How the police can restore trust after the shocking violence at Manchester airport
The IndependentYesterday, shocking footage emerged which seemed to show a violent interaction between armed police and people of south Asian heritage at Manchester airport. What we do have are two videos: one which appears to show an officer using pepper spray on a man filming their interaction, and another which seems to show a man prone on the ground with his hands behind his back being tasered and kicked in the head by police. Greater Manchester Police issued a press statement pointing to an altercation that left one female officer with an apparent broken nose, and an updated statement with more detail of the events it says led to what took place in the video. Sir Robert Peel said as much when UK policing was formalised in the 1820s: that the “police are the public and the public are the police”.
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Reform UK presses ahead with bid for private prosecution over airport fracas
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Police watchdog sparks outrage with 'leak inquiry' into media release of shock CCTV footage showing vicious attack against officers at Manchester Airport
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Manchester Airport family contacts police watchdog to file complaint after officers were attacked and one responded by stamping on man's head on the floor
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Police officer faces criminal investigation over Manchester Airport kick video
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