In reply to IainRUK:
> (In reply to off-duty) I never said they were. But i would expect the British Police to be above such actions.. and the fact you use the 'they are worse' approach speaks volumes about your own faith in the force.
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I can't see where I have suggested "they are worse". I do think you could be equally as critical of the press as you appear to be of the police.
> You could just say 'Yes, the force were a disgrace'.. but you try to point the fingers at those worse..
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I could. But given that there are two very different accounts of what occurred,, then I think it is far from certain that what was alleged in the first article is what, in fact occurred.
I do agree, that the account provided initially is certainly worrying, if for no other reason that in the neighbourhood policing world of "community engagement, partnership working multi-agency, reaching out to communities" that sort of confrontational behaviour won't get anyone promoted..
> Off Duty.. aged 5.5 years.. come on.. you are better than that tittle tattle response? no?
I had always considered that any account of an incident should be treated with some degree of critical thought, and that should include the initial account. Isn't that the scientific approach?