policeman kicks 15 year old girl in the stomach

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GreekTragedy · 01/10/2021 09:58

I couldn't see a thread about this so thought I'd start one.

I am completely shocked at this video.

This "officer" came out of nowhere and did a flying kick to a young girl!!

Now I can understand police getting a it violent in the heat of the moment but this? This is outright disgusting.

That officer should be charged.

What the fuck has happened to our police force??

www.aol.co.uk/news/cop-fly-kicks-15-old-123400054.html

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Cas112 · 01/10/2021 13:25

@Porfre

Why was she attacking a Police Officer. It's not an excuse. But if she hadnt done this she wouldn't have been attacked
There is other ways he could have restrained her. Especially as a FULLY GROWN MAN and her being a 15 YEAR OLD GIRL. His actions can not at all he justified even though her actions was also disgusting
AuntMargo · 01/10/2021 13:25

@StaplesCorner

I suppose at least *@AuntMargo* hasn't tried to dress it up, a poster who has no shame whatsoever. There you go. That's the attitude, succinctly demonstrated.
No I have no shame with what I have said, these things you are feeling so sorry for are a scourge on society as you people who defend them are, of course until you are directly affected by their actions !
TedImgoingmad · 01/10/2021 13:28

I'm going to make some assumptions.

If officer no. 1 had thought for a minute that the second girl was armed, I assume he would not have been rolling around on the floor with the first girl, leaving them both at risk of injury from girl no.2 with her mythical knife.

I assume that in the minutes prior to him commencing rolling around on the floor with girl no. 1, the first officer called in the incident and requested assistance. I'm assuming at that point, he would have notified his colleagues whether he had any suspicion of either of them being armed and warned them of such risk.

I assume that when officer no. 2 (female cop) arrived at the scene, if she had any information whatsoever (either radioed through or shouted out in the moment by officer no. 1) that girl no.2 was armed, she would not have joined him on the ground, but instead headed straight to girl no. 2 to restrain her.

I assume officer no. 3 arrived with officer no.2 and had the same information she had.

I assume they all have extensive training on proper restraint methods and on the spot risk assessment. I assume they are all aware that the very special powers that are conferred to them and paid for out of the public purse require them to not react as mere members of the public would possibly react (scared, knee jerk, thoughtless, reckless, gratuitously violent, angry etc); but to actually conduct themselves in the manner in which they have been trained - which, yes, should be better than the rest of us, because that's their job and that's why they have powers the rest of us do not.

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TooBigForMyBoots · 01/10/2021 13:28

Police brutality is a scourge on society, as are those who defend it. Until of course they are on the end of an officer's boot.Hmm

MrsRobbieHart · 01/10/2021 13:30

of course until you are directly affected by their actions !

Confused

I’ve been directly affected by drunk teenagers, and adults loads of times. They’re still not a scourge on or the dregs of society nor do they deserve being kicked by the police.

What’s your next line of defence?

ILoveJamaica · 01/10/2021 13:30

Almost all of the time the Police know their regular offenders. It is the same people all of the time. You have zero context. These girls could have been known to the Police and known to carry knives.

It's all very well being Armchair Police Officers, but you have no context and no Policing experience

For those of you with children, maybe ask yourselves how you would feel if that Officer on the ground was your daughter or son - would you want a colleague to rush in and get the girl off them?

MrsRobbieHart · 01/10/2021 13:32

@ILoveJamaica I can’t remember if you are the former police officer. If you are, how many times did you fly kick someone in the line of duty?

ILoveJamaica · 01/10/2021 13:33

I assume that in the minutes prior to him commencing rolling around on the floor with girl no. 1, the first officer called in the incident and requested assistance. I'm assuming at that point, he would have notified his colleagues whether he had any suspicion of either of them being armed and warned them of such risk

No - he would have pressed the red button on his radio. No speaking would have happened. The van that arrives only knows that an Officer is down.

knittingaddict · 01/10/2021 13:35

@ILoveJamaica

Almost all of the time the Police know their regular offenders. It is the same people all of the time. You have zero context. These girls could have been known to the Police and known to carry knives.

It's all very well being Armchair Police Officers, but you have no context and no Policing experience

For those of you with children, maybe ask yourselves how you would feel if that Officer on the ground was your daughter or son - would you want a colleague to rush in and get the girl off them?

