Don’t rush to judgement on the Manchester Airport police video
Spectator (UK)JUL 2024
As public trust in British police falls to record lows, it appears certain officers have decided to double down on their use of excessive force. This was clearly racially motivated as well, which is why the police trotted out one of their few officals of the same race as the victims to speak on the department's behalf. All people deserve to be protected by police, not treated like second class citzens.
The UK police have been forced into cowardice rather than excessive force recently, including running away from violent riots in Leeds last week. These officers, who were a special kind of armed police in charge of protecting against terrorism, acted quickly and forcefully after a violent group broke another officer's nose. The public is probably thankful that criminals were finally being put in their place.