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[PhilM]

Yeah it was something I found weird when the knockout game was a thing and I was wondering why they were using their wrists to hit people from behind.

If you punch someone in the face, you’ve got to get it right because you’re likely to do serious damage to your hand if you don’t.

Imagine the clashes during the miners strike being reported now !
Some proper battles there.

Big, hard men on both sides (when the cops had a minimum height restriction) fighting what was pretty much organised pitch battles.

You’re claiming apparently are you Phil ?

very common injury at a&e the ‘boxers fracture ‘ . @Toast I’m guessing fifth or maybe fourth metacarpal?

Ha, I’m not sure what you’re implying, but aye people who lead with the outside of the hand rather than driving with the weight down the forearm.

You don’t have that problem with the elbow though.

 

[tsubaki]

Our police are far too kind in situations like this

imagine the same in spain etc

TBF it’s not wading in that is a big part of the reason why our cops are better than theirs.

 

[Toast]

Big, hard men on both sides (when the cops had a minimum height restriction) fighting what was pretty much organised pitch battles.

Indeed.
Merseyside police had the Toxteth riots and a few years later ended up in Sheffield etc doing the miners strike alongside other forces.
The Met were nails then as well, not like some of today's coppers.

 

[bigjonny]

You’re claiming apparently are you Phil ?

very common injury at a&e the ‘boxers fracture ‘ . @Toast I’m guessing fifth or maybe fourth metacarpal?

5th metacarpal head is the classic boxers fracture

 

[Shevin Keedy]

If the Police had stopped or arrested those who pulled down the statue in Bristol and prosecuted them, then none of this would be happening....Anyone, destroying or defacing civic or private property should be arrested and prosecuted. Anyone attacking the police should go to prison.....

If the government gave them the order to do so they would, but of course we have the incompetence of those you voted for in charge, so yes, own it.

 

[YoboCopter]

TBF it’s not wading in that is a big part of the reason why our cops are better than theirs.

Yer thats a good point

 

[coollino]

If the Police had stopped or arrested those who pulled down the statue in Bristol and prosecuted them, then none of this would be happening....Anyone, destroying or defacing civic or private property should be arrested and prosecuted. Anyone attacking the police should go to prison.....

That's not true though is it, this could have easily still happened with a few arrests.

All this shows is how little people, right or left, respect the police. Not much at all and maybe that is the fault of the government in power.

 

[The binman chronicles]

“Because he killed the person who wanted to kill the people”

Such an evocative, emotionally charged speech. Brought a tear to my eyes.

So disappointed to see Minty is part of the EDL, he was such a nice chap in Eastenders...

 

[Shevin Keedy]

So disappointed to see Minty is part of the EDL, he was such a nice chap in Eastenders...

He claims Winston Churchill killed Hitler!

 

[GwladysBlue]

“Because he killed the person who wanted to kill the people”

Such an evocative, emotionally charged speech. Brought a tear to my eyes.

Gammon Level 100.

 

[PhilM]

Indeed.
Merseyside police had the Toxteth riots and a few years later ended up in Sheffield etc doing the miners strike alongside other forces.
The Met were nails then as well, not like some of today's coppers.

Nottinghamshire too was a big place for Merpol because they didn’t fully comply with the strike, so there were lots of protests (kick offs) there.

 

[atypicalusername]

Gammon Level 100.

What does gammon mean? Not heard that before mate. Is it a race thing?

 

[atypicalusername]

Far left blm antagonists throwing bottles and flares at senior military veterans in Newcastle. Disgraceful scenes. Many such cases.

 

[Shevin Keedy]

What does gammon mean? Not heard that before mate. Is it a race thing?

Some far right protestors used to adopt a battle dress of pineapple rings atop their head to distinguish them from normal and non-thuggish balding middle aged men.

 

[tsubaki]

Indeed.
Merseyside police had the Toxteth riots and a few years later ended up in Sheffield etc doing the miners strike alongside other forces.
The Met were nails then as well, not like some of today's coppers.

TBF the Met officers who went up there then were mainly the ones who’d got no families yet, had been cadets and who were in it for the fortunes they got in overtime (enough that many bought houses out of it, in cash).

That sort of thing would never happen nowadays.