Now people are just making stuff up?
Abi86 · 01/10/2021 13:37

Not sure why there gender is relevant. Two aggressive people resisted the local plod. The coppers didn’t know if they were drunk, sober or on drugs. While one copper was grappling on the ground with a second assisting him a third copper ensured the other two were un impeded. Old mate could have had a knife - the copper needed to eliminate the possible threat and contain the melee. He did that. Well done, mate.

TedImgoingmad · 01/10/2021 13:37

@ILoveJamaica

Almost all of the time the Police know their regular offenders. It is the same people all of the time. You have zero context. These girls could have been known to the Police and known to carry knives.

It's all very well being Armchair Police Officers, but you have no context and no Policing experience

For those of you with children, maybe ask yourselves how you would feel if that Officer on the ground was your daughter or son - would you want a colleague to rush in and get the girl off them?

So if these girls were known to the police and known to carry knives, would officer no. 1 have been rolling around on the floor with one of them, putting both himself and that girl at risk from the knife girl on the ground may have been holding, or girl no. 2 standing up may have been holding?

What's the correct police procedure in that scenario: 1 cop, 2 drunk girls with knives?

MrsRobbieHart · 01/10/2021 13:37

No - he would have pressed the red button on his radio. No speaking would have happened. The van that arrives only knows that an Officer is down.

If that van arrived due to him pressing the red button when he went down then it was less than 30 seconds between button press and other officers boots touching the ground. That’s a shockingly fast response. The van must have already been on the street. Which suggest he had already radioed for back up and explained why.

hamstersarse · 01/10/2021 13:38

For those of you with children, maybe ask yourselves how you would feel if that Officer on the ground was your daughter or son - would you want a colleague to rush in and get the girl off them?

Such is the blindness on this thread, the police are literally not seen as sentient humans anymore. Apparently they should just take the shit they get on an everyday basis without question!

user1497207191 · 01/10/2021 13:39

I managed to last about 3 years in the police back in the late 1980s. Arrogant/abusive officers aren't anything new. It's what drove me out after such a short time. I loved the job, but I hated some of the people I had to work with.

MrsRobbieHart · 01/10/2021 13:39

Ahh @hamstersarse, you are still here. I’ll ask my question again. If your child got kicked “out in the real world” for being a dick would you think that was appropriate?

ComDummings · 01/10/2021 13:40

@TooBigForMyBoots

Police brutality is a scourge on society, as are those who defend it. Until of course they are on the end of an officer's boot.Hmm
This^

This idiotic police officer should be sacked immediately. How anyone thinks this is acceptable is shocking.

MaenadsJustWannaHaveFun · 01/10/2021 13:41

If the establishment manage to convince us that women are imaginary beings, then hopefully we will all settle down and stop getting hysterically outraged at male violence on women and girls.👉

Feelslikealot · 01/10/2021 13:41

Such is the blindness on this thread, the police are literally not seen as sentient humans anymore. Apparently they should just take the shit they get on an everyday basis without question!

That's their job.

TooBigForMyBoots · 01/10/2021 13:42

If my child becomes a police officer I would hope that their colleagues used their police training to deal with whatever comes up. Wouldn't be too keen on them doing whatever the fuck they wanted, that could get very dangerous very quickly.

Feelslikealot · 01/10/2021 13:42

Apparently they should just take the shit they get on an everyday basis without question!

I've never asked anyone a question by kicking them.

hamstersarse · 01/10/2021 13:42

@MrsRobbieHart

Ahh *@hamstersarse*, you are still here. I’ll ask my question again. If your child got kicked “out in the real world” for being a dick would you think that was appropriate?
No, I wouldn't think it appropriate but I would think it is a possibility they should consider before acting like a dick
TedImgoingmad · 01/10/2021 13:44

@ILoveJamaica

I assume that in the minutes prior to him commencing rolling around on the floor with girl no. 1, the first officer called in the incident and requested assistance. I'm assuming at that point, he would have notified his colleagues whether he had any suspicion of either of them being armed and warned them of such risk

No - he would have pressed the red button on his radio. No speaking would have happened. The van that arrives only knows that an Officer is down.

But why would he roll about on the floor with 1 armed girl and one other girl standing up and armed, putting at least 2 of them at grave risk? Why would he do this if, as you posited, they are likely to be known to the police as knife carriers?
WormYourHonour · 01/10/2021 13:45

I was trying to find mor info about the girls in the video, stumbled on this pleasant person...

Kicked and punched a 15 year old boy...

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9978039/Police-officer-jailed-caught-CCTV-attacking-cyclist-kicking-punching-teenager.html

earthyfire · 01/10/2021 13:46

Another police officer abusing his authority.