> Brian Robertson wrote:

>> "Doug" riseup.net> wrote in message
>> news:8ebdb86b-e11b-4366-acf9-cb7f41495b2b@59g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...

>>> It could happen to you. Typical police behaviour.
>>>
>>> "When Andrew Carter saw a police van ignore no-entry signs to reverse
>>> up a one-way street to reach a chip shop, he was understandably moved
>>> to protest to the driver.
>>>
>>> Particularly as he lives on the road and always goes out of his way to
>>> obey the signs.
>>>
>>> But his complaint brought a volley of abuse from PC Aqil Farooq.
>>>
>>> And when Mr Carter took a picture of the van then tried to photograph
>>> the officer, PC Farooq rushed out of the shop and knocked his camera
>>> to the ground.
>>>
>>> Mr Carter was then arrested and bundled into the van over claims he
>>> had 'assaulted' an officer with his camera, resisted arrest and was
>>> drunk and disorderly.
>>>
>>> He was held in a police cell for five hours before being released on
>>> bail at midnight.
>>>
>>> Mr Carter, 44, lodged a complaint and has since received a personal
>>> apology from PC Farooq and Rob Beckley, deputy chief constable of Avon
>>> and Somerset Constabulary..."
>>>
>>> More:
>>>
>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1046853/Man-arrested-locked-hours-taking...
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> UK Radical Campaigns
>>> www.zing.icom43.net
>>> One man's democracy is another man's regime.

>>
>> The Asian gentleman should have been sacked.
>>
>> Brian.
>>

> That is extrmely unlikely to happen as if you look at page 4 of:
>
> http://www.voscur.org/system/files/BEN9.2.06mins.pdf:
>
> ...you will find: "Aqil Farooq: General Secretary for Black Police
> Association"
>