The Hatcham College and Deptford Green School fight and the knife that came and went
In “KIDS V COPS”, the Sun leads with an ugly incident in London’s New Cross. Around 30 schoolchildren attacked two police officers (one male, one female) in a “picture to shock even lawless Britain”. Bit overdoing it?
The images and footage are bad. The male police officer is dragged away from restraining a suspect on a car bonnet and floored by a gang of scrotes. But it’s not lawless. More police arrive and take the youth to the station. The officer’s head is “repeatedly stamped on”.
The story goes that two girls – one from Hatcham College and another from Deptford Green School – has arranged a fight. “A man believed to be a teacher intervened and there was a tense stand off before police reinforcements arrived and the male victim could be taken to hospital with severe bruising,” says the Sun. The paper calls the man a “brave teacher”.
Ken Marsh, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation branch, says the officers did not pull their batons because “they could have been accused of going over the top with school children and subjected to complaints”.
Were any weapons involved?
The Sun says: “One member of the crowd was said to have been spotted with a knife.”
The Star adds a bit more: “One boy was thought to be carrying a large knife but when the two officers confronted him, they were turned upon.”
The Mail: “They were on a routine patrol of the area when they noticed a large knife being concealed by a young male.”
The BBC: “The pair had approached the group after noticing one of the youths was trying to conceal a large knife.”
How old was the youth taken away?
The Star: “A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm and was bailed to a dad.”
The Sun: “A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm and was bailed.”
Russia investigates.
A dad. But no knife. Well, not unless you get your news from overseas.
Russia Today picks up the story: “…this latest incident is an indication of increasingly fraught relations between London’s police force and its youth.”
And the knife? “Two police officers on patrol in the area intervened when they noticed a large knife being concealed by a young male.
Anyone else see the knife?
Posted: 25th, November 2016 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
