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Sure, I believe there had been escalation, on both sides. But I don't agree the use of mounted officers was necessary nor proportionate. As for the potential use against 'football thugs',on principal I would say no, I would not agree with the use of mounted officers being deployed. However, the...

Why? Does my opinion threaten your delicate sensibilities that much? ???

As was the use of horses. I don’t think either side comes off looking particularly good personally. It is possible to see fault in both the protesters and the police response you know...

Ok, maybe charge is a slight exaggeration. But we both know it wasn’t a casual walk. I’ve seen the video of protestors and police rushing to help the fallen officer. I mean, I haven’t seen the Daily Mail version but I bet it’s a hoot!

Firstly, to clarify, the bike wasn’t thrown at it was rolled towards them. Either way, horrible thing to do but language is important here. Secondly, said bike was rolled at a black horse, the horse that bolted was brown. Thirdly, It’s basic causality. There is video evidence of the police...

As someone who has been kettled during a protest on more than one occasion, I think it’s a huge assumption that tensions are only escalated by those wanting a scrap. There are several videos circulating of the police on horseback charging at protestors, whether to disperse, to intimidate, I...

I agree. Nationwide the police have done a great job and allowed protestors to peacefully go about their business. What happened in London, both at the BLM protests and yesterday, however was horrible to watch. I had friends who were there (at the BLM protests) who tell a very different story to...

According to people I know who were there, it turned violent when police started to kettle protestors, a tactic that almost always ends in scuffles between protestors and police. From there it escalated, according to the accounts I’ve been told and have read. I have no reason to doubt their...

I’m not anti-police in the slightest but police tactics used in such situations often determine whether tensions are escalated or de-escalated between protestors and the police. The kind of harsher responses that many seem to cry out for, only result in more violence. The BLM protests started...