The sport of policeman?

Question

I hope a copper can answer this.

Do the Police see it as a sport on a Friday night o see how many young lads they can get in the back of a van and beat him up, 6 on 1, while he is cuffed and done nothing wrong but walk in a group of 5?

If so, do they see it as if they have done anything wrong?

IsitdeJav, I will not say sorry as one guy was beat up in the van, the other 4 held while punched and kicked, thrown about, abused and held down. About 12 cops involved, al laughing their heads off, and my cousin has also been beat up in the cells. He was woke up, was already cuffed and they kicked the living **** out of him. Broke ribs, fingers, eye socket, slipped disc, dislocated shoulder and sprained ankle. Seemed to be a sport to them, they went from one cell to another. My cousin's mate complained, so they got his name off the system and threatened him.

by the way, they take your drink coz ur underage lol. They grabbed us and we are iall t20, not drinking or causing fuss, jufst going out in a group of five

Look, we were doing nothing wrong, that is why I am asking if it is a sport. We did not resist arrest, as no arrest was made. The policeman did not use reasonable force, 6 guys beating the crap out of 1 20yr old lad in the back of the van while he is in the foetal position on the floor is not reasonable. No one deserves that, so the person who said grow up, READ a question before jumping to mad assumptions. It was UNPROVOKED brutality!

let's get it straight: 1. We were ON THE WAY to the pub, so not drunk or threatining or being loud or being abusive or harrassing people or the police. 2. Thye just pulled up, grabbed us, threw us about, then beat the **** out of my mate while holding us outside, giving us the odd punch and kick. They then threw him out of the van, told us to **** off then drove away., Was no big battle against drunken louts. Was 5 innocent lads battered by 12 cops in authority, with training and power.

Answer 1

Unfortunately, power in the hands of the wrong person is extremely dangerous. Some Police Officers are civil and do not set out to hurt people...they just want to help stop crime and make it a safer world to live in. Unfortunately, there are the bad ones who do it because they can. They should not be allowed to get away with it. In Australia there was so much bad publicity and complaints put in about police brutality, that the Police Force now is under constant scrutiny....and the majority of complaints are taken seriously. The Police officers who beat people up should be reported and if more people did report this kind of behaviour then officers would be made to be accountable. What about the mothers of these young guys. If the mothers got together and each of them puts in a written complaint, then it would have to be taken seriously. If more people would complain about Police brutality it would get rid of the bullies in the Police Force. They only do it because they can get away with it. Just because they are Police Officers, they cannot be a law unto themselves and if they commit a crime.....and beating up a person for no cause is a crime, then the police officer/officers should be prosecuted in a court of law. They have to abide by all the laws that we have to abide by. But only when it is reported can anything ever be done. Like I said, they do it because they can and no-one is putting in written complaints to senior police officers. As far as I know all written complaints have to be taken seriously and the offending officer will be asked to explain.

Answer 2

You can make a complaint if you are a member of the public who:
Has been the victim of the misconduct by a person serving with the police. Misconduct could include a police officer or member of police staff being rude to you or using excessive force. It could also include unlawful arrest or an abuse of your rights. Was present when the alleged misconduct took place, or close enough to see or hear the misconduct, and as a result suffered loss, damage, distress or inconvenience, or was put in danger or at risk.
Is a friend or relative of the victim of the alleged misconduct, distressed by the effects of the incident on the victim.
Has witnessed the alleged misconduct.
Is acting on behalf of any of the above. Please note that if you would like someone to make a complaint on your behalf, you must give them your consent in writing unless they are from a body such as a Citizens Advice Bureau.

