Police Brutality? Policeman has conviction overturned!

kestrelx · 18-11-2010, 16:11

Cop Sgt Mark Andrews freed after just six days for cell attack on Pamela Somerville - mirror.co.uk

A Policeman (Mark Andrew) who assaulted a woman and there is evidence, is let off after appeal. He was orginally found guilty and sentenced, but after only served 6 days in prison. If this was you or I - videod assaulting someone we'd probably get banged up for a year at least! I think this is totally wrong and he has been let off after treating someone like that - all charges have been dropped. Shows how unjust the British system is and there is one rule for the Police and another for the Public...

Judge said "Appeal judge Mr Justice Bean said that Ms Somerville was drunk when she was thrown into a cell!" However charges against her were also dropped, so she was not drunk as this "bent" Judge claims! If your a copper you can get away with anything!

It's disgraceful

'You could have done things better': Officer jailed for throwing woman into cells is CLEARED after appeal | Mail Online

***Mr D*** · 18-11-2010, 16:16

Totally agree, I have seen police brutality (Local) first hand.

Some think they are the law and can do what they like and know they will be backed up and get away with it.

Mancie · 18-11-2010, 16:46

Maybe I could understand if this bloke had his sentence reduced, but to be cleared of all charges when the whole country has seen the evidence, seems strange.. but no surprise.

Eric · 18-11-2010, 17:13

I have two words for folks surprised at this: "Rodney" and "King".

Benipete · 18-11-2010, 18:06

I'm not a lover of the police but all I can see is a women being restrained and an edited recording.
She is shown being dragged by the left arm but the bandaging is on the right arm.

cashman · 18-11-2010, 20:00

i also have no real love fer the police, but to me how the hell else can ya put someone in a cell, that aint fer going? i have been banjo ed uphill n down dale wi em when younger, but that video aint assault to me.

Mancie · 18-11-2010, 23:39

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Originally Posted by cashman

i also have no real love fer the police, but to me how the hell else can ya put someone in a cell, that aint fer going? i have been banjo ed uphill n down dale wi em when younger, but that video aint assault to me.

There were no video cameras running in your day Cashy and I'm sure you've seen and had alot worse.. but you were a young man..this women is not young, drunk or not she looks frail. as soon as she stands up the blood starts flowing.

Retlaw · 19-11-2010, 00:05

Nobody has said why the police were in attendance in the first place, so she must must have been up to something.
Anything that happened to her after that is her own fault.

Retlaw

Mancie · 19-11-2010, 00:11

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

Nobody has said why the police were in attendance in the first place, so she must must have been up to something.
Anything that happened to her after that is her own fault.

Retlaw

Did you read the links?.. she was found asleep in her car and was suspected of being drunk.

cashman · 19-11-2010, 00:18

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Originally Posted by Mancie

There were no video cameras running in your day Cashy and I'm sure you've seen and had alot worse.. but you were a young man..this women is not young, drunk or not she looks frail. as soon as she stands up the blood starts flowing.

So if she aint drunk,what reason should she resist? n ok theres good n bad in every employment, whatever if yer sober ya understand what the laws tellin ya, if ya agree or not, the instructions are clear enough?

Mancie · 19-11-2010, 01:15

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Originally Posted by cashman

So if she aint drunk,what reason should she resist? n ok theres good n bad in every employment, whatever if yer sober ya understand what the laws tellin ya, if ya agree or not, the instructions are clear enough?

She might be drunk.. the charges were dropped so we will never know if she was.. but I don't see how that means she should be roughed up.

cashman · 19-11-2010, 09:21

[QUOTE=Mancie;862558]

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Originally Posted by Mancie

She might be drunk.. the charges were dropped so we will never know if she was.. but I don't see how that means she should be roughed up.

no-one seems to have answered my question How are police supposed to put someone in the cells,if they refuse to go?

answer question don't make excuses fer her.

jaysay · 19-11-2010, 11:11

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Originally Posted by cashman

i also have no real love fer the police, but to me how the hell else can ya put someone in a cell, that aint fer going? i have been banjo ed uphill n down dale wi em when younger, but that video aint assault to me.

There are a lot of people who see com-pen-sa-tion written all over the cell walls when they sober up in the morning cashy

***Mr D*** · 19-11-2010, 11:23

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Originally Posted by Mancie

no-one seems to have answered my question How are police supposed to put someone in the cells,if they refuse to go?

answer question don't make excuses fer her.

With restraints / and more than one officer, if you watch these police programs on tv, when its someone who can fight back, they have about 4/5+ officers on them and put them in restraints.

Excuses for her, more like excuses for him.

jaysay · 19-11-2010, 11:49

[quote=***Mr D***;862616]

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Originally Posted by cashman

With restraints / and more than one officer, if you watch these police programs on tv, when its someone who can fight back, they have about 4/5+ officers on them and put them in restraints.

Excuses for her, more like excuses for him.

You watch these police programs on Telly and there's some real A*** H****masquerading as human beings in most town centres early Saturday morning