This is Devon --
SO the Metropolitan Police Force has finally apologised to the family of Ian Tomlinson.
This man was struck with a baton and pushed to the ground by PC Simon Harwood on April 1, 2009. This excessive force caused the death of Mr Tomlinson.
Yes, Mr Tomlinson's family will receive compensation, but it won't bring their loved one back.
I would like to ask the Met 'who allowed PC Harwood to re-join the force, when he was once involved in a court case regarding a road rage incident?'
I think the most senior officers in the Met should be dismissed from their high-profile jobs, for allowing this to happen.
As I have said in this newspaper before, my dad served in the police force for 30 years. In all that time, he never struck anyone with his truncheon, although he always had to carry it in his pocket, at all times while on duty.
But my dad was a people person and had excellent communication skills – talk yourself out of a situation rather than resort to violence.
If I were Ian Tomlinson's family, I would be asking lots of questions, regardless of the Met's apology, four years after this tragic incident.
JULIE MONTFORD
Plymouth Reported by This is 8 hours ago.
SO the Metropolitan Police Force has finally apologised to the family of Ian Tomlinson.
This man was struck with a baton and pushed to the ground by PC Simon Harwood on April 1, 2009. This excessive force caused the death of Mr Tomlinson.
Yes, Mr Tomlinson's family will receive compensation, but it won't bring their loved one back.
I would like to ask the Met 'who allowed PC Harwood to re-join the force, when he was once involved in a court case regarding a road rage incident?'
I think the most senior officers in the Met should be dismissed from their high-profile jobs, for allowing this to happen.
As I have said in this newspaper before, my dad served in the police force for 30 years. In all that time, he never struck anyone with his truncheon, although he always had to carry it in his pocket, at all times while on duty.
But my dad was a people person and had excellent communication skills – talk yourself out of a situation rather than resort to violence.
If I were Ian Tomlinson's family, I would be asking lots of questions, regardless of the Met's apology, four years after this tragic incident.
JULIE MONTFORD
Plymouth Reported by This is 8 hours ago.