[IMC-UK-Features] feature proposal "Ian Tomlinson death: police will not face charges"

[bou]

Hi,

another proposal.

title:
Ian Tomlinson death: police will not face charges
pic:
https://london.indymedia.org/system/photo/2010/07/23/4304/b1._no_justice_for_ian-medium.jpg?1279917209
abstract:
<p>The Crown Prosecution Service has announced that the police  officer
who was caught on video striking Ian Tomlinson during the G20  protests
last year who later died will not face criminal charges.</p>
<p>London Class war have called for people to gather outside the 
offices of Keir Starmer the DPP next <a
href="/en/2010/07/456163.html">Friday 30th July from 12-2pm</a>. Ian
Cameron of the George Davis Defence Campaign will be speaking there.</p>

<p>Read a <a href="/en/2010/07/456149.html">personal account</a> on the
events relating to Mr. Tomlisnon's death.
</p>

read more:
    <p>It may come to no surprise to many that it appears that the 
Police are able to do exactly as they please without any real 
repercussions for their actions, even when that includes assaulting an 
innocent man such as Ian Tomlinson who happened to walk past the police.</p>
<p>It now appears that the police are completely unaccountable for
their  actions, but this case is so unjust in  so many ways. Firstly the
officer blatantly assaulted Ian Tomlinson and  this has shown to be the
case to the whole UK population and wider, yet  no charge is being
bought because it is over 6 months. Secondly the cause of death of Ian 
Tomlinson is still not certain, although it is likely it is linked to 
the assault, regardless of the cause of death the incident should be 
properly investigated and some conclusion come to, but it seems the 
police are immune to this. Thirdly the CPS are obviously spineless 
showmen setup to appease a corrupt system in order to show a public
face  of accountability. Their conclusions to this case are so weak and 
unacceptable it beggars belief. </p>
<p> Also there is no mention of the fact that members of the police
force  lied about Ian Tomlinson's death early on, which is effectively
perjury  and hindering an investigation, yet none of this has been
addressed.  Also officers were without numbers on their uniforms on the
day this  happened including the officer who assaulted Ian Tomlinson,
yet this is  not addressed. </p>
<p> So in general this send out the message of don't fuck with us as
you  know what will happen. We don't care if you catch us doing it on
video  as we will get away with it anyway, even if you show the whole
UK  population we will still get away with it. </p>
<p> Also if you are going to come out and demonstrate against the
elites' viewpoint then you can watch out as we will concoct stories,
assault  you, take off our ID numbers and do what we want.</p>
<p>What does this mean for people who wish to protest against issues in
the  future, particularly those not so popular with the state? </p>
<p> But it does appear as we enter these time of massive cuts to our
public  services and dismantling of services that the general public
are  becoming more hostile to these lies and deceit of the police,
government  and big business. The guardian website has 1033 comment s on
the story  of which 99% are appalled at this decision, shows there is a
large  amount of public disquiet around this decision. Whether this
will  translate into action, we shall have to see.</p>