It's been announced that the policeman caught on film attacking Ian Tomlinson last year won't face criminal charges.
Ian Tomlinson died after being attacked by a policeman. He was just walking home from work. No one has been held accountable for his death and justice has not been done.
Stand behind Ian Tomlinson's family now and continue the fight for justice.
labs.38degrees.org.uk/wall/justice-ian-tomlinson
The police have the power to ruin lives; I've seen it time and time again when talking to women who have contacted Women Against Rape in desperation because of how they have been treated: www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jan/20/taxi-rapes-case-police-failures
It goes without saying that not all police officers behave badly; but those who do should be held to account.
I think the way that the authorities have dealt with the death of Ian Tomlinson is symptomatic of how they deal with police misconduct in general. As such it is a cause for concern for us all.
Deborah Coles from Inquest said: "The eyes of the world will be looking on with incredulity as yet again a police officer is not facing any criminal charges after what is one of the most clear cut and graphic examples of police violence that has led to death. This decision is a shameful indictment of the way police criminality is investigated."