tango Posted April 8, 2009 Report Posted April 8, 2009 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/08/t...-police-officer (video) Ian Tomlinson death: Police officer comes forward to IPCC Officer thought to be shown in video striking Ian Tomlinson shortly before his death during G20 protests comes forward The Guardian obtained this footage of Ian Tomlinson at a G20 protest in London, shortly before he died. It shows Tomlinson, who was not part of the demonstration, being assaulted from behind and pushed to the ground by police Link to this video The police officer thought to be shown in video footage striking Ian Tomlinson shortly before the newsagent died during last week's G20 protests has come forward to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. The video footage obtained by the Guardian shows Tomlinson, 47, walking past police with his hands in his pockets, then being knocked to the ground by an officer in riot gear who strikes him from behind with a baton as officers from the City of London force look on. Minutes later Tomlinson suffered a fatal heart attack. The City of London police initially was investigating the attack, supervised by the IPCC, but today after the video came to light the IPCC reversed its decision and announced its own investigators would conduct a full criminal inquiry. Also tonight, new footage emerged from ITN/Channel Four News of the moment Tomlinson was struck, showing the riot officer swinging his arm back fully before striking Tomlinson. The IPCC has ordered a second postmortem examination, which aims to provide medical evidence as to what caused the death of the newspaper seller. The first attributed his death to natural causes. Tonight, Tomlinson's family released a statement through their lawyer which said they wanted "to thank the media for bringing crucial evidence about Ian's death to light". The family said they were "grateful to all the witnesses who have come forward and asked for anyone else who has information to contact Tuckers Solicitors and the IPCC". Tomlinson was on his way home and was not part of the protest last Wednesday in the City. Quote My Canada includes rights of Indigenous Peoples. Love it or leave it, eh! Peace.
M.Dancer Posted April 9, 2009 Report Posted April 9, 2009 The cops pushes a guy, a littel while later he has a corfonary and they call it assault....obvioulsy the poor chap didn't have his heart in the demo.... But seriously the funny part of this story is the paramedics try to go help this walking time bomb and get pelted with bottles for their effort....seems the demonstrators may have contributed to the fellows death.... now tell me that ain't funny? Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
ironstone Posted April 10, 2009 Report Posted April 10, 2009 This man would be alive today if these nutbar protesters didn't resort to their usual violent tactics.The usual suspects, meaning the anarchists,the communists/socialists,union thugs etc must accept some responsibility for this death. Quote "Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it." Thomas Sowell
tango Posted April 10, 2009 Author Report Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) The cops pushes a guy, a littel while later he has a corfonary and they call it assault....obvioulsy the poor chap didn't have his heart in the demo.... He wasn't part of the demo. Just walking home from work, hit from behind with a baton (which can cause a blood clot sufficient to cause a heart attack), then pushed to the ground. Moments before the video was shot, around 7.20pm on 1 April, Tomlinson was struck with a baton and thrown to the floor by a riot officer who had covered half his face with a balaclava and concealed his badge number. • Police move quickly to push away those protesters and bystanders who were aiding Tomlinson, including a man on the phone to the ambulance service. The ambulance service wanted to be put in contact with the officer, who declined to take the call. • The reaction of protesters is important. After the demonstration, police accused them of impeding Tomlinson's treatment by subjecting the officers and medics to a hail of missiles. In the video, a missile is seen to be thrown but you can hear someone in the crowd saying: "There's someone hurt. Don't throw anything." This indicates something was thrown, but certainly there was no barrage of missiles on film, and nothing reached the police. A man is also seen, standing with his arms in the air, shouting: "There is someone hurt here. Back the fuck up." • The riot officers have concealed their faces. Pause at 56 seconds. There are four officers in shot. Three have their face masks pulled half-way up their faces. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/09/g...tomlinson-death Edited April 10, 2009 by tango Quote My Canada includes rights of Indigenous Peoples. Love it or leave it, eh! Peace.
kuzadd Posted April 23, 2009 Report Posted April 23, 2009 The cops pushes a guy, a littel while later he has a corfonary and they call it assault....obvioulsy the poor chap didn't have his heart in the demo....But seriously the funny part of this story is the paramedics try to go help this walking time bomb and get pelted with bottles for their effort....seems the demonstrators may have contributed to the fellows death.... now tell me that ain't funny? Mdancer: how often are you demonstrably wrong? It is quite hilarious. wrong on wmd's, wrong on the dangerous boats alleged to be Iranian threats, wrong on the British sailors being 'kidnapped' by Iran (spying), wrong in this situation, I mean you spend more time being wrong then right??? Is there any funny part at all to this story? Really? A man dies, and you find a bogus story about protestors funny? The protestors helped Tomlinson while the cops stood there. What I think is funny, no, out and out hilarious is how you fall for bogus stories put out by authority figures over and over and over and over. Your not alone, though, no you are not alone. You have lots of cohorts here, who believe without question the stories put out by authority, (government) and they have been lies, out and out fabrications. Tomlinson, Maher Arar, The taser incident, Iraq wmd's, scary Iranian boats and on and on and on. What will it take for you to take a leap, think for yourself, question the authority figures? How many times can one person be fooled and still 'believe'?? Well it is all good for a laugh, if nothing else, hardee, har har. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, well can't get fooled again. Not you, even gwb said not more then twice, but you can get fooled over and over and over and over "You will get fooled again"! YEEEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Quote Insults are the ammunition of the unintelligent - do not use them. It is okay to criticize a policy, decision, action or comment. Such criticism is part of healthy debate. It is not okay to criticize a person's character or directly insult them, regardless of their position or actions. Derogatory terms such as "loser", "idiot", etc are not permitted unless the context clearly implies that it is not serious. Rule of thumb: Play the ball, not the person (i.e. tackle the argument, not the person making it).
