The young officer, who has not been named but is in her 20s, needing facial surgery after she was assaulted while handcuffing the boy.
The thug, who was considerably bigger than the officer, punched her in the nose after she tried to restrain him during the stop-and-search in Ashby, Leicestershire, on September 12.He was sixteen. One of the fragile little souls that must never be tasered or have a spit hood placed on them...
Has the police force learned anything from the incident? Like, say, getting a slim, slight female involved in a tussle with someone who outweighs her so you can boast about 'community representation' and feel smug about your diversity credentials isn't a good idea?
Inspector Rich Jackson said: 'This was a horrific assault carried out on an officer who was simply doing her job.
'The attack was carried out by a person who was bigger, taller and stronger meaning that one punch caused horrendous long-term injuries.'
That'll be 'no' then.
From the photos of the injuries, the level of the offence should be GBH along with resisting arrest, offences which would normally lead to a prison sentence. However, no doubt the legal aid funded, that is, paid by you, me, and the injured offer, defence brief will probably argue it down to assault on Police, which will mean a slap on the wrist and £50 from the poor box.
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I do hope that the thug ran away only to be chased down by a police dog on a starvation diet.
ReplyDeleteThese kid gloves, would they be the ones containing a horseshoe?
ReplyDeleteShouldn't it be a minimum requirement for a police officer to be physically strong enough to be able to subdue the vast majority of the bad guys? I seem to think that if you want a job in IT you have to know a bit about computers. If you fancy being a cycle courier you need to be really fit and able to ride a bike. A concert pianist needs to be proficient at playing the piano. I have done quite a few job interviews during my lifetime, while doing them I got the impression that my interviewers were doing their very best to assess whether I was capable of doing the job. It might be a relevant detail that I have always worked in the private sector.
ReplyDelete"...the level of the offence should be GBH along with resisting arrest..."
ReplyDeleteBut the CPS want an easy life and an early lunch. God forbid they work for their money, like the rest of us.
"I do hope that the thug ran away only to be chased down by a police dog on a starvation diet."
My idea of police leopards is sounding better all the time...
"These kid gloves, would they be the ones containing a horseshoe?"
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"Shouldn't it be a minimum requirement for a police officer to be physically strong enough to be able to subdue the vast majority of the bad guys?"
Pshaw! That's so outdated a concept!