*Police code of conduct*
Honesty and integrity
It is of paramount importance that the public has faith in the honesty and integrity of police officers. Officers should therefore be open and truthful in their dealings; avoid being improperly beholden to any person or institution; and discharge their duties with integrity.
Fairness and impartiality
. Police officers have a particular responsibility to act with fairness and impartiality in all their dealings with the public and their colleagues.
Politeness and tolerance
. Officers should treat members of the public and colleagues with courtesy and respect, avoiding abusive or deriding attitudes or behaviour. .
Use of force and abuse of authority
. **Officers must never knowingly use more force than is reasonable, nor should they abuse their authority.**
Lawful orders
The police service is a disciplined body. Unless there is good and sufficient cause to do otherwise, officers must obey all lawful orders and abide by the provisions of Police Regulations. Officers should support their colleagues in the execution of their lawful duties, and oppose any improper behaviour, reporting it where appropriate.
General conduct
***Whether on or off duty, police officers should not behave in a way which is likely to bring discredit upon the police service.**

I have no way of knowing if this statement is true. If you feel the Police acted in an inappropriate manner,then you can make a complaint to the, Independant Police Complaints Commision.

Answer 3

Im sure that there are some bad police officers out there. However the majority are just doing their job and cleaning the streets of drunken yobs who can't take their beer. Not saying the police have a right to beat people up but im sure the odd dig here and there is what some idiots need. As for the comment about being bullied at school ? Grow up.

Answer 4

The police have a very difficult job to do which is not helped by having to deal with hoards of drunken young people who appear to have no idea of how to behave. It's a measure of the restraint of our police force that they are so reasonable with many of the disgusting examples of human beings that spoil our streets at night and at weekends. I back the police all the way and if occassionally they snap and take it out on someone - well it's not really a surprise is it. People that are able to behave in a civilised manner would not end up in the predicament of your friend. Stop being such an arsehole and get a life.

Answer 5

5 young innocent men and 12 police officers? That's 17adult males involved in a fight and yet no witnesses. Obviously early in the evening as you were on your way to the pub, yet nobody saw a thing?
Yeh, right, I believe ya!

So police travel in gangs waiting for a group of lads to come along just so they can beat them up and risk losing their extremely generous pension lump sum do they?
Sounds a bit far fetched to me.
Sorry

Answer 6

if the assaults took place and no one was drunk or abusive then make a complaint to the duty inspector,also if you have the officers names or numbers then complain to the police complaints authority because the radio logs and incidence attendance logs
off the incidents can be
traced back by 999 logsthat is if you reported by phone, these officers are just as interested in taken the police bullies off the streets

Answer 7

I think if a few more were given a good slapping more often ,they would be less lippy,police dont put people in the back of the police van unless they are causing an offence,and if you are sworn at ,spit at ,and resist arrest ,what do you expect the policeman to do keep making polite requests,i would like to see where we would all be without the best policeforce in the world,,grow up and get real ¡

Answer 8

ok, let me get this right as I type up the report. Some choir boys were out passing the good word when a horde of police officers, cranked up on a sugar high, descended on the hapless group meting out vicous beatings. All pleas for mercy were met with maniacal laughter.
That about right so far?
And then the police officers took away the beverages of those upstanding young lads that watched without calling for further assistance, as clearly the officers were out of control.
In the prison further beatings so severe that bones were broken, were handed out and no one noticed especially the x-ray technitions who obviously had to do xrays to confirm this beating. No one, including doctors asked what happened?
Ok, so we'll file this and get right to it. See where this is a little hard to swallow?

Answer 9

You should probably read "The New Centurions" and take note of Kilvinski's Law.

Police have no obligation to fight fair. Police have no obligation to fight at all. If your friends resist arrest, the arresting Officer(s) have the right and obligation to use appropriate force to overcome that resistance. Resist arrest at your own peril.

Answer 10

Yes, it's a sport, and it's taught to us in the last week of the police academy. It's called a**kicking 101. We all look forward to this class cuz it's a hoot. We get together with the instructor, find an old van and run down to the local club and find some poor, unsuspecting drunk sap to snatch off the street. We cuff him up and beat the stuffing out of him in back of the van.

Oh yea, I forgot, in our town we only do it on Tuesday nights. The rest of the week we are doing our real jobs. After all, we gotta relieve our stress somehow.