Stamping video: What justifies police officers using force?
This Is Why
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4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
The police watchdog has started an investigation into the level of force apparently used by the officer.
On this episode, Niall Paterson speaks to our north of England correspondent Shingi Mararike and to former officer and Sky News police commentator Graham Wettone about the latest challenge facing Greater Manchester Police.
Audio credit: BBC Radio Manchester
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Promotions producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John, Ifra Khan
Editor: Paul Stanworth
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| 1:00.8 | Another week, another scandal involving the increasingly beleaguered Greater Manchester |
| 1:06.0 | Police. |
| 1:29.5 | Video. Oh, Bha-Mu-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B the face, hard, and then stamps on his head. |
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| 1:42.7 | The officer has now been suspended and the matter referred to the police watchdog. |
| 1:51.2 | The release of the footage saw hundreds descend on Rochdale Police Station on Wednesday, |
| 1:55.6 | chants of GMP, shame on you, echoing in the night. |
| 2:02.3 | And little wonder, for this incident follows the release of the final report from the Baird Inquiry, |
| 2:07.0 | which found widespread unlawful behaviour by Greater Manchester Police Officers. |
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