"If you really drank that much water yourself you’d buy it in bigger bottles as it would be far more cost effective." They were 2L bottles of fruit flavoured volvic, I don't believe they come in larger bottles than that! I don't think many drinks do.
She possibly doesn't drink the full 2L, I dunno about others but I frequently have bottles of drink that I drink most of but some is discarded. Teachers do a lot of talking and frequently get sore throats, I've several friends that are teachers and they drink a lot of water at work to try and avoid this, especially at this point in school year when there's loads of bugs flying about.
Even IF they were purchasing them to sell on (which I agree is wrong morally as well as legally though hardly the most profitable way to work, Tesco aren't cheap!), even IF they were being awkward, from looking at the video the Asian man seemed fairly calm certainly not "kicking off" when the police officer hauls off and punches him! That's completely out of order!
My brother is a police officer so I'm very much pro police, but the officers in that video over reached.
I also find it out of order requesting they not video, surely if you're handling things as they should be handled video evidence will be in your favour. Also can they really dictate no videoing on their property as its privately owned? It's a shop, there's no expectation of privacy and they surely have cctv and I've certainly taken video in supermarkets with no issues, seems they didn't want the incident being filmed as then they can do and claim what they like!
I hope the police officers concerned do have cameras that were operating at the time (though why they'd have the right to do do but not the Asian couple I don't know) because I do think they were too heavy handed.
Police several times every day deal with cocky, arrogant chancers. If they can't cope with that they're in the wrong job.
Just watch any of the "reality" shows where police feature, dealing with everything from traffic policing to drug dealers and the officers in them act mostly calmly and professionally, even when being blatantly goaded! That's how they should be. The more irate, aggro a person gets, the calmer you are. There are specific techniques for gaining physical control too - which doesn't include hauling off and punching a guy who isn't fighting you!
"Manchester Police are very "hands on" in general. The difference in the way their teams respond to situations (from what I've seen on The Force) is a world away from other forces." Interesting to know - and no excuse!
Brother works for another northern force.
Anyone assuming they're buying to sell on purely based on the colour of their skin is racist. I do wonder if a white couple would have been similarly challenged?
"I may be getting 5 after putting 2 2s together... But I may see why Tesco said no.." But even if that were the case - how would the checkout operator know?