Police brutality backfires!

Iraklis F.C. · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:23

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
**** him. He shouldn't have been ruining the match in the first place. A couple of taps to the head would do him a world of good.

or sent him in a coma

Sankari · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:23

I think someone should show that clip to some of the local British plods and ask them if they think the behaviour of the Portuguese police is entirely warranted.

I don't think you'd hear many claiming that it was a "standard tactic".

Strife212 · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:23

Repta said:
what would have been more amusing if the police wear armed and decided to open fire on the scum that attacked them.....

Or not. They deserved that beating.

Greenlizard0 · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:24

ElliorR said:
How to avoid a trapped arm whilst cuddling in bed.

How is that in any way related to an abusive cop getting the crap kicked out of him?

Yea, I get that as well. Not sure.

Cosimo · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:24

Originally Posted by Iraklis F.C.
how cool is this

About as cool as a kick in the head.

Le_Petit_Lapin · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:24

Iraklis F.C. said:
or sent him in a coma

I'm not seeing the downside there.

West · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:26

Disgusting. Both ways.

Repta · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:27

Strife212 said:
Or not. They deserved that beating.

surely if they deserved that beating the people that attacked them deserve a beating too.....

Nzyme · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:27

The guy was clearly resisting the attempts of the police to restrain him and so they had every right to use force, its up to them how much they use cause its there lives they put at risk everyday

Dj_Jestar · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:27

I see one or two wannabe heroes, and hundreds of cowards in that video.

Mat · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:27

Excellent, another knee jerk reaction, mob mentality thread... and I'm not talking about the movie clip or persons therein.

apeZ · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:28

The fans reacted the right way IMO. He was pinned, on the ground, and immobile, yet the police felt the need to hit him.

Portuguese police seem to be pretty pathetic. First the Madeleine incident, now this.

Hatter The Mad · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:29

NitrogenY3K said:
yeh really cool, watching people nearly kicked to death by a bunch of idiots.

The police man was jabbing a guy who was pinned down with his truncheon. They deserved it.

Iraklis F.C. · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:29

simulatorman said:
About as cool as a kick in the head.

i already apologized for the comment i originaly made but memories of an innocent teenager shot dead in this country are still fresh

it isnt nice but seeing the officer being kicked in the face but it isnt nice to see them hitting someone in the face for no reason.

uv · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:29

ElliorR said:
the fact a cop got caught out using excessive force was a good thing

So a cop hits someone with a baton a few times, and in return has a thousand football fans kicking him all over. You can see when there is a gap in the crowd that the policeman is motionless - unconscious.

How is that a good thing? Granted it can be argued that he used excessive force, but I can't understand how some people think that the retaliation was fair, just and cool.

aayzof · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:30

I'm not an advocate of violence, but I'm not surprised that the fans reacted the way they did.

The police are cowards. They don't mind using roughhouse tactics when it's 4 on 1 and the guy is restrained. It's nice to see the tables turned.

Hatter The Mad · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:30

Burnsy2023 said:
I see no police brutality. It is a standard tactic to hit a person's arm to deaden it when they are resisting arrest so that can be properly restrained for both the police officer's and their protection.

That video is sickening.

It clearly was not his arm they were hitting

Mat · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:31

Hatter The Mad said:
It clearly was not his arm they were hitting

There is no way you can clearly see what position the person is in, no way at all.

Tummy · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:31

Stupid Police to do it in front of that many fans.

should have just had a few more men to come over and help deal with him, if he was resisting although it didn't look like it to me.

Karma is a funny thing.

KNiVES · 11 Mar 2009 at 16:32

So when did Millwall FC get their new colors?