On friday night, I went out for a cheeky pint with some friends. One of my house mates' boyfriends left at about 10.30 to meet up with some friends in town. The next day, at about 5 pm, he turns up at our house with an impressive black eye, cuts on his face and baton marks on his arms, neck and back. He'd just spent the last 15 hours in a police cell.
Here's what happened: he was walking along Oxford road when a group of students (yes, students, not scallies) started shouting at him: "did you enjoy July 7th, then?" "Are you gonna blow us up?" - as you may have guessed, the guy is mixed-race asian. He knows how to handle himself, but he also knew that he was standing right under a CCTV camera. He gave the students a bit of a verbal bashing and turned to leave when they started on him. Hence the black eye. At this point, he noticed a police van approaching, and having had dealings with the GMP in the past, he thought it best not to retaliate.
The next thing he knows, 4 police officers jump on him and try to cuff him. He grabs onto some railings, so the coppers start laying into him with their batons. They drag him along the pavement and bundle him into the van. He spends the night in a cell and sees his solicitor in the morning. His solicitor takes photos of his injuries and tells him that he has a good case because.... wait for it.... the whole incident was captured on CCTV!
make of this what you will...
Here's what happened: he was walking along Oxford road when a group of students (yes, students, not scallies) started shouting at him: "did you enjoy July 7th, then?" "Are you gonna blow us up?" - as you may have guessed, the guy is mixed-race asian. He knows how to handle himself, but he also knew that he was standing right under a CCTV camera. He gave the students a bit of a verbal bashing and turned to leave when they started on him. Hence the black eye. At this point, he noticed a police van approaching, and having had dealings with the GMP in the past, he thought it best not to retaliate.
The next thing he knows, 4 police officers jump on him and try to cuff him. He grabs onto some railings, so the coppers start laying into him with their batons. They drag him along the pavement and bundle him into the van. He spends the night in a cell and sees his solicitor in the morning. His solicitor takes photos of his injuries and tells him that he has a good case because.... wait for it.... the whole incident was captured on CCTV!
make of this what you will...
is he ok?
