I disagree that this shows police incompetence. I do not think this shows police incompetence at all, I think what it shows is mob rule.
The police are doing what they can, within awful British restraints.
For every person who throws a stone at an officer should be sentenced in prison for a substantial time without the "mod cons".
For everyone who damages another persons vehicle, they should be made to work hard and give that money over to the person and not keep any of the money until the owner is re-imbursed fully and any losses the owner has made, be added on to that bill.
For everyone who insults an officer, they should receive a fine.
These criminals should not be getting away with this but imagine being a police officer in the middle of this. For every baton strike, there is an enquiry and extensive questioning, countless accusations of unnecessary force, racism etc etc etc. Imagine the paperwork and the cost to the public while the officer is on suspension while following procedures.
This government was supposedly going to give the police more teeth, yet what we see is quite the opposite, we see reductions in numbers of officers.
If the police go in any harder than what they are, there are many awaiting media and criminal sympathisers and mob support groups lining up to say how heavy handed the police were.
I have every respect for them and for the injured officers I wish them well and pray they be well soon and pray for the well being of the officers there who are in the middle of a civil unrest.
