Dalain Atkinson

[Tuerto]

Sorry, can't do links, but reading updates on the trial of the police officer who Tasered him. Apparently, he kicked Atkinson in the head, twice, after he had tasered him. Using so much force that there was blood on his boot and imprints in Atkinson's face, this after he had been tasered. The police officer said that he thought that he was going to die, but there are no reports of Atkinson having a weapon, and there were two officers at the time of the incident. Something does not sound right.

[AfricanBluebird]

Re: Dalain Atkinson

Sorry, can't do links, but reading updates on the trial of the police officer who Tasered him. Apparently, he kicked Atkinson in the head, twice, after he had tasered him. Using so much force that there was blood on his boot and imprints in Atkinson's face, this after he had been tasered. The police officer said that he thought that he was going to die, but there are no reports of Atkinson having a weapon, and there were two officers at the time of the incident. Something does not sound right.

It's absolutely tragic.

He was having a mental health issue and was murdered for it.

Policing in the UK is ****ed.

[Cleve van Leef]

Re: Dalain Atkinson

Here you are.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-57331711

[J R Hartley]

Re: Dalain Atkinson

He was strangling his own elderly father and making threats to kill him then turned on the police who had been called by neighbours.

[Tuerto]

Re: Dalain Atkinson

He was strangling his own elderly father and making threats to kill him then turned on the police who had been called by neighbours.

I've not been following the trial, where does it say that? cheers.

[J R Hartley]

Re: Dalain Atkinson

https://metro.co.uk/2016/08/16/dalian-atkinson-tried-to-strangle-his-father-before-being-hit-by-taser-five-times-6070151/

[Tuerto]

Re: Dalain Atkinson

https://metro.co.uk/2016/08/16/dalia...times-6070151/

Ok, but did the police know that at the time he was tasered 6 times more than normal? I can understand the police using these methods when they feel threatened, but the copper used the over ride button and tasered him 6 times longer than normal, plus booted him in the head twice, which wasn't called for as Atkinson would've been incapacitated. That was pure spite, surely?

[J R Hartley]

Re: Dalain Atkinson

Ok, but did the police know that at the time he was tasered 6 times more than normal? I can understand the police using these methods when they feel threatened, but the copper used the over ride button and tasered him 6 times longer than normal, plus booted him in the head twice, which wasn't called for as Atkinson would've been incapacitated. That was pure spite, surely?

They wouldn’t know he was suffering with a weak heart and kidney failure either. Fight or flight. I’m not one to stick up for coppers but I accept his version of events. In the midst of a fight and violent situation there’s no time for rational thought just instinct. I’m sure you would have more sympathy with the copper too if Dalian happened to be a white chavvy ****er acting in the same manner.

He says he used the over ride button because it failed twice previously

[dml1954]

Re: Dalain Atkinson

It's absolutely tragic.

He was having a mental health issue and was murdered for it.

Policing in the UK is ****ed.

Hey listen, whilst I agree that it is tragic what happened in this case, the police in this country are a lot less ****ed (as you put it) than they are in other parts of the world, including South Africa where over 450 people a year die at the hands of the police force.

[Shrewsbury Blue]

Re: Dalain Atkinson

Ok, but did the police know that at the time he was tasered 6 times more than normal? I can understand the police using these methods when they feel threatened, but the copper used the over ride button and tasered him 6 times longer than normal, plus booted him in the head twice, which wasn't called for as Atkinson would've been incapacitated. That was pure spite, surely?

Why not just leave it to the judge and jury to decide who was guilty of what.

[J R Hartley]

Re: Dalain Atkinson

Why not just leave it to the judge and jury to decide who was guilty of what.

Now, now. We all know the courts of justice do not count in the CCMB kangaroo court.

[Tuerto]

Re: Dalain Atkinson

They wouldn’t know he was suffering with a weak heart and kidney failure either. Fight or flight. I’m not one to stick up for coppers but I accept his version of events. I’m sure you would too if Dalian happened to be a white chavvy ****er acting in the same manner.

He says he used the over ride button because it failed twice previously

What about the double boot to the head. Do you accept that? Why are you bringing race into it? Nobody else has, it seems a common theme with you. Anyway, what about the boot to the headx2?

[Tuerto]

Re: Dalain Atkinson

Why not just leave it to the judge and jury to decide who was guilty of what.

Do i have a choice?

[J R Hartley]

Re: Dalain Atkinson

What about the double boot to the head. Do you accept that? Why are you bringing race into it? Nobody else has, it seems a common theme with you. Anyway, what about the boot to the headx2?

Don’t turn this around on me. You quite clearly started this thread playing the race theme and a black man suffering at the hands of the authorities. Don’t deny it. Youre as transparent as Casper.

He kicked him to stop him getting back up. Fight or flight. Coppers should be allowed to use excessive force in the face of violence. In times gone by a good hiding from a copper was a far better deterrent and source of punishment than the politically correct softly softly approach adopted today.

[J R Hartley]

Re: Dalain Atkinson

Maybe next time the coppers should have just him strangle his own father to death. Don’t get involved. Let social services deal with it.