Police Assault (Allegedly) Report

An abstract from a BBC news report today.

"Two policemen cleared of assaulting a man and blinding him in one eye during an arrest must undergo fresh training, the police watchdog has said.

A police sergeant and a police constable were charged with assault on a 43-year-old man in Wigan in 2007.

The CPS decided not to proceed with the case when it went to court last year.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has said the pair must be retrained and pass exams before resuming operational duties.

The man suffered a broken leg, a fractured cheekbone and lost his right eye in the incident in Higher Ince.

The IPCC said its investigation highlighted "real concerns" about the force used by the officers."

Well, when I was a lad it wouldn't have taken two able bodied policemen to subdue a middle age man, noooo, (that's a long exagerated no) one policeman would take on a whole gang! Proper coppers then, none of your health & safety brigade. None of this re-training malarkey, "The arrested fell down the black maria steps, milud."

On another tack why break his leg, fracture his cheekbone and blind him in his right eye? What about all the sprays and tazers we now arm our policeman with? Strange our policemen nowadays. One minute they call the offenders 'mate' all the time, next minute they seem to gang kick seven bells out of someone for swearing whilst under the influence.

While I'm pondering, "Nurse, my tablets, please!"