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Mr T,

Hope your well.

I would like to say that in my opinion it is a very sad day when any human being dies, especially under such disturbing circumstances, However, we should not tar all Police Officers with the same brush and accept that for every bad apple in all walks of life there are millions of good decent people.

I found this article in the independent which I feel gives an all round overview of the issue.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho ... 66116.html

Regards
BB

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Mick Hildreth (07814 032002)
GMB PDB P39 Southern Region Branch Secretary
mick.hildreth@gmbtaxis.org.uk
www.gmbpdb.org.uk

I totally agree that all police officers are not the same.... but considering they receive the same training there is obviously something wrong

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Justice for the 96. It has only taken 27 years...........repeat the same lies for 27 years and the truth sounds strange to people!

Get a grip?

As in get a grip of reality and what decade we're living in?

Unions are toothless Mr BB, they're 1970's relics which are slowly but surely being eroded.
Apart from the RMT or the FBU, they can do little to to frighten the public anymore.

That's 'grip' MrBB, several hundred St Albans PH drivers will bear testiment to that, in fact they all want to know when the next 'strike' is?

This GMB leader certainly had a grip . . . on money that was'nt his.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2006/ ... radeunions

Oh dear someone's had his hands in the till.

Mr GBC,

You do make me laugh, and you accuse us of living in the past, catch up my friend!

Regards
BB

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Mick Hildreth (07814 032002)
GMB PDB P39 Southern Region Branch Secretary
mick.hildreth@gmbtaxis.org.uk
www.gmbpdb.org.uk

Mr GBC

Is that the same St Albans were we recently got a driver his badge back after it was taken away illegaly, is that the same St Albans were the council did not want to discuss Taxi policy, that now do?

I could go on but as your defo one of Maggie's boys I won't waste my
time.

Regards
BB

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Mick Hildreth (07814 032002)
GMB PDB P39 Southern Region Branch Secretary
mick.hildreth@gmbtaxis.org.uk
www.gmbpdb.org.uk

Don't think anyone has ever called me a leftie.

But if saying folks shouldn't be knocked over by police when walking away with their hands in their pockets, means I am, then so be it.

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IDFIMH

That would be the criminal then?

Good work Mr BB. Just what the trade needs.

Maggies Boys? She retired a good few years ago now, catch up, as I've already mentioned, it's 2009.
You know the one, the year before the next Conservative Government is elected.

Just to lower the tone of the conversation on this thread I thought most fellas were lefties

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Note to self: Just because it pops into my head does NOT mean it should come out of my mouth!!

not in my mirror..

Obviously not as the magistrate gave him his license back

You caught up, well done

Just what we need another Tory Government, the last 30 years have been a fine example

Regards
BB

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Mick Hildreth (07814 032002)
GMB PDB P39 Southern Region Branch Secretary
mick.hildreth@gmbtaxis.org.uk
www.gmbpdb.org.uk

I thought your hallowed Labour party had been in for the last 12 years? You know the ones, the party the GMB members support through their subs by way of a political contribution.

Anyway, back to the topic of this thread. More of the truth is emerging:


G20 victim seen on film clashing with police an hour before fatal fall

Justin Davenport and Jack Lefley
09.04.09

THE man who died in the G20 protest had a confrontation with riot police more than one hour before he was beaten and pushed to the ground by another officer, it was revealed today.
Ian Tomlinson, 47, had to be physically moved aside by four officers after he stood blocking the path of a riot van at 6.07pm last Wednesday.
At 7.15pm he was reportedly seen being thrown to the ground and hit twice by police with a baton.
At 7.29pm video captured Tomlinson being hit again and pushed to the ground by riot police. Mr Tomlinson suffered a heart attack at 7.32pm and later died.

The new details of Mr Tomlinson's contact with police emerged as the police officer who pushed the newspaper seller to the ground came forward to be interviewed.
A spokesman from the Independent Police Complaints Commission said the officer, believed to be a member of the Met's Territorial Support Group, will be interviewed "as soon as possible".

The IPCC launched a criminal investigation into the case yesterday and the officer could face charges of assault.
Scotland Yard said a decision on whether to suspend the officer would be taken today.
The Met said an officer had identified himself to his team leader yesterday as "being potentially involved in the incident shown on the video footage". Three other Met officers have also come forward to say they were present.

The new detail of an earlier confrontation between Mr Tomlinson and police came to light after a bystander took pictures of him blocking the path of a riot van. They show him unsteady on his feet after he had apparently been drinking.

Mr Tomlinson was staying at a hostel in Smithfield and had recently come out of rehab for a drinking habit. He was estranged from his wife Julia because of his drink problem.

The photographs show him in a Millwall shirt smoking a cigarette in Lombard Street at 6.07pm, one hour and 25 minutes before he collapsed.
He was blocking the path of a riot van and the driver can be seen shouting at him to move out of the way.

IT worker Ross Hardy, who took the pictures, told the Sun: "I'd been watching some of the protests and saw this older guy standing in the road. A police riot van was trying to make its way up the street toward the Bank of England.

"Tomlinson stood out because of his football shirt and he seemed in his own little world. It was weird. The van approached and a cop leaned out to shout at him to get out of the way.
"But he didn't go anywhere. He just mumbled something and raised an arm a bit unsteadily. It was then it became obvious that he had been drunk because he wasn't really coherent and couldn't move well."
The officer yelled again and when he didn't move the van nudged him but he still did not get out of the way.
Mr Hardy, 24, said: "When that didn't work four riot police moved in and dragged him to the pavement. The van moved past but Tomlinson stuck around for at least another half an hour.
He certainly wasn't on his way home."

On his way home or not and sober or not the guy was an innocent victim....the police didnt need to give him a beating that ultimately caused his death..

Quite obviously the Police are trying to wriggle out of getting the blame..and they probably will with their wiley ways..