I'm not really a "police lover" (although there is a really cute blonde female one in Warminster) but I just wonder if the vids all it seems to be ?
The guy had his hands in his pockets and was walking away from the line of cops - but, was he being a smart arse and walked out slowly in front of a line of cops who were walking quickly ?
If so, I think they did the right thing in getting rid of him obstucting them as quickly as pos.
They can't stop and ask people who walk in front of a line of cops to "move aside pretty please".
If I was him, I think I would have:
a, found another route.
b, waited until they had passed to walk on.
c, walked faster !
I think generally our cops take a to soft approach with some rioting scumbags (not counting the two who told me I would be arrested if I set foot in Hyde Park a few years ago during a demo).
If the guy was being a smartarse, I hope the press / politicans don't take it out on the cop.
If he wasn't, the cop should get a mild ticking off.
G