How has it got to this?

[William Treseder]

They're not riot police.

Ok. But they are police. Is that an excuse for this sort of behaviour? You've got to be nuts to want to join the force In modern day UK. You're on a hiding to nothing from day one.

[The Lone Gunman]

Ok. But they are police. Is that an excuse for this sort of behaviour?

Your heading says "how has it got to this?" as if the notion of a group of policemen backing away from a rowdy bunch of thugs is a new development.

All I can imagine is you haven't been to many City away games over the years if you've never witnessed this sort of behaviour before.