LBC callers react as new footage from Manchester Airport head-kicking emerges

Описание: Fresh footage shows the events leading up to the controversial police head-kicking in Manchester Airport that precipitated protests across the region. Has it changed your mind on the incident? Paul Brand hears from LBC callers:

00:00 Caller Natalie suggests that anyone who assaults a policeman should expect to be shot.
01:50 Caller Peter says the new footage hasn't changed his mind, insisting that the officer 'lost control'.
05:00 Caller Christine demands more protection for police officers, having been one herself.
08:22 Caller Reece says that irrespective of what led up to the events, the police officers should have kept their composure.
09:56 Caller Tony doesn't understand why police are given more 'leeway' than other public sector workers who also face violence at work.
11:20 Caller Ruth thinks there's a racist element to this stor
12:40 Caller Mohamad says the police officer in question shouldn't be suspended, he just needs 'more training.'
14:54 Caller Ritchie thinks people need to 'fear the police' as we've gone 'too far the other way' in our attitudes towards law and order.

Watch the footage in question: https://lbc.co.uk/news/new-manchester... [warning: graphic violence]

The viral video filmed on Tuesday sparked outcry and triggered protests after it showed an officer kick and stamp on the head of a man who was lying face down on the floor, as a woman knelt beside him.

However, a second video filmed from a car park at Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2 now appears to show that officers were under attack moments before.

Andy Burnham has urged people should not to "rush to judgement".

"There is another side to this. The situation is very complicated, fast moving, quite a violent situation.

"We now have is a fuller picture and hopefully people can see why I said what I said last week.

"It's frustrating to be honest because we were seeing whether more could be put in the public domain but the strictures around potential criminal trials mean that you have to be very careful in doing that.

"The video is out there, and at least it moves moves the issue forward cause people can see a more rounded picture now."

Listen to the full show on Global Player: https://app.af.globalplayer.com/Br0x/...

#paulbrand #police #crime #manchester #manchesterairport #LBC

LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK.

Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/
Sign up to LBC’s weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup