I didn’t know him either but his face seems familiar for some reason. It is a very sad situation and I certainly feel for his wife and kids.
I’ve been thinking about this before this happened but this incident just enforces it in my mind. I think the police need more support from the public in general. For instance if a car crashes in a high speed chase it is the police’s fault. If the police have to use force to apprehend a criminal it is rough justice. It needs to go the other way aound. If there is a crash during a high speed chase the person not doing as the police ask is charged with attempted murder (what happens in the worst case when it goes wrong). I would also like to see how anybody can apprehend a thug resisting arrest without using force. There is only one language some people understand. The police have enough shit to deal with in a day without going around looking for an opportunity to punch someone. My feeling is if a policemean asks you to come in for questioning or a little cool down session in the cell and you don’t comply then you deserve what you get. There would be very few police who could be bothered to abuse this power and you can’t tell me that the police who work with these few bad eggs don’t know who they are and they can sort it out from within.
It all comes back to people having no responsibility for their actions. Every action has consequences and these consequences need to be appropriate. This means the police have to be backed up by the court system.
Sorry for the rant but this just annoys me no end.
Getting back on topic. I’d hate to step out of line in Coledale at the moment. My condolences to police community and the Rixon family.
