UK Police lawfully kill a black man with new batons

In 1996 the police were criticised for lacking training in the use of the new, long batons, after an inquest decided that Brian Douglas, a black man died after being struck over the head with the weapon had been lawfully killed.

The comments follow a verdict of "misadventure" by nine of the 11 jury members at the inquest of Brian Douglas, 33, who died in police custody
Police said Douglas's death was a tragedy, but added that the introduction of the baton had helped to reduce serious injuries to officers.

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[jimmyhoffa9]

when some black officers kill a white person should all the white people go out and riot? nope. i hate to sound racist, but just because your black doesnt make you special or different.

[undercurrentspaulo]

@jimmyhoffa9 The majority of people that die in Police custody are black so no wonder they riot. No police are ever convicted.

[Wackywalkerscrisps]

I have many black friends, and I am not racist or anything.But it could have been a coinidence that a black person was killed? i'm just wondering

[undercurrentspaulo]

@Wackywalkerscrisps coincidence goes all the way back to 1968 with the dozens of black people killed in police custody

[luked1983]

Thanks for removing my comment, yep probably best for the Utopian society to remove me saying I object to people playing the race card.

[undercurrentspaulo]

@luked1983 I removed your comments because they are idiotic

[jimmyhoffa9]

@iandegia he didnt deserve to get killed, it was a mistake. but because he was black and they were white it was dubbed racist.

[jimmyhoffa9]

@Wackywalkerscrisps yup i personally think it was that too. if it was a white person and black cops, its unlikely it would be dubbed a racist killing.

[jimmyhoffa9]

@0000Jillsandwich0000 pepper spray. . doesn't really work. they hit him in the wrong spot, yeah their fault but drawing the baton was justified. guns should be a last resort, not batons. batons are impact pain devices as well as leverage tools and glass breakers. they are also pretty damned imposing and violently attacking the police. . .is justification to draw a baton.

[minimav2]

@0000Jillsandwich0000 I agree as far as using other methods for calming people down, and CS gas would be my first port of call, but sadly there are alot of PC Brigade who would continue to say that using CS is wrong and inhumane.

So too be honest the Police have it hard whenever they do ANYTHING, its not fair on them, and i don't know what happened to this person, but what ever he did he obviously gave them no choice but to use thier batons.

[JillAnderson]

Im black ... and if you think you are fooling anyone by NOT telling both sides of the story you are just preparing a pathway to hell. Easy to play the race card isn't it? God is watching you. Prepare to burn.

[GlobalHustle]

Mt thought go to the family even no in 2011.