When they geo flack from commenters and the public for sacking an officer for being 'insufficiently respectful' to the knife wielding teenager he was arresting, the PR Team evidently decided that if they released the video, the public would see sense and get behind them.
Well, to quote Vivian in 'Pretty Woman': "Big Mistake. HUGE!"
First the barrage of comments pointing out that's exactly how we, the public, want to see teen thugs treated:
And now, the fundraiser:
None of this will , of course, change minds at HQ, they will cling to their College Of Policing indoctrinated view of what the public are supposed to want from their police and ignore reality in favour of that
