tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post3058375485840107581..comments2024-03-24T09:13:28.758+00:00Comments on The Plashing Vole: No justice for Ian TomlinsonThe Plashing Volehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-62111910817876819592010-07-22T13:35:55.226+01:002010-07-22T13:35:55.226+01:00Adam: I'm never surprised, which is a shame be...Adam: I'm never surprised, which is a shame because we shouldn't expect police brutality to be a matter of course. That's why I seem to go on about policing all the time - it's one of the most important jobs around, and it's so often done badly. If the police behave like this, they lose the consent of the populace. 1984 was a flashpoint - they were so clearly politicised and became the armed wing of the Tory party to the extent that they lost credibility as civilian crime prevention officers. <br /><br />Ewar - that's a decent philosophical point, but it doesn't wash here. The video shows him battered for NO REASON AT ALL, and then he dies. Even if he hadn't died, the video shows clear assault. That's the crime.The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-83444485423757255692010-07-22T13:07:51.017+01:002010-07-22T13:07:51.017+01:00I agree. Happens every time a copper is investigat...I agree. Happens every time a copper is investigated for excessive violence or unlawful killing. If police can shoot an innocent man in the face on a packed tube train and get away with it, did you really expect anything different in this case? Their MO is always the same, try to discredit the injured (or dead) party, "he was an illegal immigrant", "he was a homeless alcoholic", "he had traces of cocaine in his blood", then gang up with fellow officers to fabricate an alternate story "we shouted a clear warning", "he ran away from armed officers", "he attacked an officer", before going through a show trial where at the end you get away with it.Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-18054609608078449852010-07-22T13:03:02.030+01:002010-07-22T13:03:02.030+01:00I think you are a clever, smart person Vole. Cleve...I think you are a clever, smart person Vole. Clever enough to understand that Post hoc ergo propter hoc is bullshit.Ewarwoowarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01188994060142858403noreply@blogger.com