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+1 mate.
Like you said don't want to derail your thread so i'll keep quiet. But yes, it is annoying.

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I actually think this is one of the better police shows that has been on. It shows what actually happens and the police officers true views on some of the things they have to deal with.

I think it actually shows that they are only human..... I do admit however, some tonight did seem to come across on a power kick

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Interesting, out of the 80 odd arrested, 18 were EDL, so it was the swampies and the normal looking people (UAF) who were arrested the most, suprised me that.

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My bro was a copper for 30 years so im more on the side of police than not tbh, but you do get a few macho ones with small penises that have to be king d*ck while at work.

I was drinking outside of a pub by the blues a few years ago, we always overspill off the pavement by a metre or so because the pavement isnt wide, all the pubs are the same so nothing new on that day.

A police van deliberately drives close to us even though there was loads of room, just missed my foot, so i say, 'bloody hell, bit close'.
Van stops dead, they all pile out and start pushing me and the others and being c**ts, for what? not needed at all.
They just assume cos your at a football match you are a soccer thug out for a scrap.

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Didn't see it, but if trouble was about to kick of and there was no need to have a hood up i'd of been telling them to put there hoods down if i was an officer. It would make them identifiable and less likely to commit an offense for fear of being readily identified.

I'd be happy to obilige if i was in the crowd too.

Just my opinion, i never saw the sitution so not a valid one for the thread.

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From footage I have seen of various protests, I would say there is a minority that turn up just to cause trouble anyway.

I would also say there is a minority of police that always seem to want the trouble to kick off by the way they act.

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To be honest I think that a lot of the protesters and police in last nights programme wanted it to kick off. A few of the police freely admitted that they got their kicks when it all went off, and a lot of the EDL clearly wanted it to go off as well. At the end of the day whichever side of the fence you are on, it is a buzz and an adrenaline rush to be in a big scrap like that, which I imagine is why a lot of people join the riot police and go out protesting etc.

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If you had listened when he told the guy to take the facemask off, the cop specifically stated that under, I think it was S60 of the POA, he could also ask someone wearing a bhurka to remove it, I presume that is only within a designated protest area mind you. You'd need to ask an english cop.

Was also surprised to see that it wasn't the EDL who were causing the most problems, actually thought they behaved pretty well and noted it was only sort of BNP and National Front that were causing problems within that side.

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I didn't see the programme unfortunately (my dad wanted to watch Lewis) so it was a surely hypothetical question from my point of view. That said I wonder how many police officers would actually have the guts to ask someone to remove a bhurka in todays climate of racial tension. My guess is not many.
Remember seeing a load of muslims on t.v demonstrating and one single white van type man stopped to shout at them to go home etc and was told, on camera ' sir you must respect their right to a peaceful protest, if not you will be arrested' he was shouting far less abusive slogans than them, 'behead those who insult islam' etc as opposed to his 'shut up and go home'
Made me quite angry. This country bends over backwards to accommodate them only to be made a laughing stock by the very same people we welcome here.
Sorry for the derail specialone.

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Hey dude, your preaching to the choir here mate, no apologies needed :)