I can't believe that there was even debate about the original incident. It's debates like this why the country is in a complete state.
If someone's resisting arrest and causing extreme problems then that's their choice. They need to wise up, the best way to do this is by causing the offender pain.
I'm positive that some people in this country would rather the police were all off the streets, either filling in paperwork or attending some "reasoning with idiots" lectures...
Disrespect and ridiculous punishments for the emergency services seems to be what Britain is all about at the moment.
We should have a police force that people in the wrong are scared of, not make a laughing stock out of them whilst dishing out free money to criminals.