Well yes the evidence was bleeding obvious from the start..A bloke with his hands in his pockets (pissed a bit) wanders about and the cop took umbrage with him....

i was thinking of that bloke from mary poppins-wasnt that his name aswell..?

david

not ian

sorry

Maybe pirate ,but he wasn't assaulted by the cops twice.

Lets hope the CPS now reconsider bringing criminal charges against the policeman.

Moby phones have their uses after all.......

i wasnt being flippant..honest..!

i got confused

and

yeah throw the book at the cop/s

if any of us threw a dirty look let alone a swing at a cop-we'd be done for it

No problem pirate.

Just watched footage of the guy trying ,to no avail ,to get home but was constantly directed back to where the protesters had gathered.

Footage was also shown of the same Police Officer knocking a BBC camera man to the ground,prior to him pushing Mr Tomlinson..

Police spokesperson said that CPS will be looking at the case again.

Saw that footage too Erin..I think the cop thought  I  can do what  I  like..aka police state....well we pretty much are one  now. I can't remember the spin the right wing press put on it..etc.However they probably pegged him as a subversive..etc.

The police officer had previously left the force before other disciplinary proceedings started about his alleged aggressive manner. He retired on medical grounds then rejoined the police a few years later.

Thats bliddy scandalous!!I hope they through the book at him.

Hmmm - it's interesting to see how the footage on the news today has afew omissions - particularly the part where Mr Tomlinson almost back-kicked a police dog and was clearly walking with a very slow cocky almost goading stance.  I'm not commenting on the use of force of the officer for a number of reasons - mainly because I have never been in a situation like that and could never understand the stress those officers were put under that day - however Mr Tomlinsonn was not completely innocent in this situation.

He ALMOST kicked a dog,he walked slow and he looked cocky.Every reason to use such force on him then.

This was a violent attack on a defenceless man.

Like I said I'm not commenting on the force used by the police - merely stating that this was not a completely innocent bystander as the media are now trying to suggest.



Har ! De ja Vue...

Same incident ,different angle.

Walking passed with his hands in pockets ,struck by the officer for no reason.

"Hee was walking  in a cocky way" ...good enough reason to kill him..

Don't put words in my mouth!!

I'm going to leave this thread now as I can't be bothered arguing.

PP he was not a "THREAT" geddit yet...hmm, though PP not seen for a while then this is posted snd "She" appears.

What exactly do you think he did wrong. He was trying to get home having been turned back by the police multiple times. He was getting tried of it. He was walking away with his hands in his pockets, was no threat and got whacked with a baton and then pushed to the floor.

What was the purpose of the push it just meant it took him longer to move as he had to get himself right and get up. Could he have moved faster maybe but not everyone can move fast.

Was hitting him with a baton and pushing him to the floor wish such force, reasonable force for the situation? doesn't look like it. Why didn't police help him up and why did they lie about protesters impeding his medical treatment.

have a look a the video

Why not? You've commented on the deceased having a cocky walk!

And a Goading stance!!

We are falling for a PP wind up,I'm just disappointed that it may be a regular user...

Tsk!

I know.  I am slapping myself.

"PP" seems to have shut up.....

WEll that proves that "PP" is one of us.....

Hmmm, interestingly his walk has also been described in the following way - "There were repeated references at the inquest to Mr Tomlinson's walk - a nervous, shuffling gait that was conspicuous for all its intended unobtrusiveness."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13034919

It seems you perceived it the same way as PC Harwood, whose job it was to protect the public, not hit and shove them, for walking too slowly. 

He will get away with it.