"Damned if we do, damned if we don't"...

I'm now officially sick of hearing from police offers that if they use too much force they find themselves on a manslaughter charge, and criticised again if they use too little force.

Police! Let me tell you: if you beat a guy who is not involved in protests, who is behind police lines, who is walking away, and then he drops dead a few minutes later... expect a manslaughter charge. Expect to go to prison for a long, long time: you're a power-crazed bully, wholly unfit to be a policeman.

If you stand around, kicking your heels, watching criminal damage, theft, arson... expect to be criticised for it!

And if you can't make this distinction for yourselves, get out of the police force - you're no use to us!