An investigation has commenced after the death of Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests. Footage has been seen showing an officer shove him from behind resulting in him dying from internal bleeding. So, is it bad behaviour by these officers who have now been suspended? Rightly so, they should not exceed their authority, but imagine what it is like for these officers. They are in the midst of a rowdy load of protesters, shouting abuse and sometimes coming under fire of flying objects. Surely this must be a frightening experience. Why shouldn't officers be able to use force to try and keep the crowd under control? One must ask why Mr Tomlinson was even walking through the heart of the protest. If I was in that situation, where you can see cops in riot gear, and protesters pushing and shouting abuse I would most definitely think sod this I will go another direction to get home! Maybe the officers did abuse their power somewhat, they did not set out to kill the man, it was a tragic consequence. The problem now is that many more people are coming forward to say thet were also subjected to heavy-handed policing. Well great, they have seen an opportunity to try and sue for compensation! This will have a knock-on effect where we will get criminals claiming left right and centre that they have been treated with force by cops, and it will all spiral out of control.
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