This. Problem is police (and armed forces) are stacked with inappropriate people these days. Too many of them think they’re some sort of action figure off TV.. Very frustrating for the good guys.
The judge saw the videos but never asked for the photos (which were shown to the police to re-inforce the damage they had caused) The video clearly shows the excess force used and all three cops kneed, choked and jumped on me ...... I do mention in the body cam that there will be consequences of their behaviour, cue stage two court
Great news John, true justice served, now sue the **** out of them & please suggest/insist they are removed from the force, was there any kind of apology?
Hi Pete, and thanks, there was no apology just a NOT GUILTY to both charges from the judge which is all I was after so that I could persue civil action and clear my name as a criminal offence impinges on your ability to travel overseas (5 years in this case) and seeing as how Neralee and I only want to travel overseas that was a huge incentive to persue the case but I must say the 296 is starting to look appealing
John, reading this post for the first time I hope and pray you get retribution. It really makes me mad and I understand the ACAB sentiment US AND here. Politicians back them as they are their protection not the public who pay for them. There is even laws that put them in a more IMPORTANT category (protected) than the public. I know 2 who applied and were accepted by police force (?) both could not get a job in the real world. Likes of your issue go to internal investigation and guess what happens 99% of the time. Good luck with your ongoing case and I sincerely hope you get the justice you deserve.
Thanks Howard My partner initially wrote to the ethical standards committee (internal investigation) that oversee these issues and the senior detective wrote back to her saying that he saw nothing the police had done wrong ..... funny that, a judge and barrister saw it differently ! She is going to write to them again and ask for an explanation of how there could be such a discrepency. The police bank on most people not willing, or not having sufficient money to fight these sort of cases but as my mates said, the police did two things wrong, they attacked a man in his 60s and the man they did it to was me ! From my previous car crash injuries I could easily have been killed (several head fractures have left both sides of my head weakened) so smashing my head into the ground (seen very clearly on their body cam) had very dire consequences running through my mind at the time it was happening so I was very distressed at what was happening. I thank you for your concern mate and hope to catch up some time in the future
