Ian Tomlinson G20 death - police officer faces manslaughter charge

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that the police officer at the centre of the Ian Tomlinson attack may face manslaughter charges. Following on from what I have been thinking about modern policing, the facts seem to suggest that, had there been no video footage of the attack, this police officer would never have come under investigation.

The police are like all other agencies today. The first instinct is to cover-up, then spin a denial, then admit that "something may have happened". Every fibre of the New Labour state is of this persuasion. It is not right. Definitely not.

Paul King, Mr Tomlinson's stepson, has said, "First we were told that there had been no contact with the police, then we were told that he died of a heart attack; now we know that he was violently assaulted by a police officer and died from internal bleeding. As time goes on we hope that the full truth about how Ian died will be made known".

It's like pulling teeth, Paul!