Comments by "" (@redtela) on "Shocking Arrest at Manchester Airport by ARMED Police!" video.
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I've paused it just before the police statement, pinky promise I've not read it.
Initial reaction: dude on the ground with a woman next to him... he's clearly been tazed. He did something to deserve that. He turns his head and gets a boot to the face - ok, that's borderline - could be justifiable based on circumstances (disobeying an order, no prior event history from the video). The stomp, now that, to me is crossing a line. He didn't raise his hands to his face in response to the boot to the nose, and he doesn't appear cuffed, so the stomp feels like it's a bit too far.
That said, I also have clocked that officers are engaged in crowd control, and the female officer appears to be crying while continuing her job. An officer crying while doing their job isn't a normal Tuesday job with tea & biscuits. Maybe the officer with the over-reactive boots is having an emotional reaction to something that went on with his colleague.
Also, I go through Manchester airport - A LOT - it took me a minute to clock where this happened - it's T2's car park near the payment machines. So they're not in a "controlled" area of the airport - possibility for weapons etc whereas beyond airport security, people are unlikely to have a knife or other weapon.
Overall: I'll leave this to someone who gets paid to investigate it, to have an opinion on right/wrong.
Now I'll continue watching :)
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