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"would you like more pain ?" !!!!! wtf ??? there is no way he should escape disciplinary action
would they not have stood more chance of finding out what was in his hand by trying to talk to him some more rather than wrestling him to the ground ?
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Mike
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Not surprising that the incompetent company G4S ( whih also aids and abets unlawful apartheid ) was responsible for this too
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Hmm combination of g4s and the police that's not good is it?
Yup, we've seen this combination on the news a lot over the last few days
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Mike
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I hope he takes video to his solicitor police bang out of order, unfortunately not the worst i have seen though
unfortunately the IPCC is anything but independent. but good luck to him. Appalling treatment
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Types of informal complaint are: being spoken to in a condescending manner by an officer, arrogance of the officer, etc.
Types of formal complaint are: being brutalised in the manner shown in the video, where an officer thinks his name is John Rambo, or in the case of a female, Red Sonja.
In an informal complaint, the officer at the front desk completes a complaint form, which you then get to read and sign. This gets passed to another police station for assessment, and the complaint noted against the officer(s). When the officer involved applies to a promotions board, your complaint is taken into consideration by the panel. Worst-case scenario - the officer gets turned down for promotion, and the wage increase that comes with it.
In a formal complaint, your completed complaint form is passed to another UK force to investigate. You may even have at least two detectives who are assigned to your complaint contact you to conduct a formal interview, usually at your home. At this point, your complaint/allegation of assault, or whatever, is treated as a crime. A successful outcome in your favour will generally see the officer(s) involved being sacked, and loses all benefits associated with the job. A worst-case scenario in a formal complaint is that the officer(s) involved may also be imprisoned. There is also the possibility that you will be awarded some form of compensation.
If ever you encounter a situation similar to the guy in the video, you should hopefully be better informed as to your rights as a citizen.

This, on the face is a possible redress. However the statistics of upheld complaints is somewhat less then ABYSMAL.
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this is the most immoral behaviour of this corrupt company.
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I would also be wary of making a judgement when the start of this event is missing. Without knowing what happened before the start of this video no firm conclusions can be drawn about the appropriateness of the police response.
EDIT: Frankie beat me to it!
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