M.Dancer Posted April 23, 2009 Report Posted April 23, 2009 Mdancer: how often are you demonstrably wrong?It is quite hilarious. wrong on wmd's, wrong on the dangerous boats alleged to be Iranian threats, wrong on the British sailors being 'kidnapped' by Iran (spying), wrong in this situation, I mean you spend more time being wrong then right??? Care to show me where I have been wrong on: WMDs Iranians boats British Sailors.... Don't let your toaster get in the way of answering.... Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
kactus Posted April 23, 2009 Report Posted April 23, 2009 The cops pushes a guy, a littel while later he has a corfonary and they call it assault....obvioulsy the poor chap didn't have his heart in the demo....But seriously the funny part of this story is the paramedics try to go help this walking time bomb and get pelted with bottles for their effort....seems the demonstrators may have contributed to the fellows death.... now tell me that ain't funny? So let me get this straight someone here dies who clearly was not part of the protest. He is attacked by a police officer who had not been wearing his batch and is believed to have been involved on similar incidents on the same day still under investigation and you see a funny side to this story? I mean in all seriousness how low can one get in defending authorities that are trying to get away with cover up? Quote
kuzadd Posted April 23, 2009 Report Posted April 23, 2009 Care to show me where I have been wrong on:WMDs Iranians boats British Sailors.... Don't let your toaster get in the way of answering.... your toaster is fully engaged, ready to take whatever official crumbs come your way. Including the most recent egg on your face the Tomlinson farce. I recall all your most embarassing moments for you, but, I will allow that it is your choice to be a fool as often as you like thrive on it YYEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHH! Quote Insults are the ammunition of the unintelligent - do not use them. It is okay to criticize a policy, decision, action or comment. Such criticism is part of healthy debate. It is not okay to criticize a person's character or directly insult them, regardless of their position or actions. Derogatory terms such as "loser", "idiot", etc are not permitted unless the context clearly implies that it is not serious. Rule of thumb: Play the ball, not the person (i.e. tackle the argument, not the person making it).
M.Dancer Posted April 23, 2009 Report Posted April 23, 2009 I recall all your most embarassing moments for you, but, I will allow that it is your choice to be a fool as often as you like As i thought you are incapable of backing up your tin foil claims...now get back to your loom, there are hair shirts to weave.... Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
kuzadd Posted April 23, 2009 Report Posted April 23, 2009 So let me get this straight someone here dies who clearly was not part of the protest. He is attacked by a police officer who had not been wearing his batch and is believed to have been involved on similar incidents on the same day still under investigation and you see a funny side to this story? I mean in all seriousness how low can one get in defending authorities that are trying to get away with cover up? when one is subservient in totality to the "powers that be" whatever and whomever that may be government, corporation, they can make as many excuses, justify as much abuse as necessary Quote Insults are the ammunition of the unintelligent - do not use them. It is okay to criticize a policy, decision, action or comment. Such criticism is part of healthy debate. It is not okay to criticize a person's character or directly insult them, regardless of their position or actions. Derogatory terms such as "loser", "idiot", etc are not permitted unless the context clearly implies that it is not serious. Rule of thumb: Play the ball, not the person (i.e. tackle the argument, not the person making it).
Borg Posted April 23, 2009 Report Posted April 23, 2009 Just another in a long list of police abuse The policeman will walk - maybe unemployed, but he will walk. Try this at home and see what you get in the same circumstance Borg Quote
kuzadd Posted April 23, 2009 Report Posted April 23, 2009 As i thought you are incapable of backing up your tin foil claims...now get back to your loom, there are hair shirts to weave.... your words are here on this forum for anyone to dig through and find, and myself, I have seen them, including the foolish statement made right in this thread about the death of tomlinson.. Quote Insults are the ammunition of the unintelligent - do not use them. It is okay to criticize a policy, decision, action or comment. Such criticism is part of healthy debate. It is not okay to criticize a person's character or directly insult them, regardless of their position or actions. Derogatory terms such as "loser", "idiot", etc are not permitted unless the context clearly implies that it is not serious. Rule of thumb: Play the ball, not the person (i.e. tackle the argument, not the person making it).
M.Dancer Posted April 23, 2009 Report Posted April 23, 2009 your words are here on this forum for anyone to dig through and find, and myself, I have seen them, including the foolish statement made right in this thread about the death of tomlinson.. Apparently anyone is capable, except you. I know why you can't.... it would take brains and magic.....perhaps you have magic....just the other that may be lacking... Now be a good girl and prove you are capable and show where I was wrong about WMDs.... ....run along now Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
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