to think justice might finally be done?

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www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/may/24/tomlinson-police-officer-manslaughter-trial

can't believe it's taken an inquest to push the DPP to take action that was obvious a long time ago.

BUT... maybe for the first time, in a very long time, we'll see the Met and specifically one of its officers, take responsibility for brutality.

and maybe... it will change the policing of protests for the better, and no one else will lose their life because of police aggression.

sadly the good things that the police do are overshadowed by idiots who think that they are truly a law to themselves and not answerable to anyone.
To see the video is tragic, one thoughtless action has cost that man his life and robbed his family of him forever.
I am glad they are prosecuting him, he deserves it, I am a fair person but this beggars belief really.
I'm not really looking at it from a protest angle, just common decency, respect and fairness as you could apply this to many other situations within policing.
They are there to protect and serve us, as they are only human too and alas along with the good come the bad.
I hope this helps his family have some closure and know justice is being done, albeit belated.

The good thing about this court case is that there will be evidence which will be made public which will reveal interesting facts ....

coansha yes, the police do do good things, but there is a very prevalent culture of machismo in the the Met and always has been, especially when it comes to squads responsible for policing protests or armed units.

there have been so many deaths at the hands of the police because this culture is encouraged and many of them think they are above the law, because until now, none have ever been prosecuted successfully.

so, whilst i agree with everything you've written, i also think there is a strong message being underscored here that this kind of policing has to stop.

cookcleaner absolutely... there's been so many blind eyes turned to this and "forgotten" evidence, that I'll be very interested to see what comes out.