Was the cop in the right ?

There was only one way that was going to end. Seriously doubt he had a medical condition preventing wearing of a mask.

Scouselivesmatter not really

Where was the back-up? That looked like it was going to turn VERY nasty and the (middle-aged) copper seemed to be completely alone!

Well if he had followed the request it would not have escalated.
Hard to know if the cop was right or not,dont think it was wise getting physical without assistance. As was said already i could see it getting very violent very quickly.

Yer man is one of those "I'm not resisting" types that seems to think that when given a direction (covered by law I believe but not as au fait with UK law) simply refusing and sitting there like a spoiled child is not resisting, and then gets bent out of shape when the law covered physical action is required. Granted, unlike a lot of others, he didn't lash out but was still resisting. Silly of the cop to go there without backup, but one is sometimes left on your own and will only get a backup call rather than initial assistance.

But again, it's hard to know what happened because we're only getting the event, instead of the lead up. We don't know what was said or shown before the video started recording (which I'd imagine only happened as they knew they were in the wrong and wanted 'evidence' of the cop doing cop things). Would like to have seen the rest of what happened.

Justin Credible Darts wrote: »

I think the cop handled it wrong.

Should have asked him to get off the public transport, and then if the scouse victim complex sufferer refused, baton him and mace him.
He did not seem medically ill when he was fronting up to the cop, and judging by his behavior and that of his friend it was obvious they were far from pillars of the community

Ah, i'm pretty sure that's exactly what happened. Cop was called because someone on public transport wasn't wearing a mask, asked him to wear one or get off, yer man refused on both accounts, and the video started recording then. Doubt the cop just decided to go straight for him just because he wasn't wearing a mask.

Also, baton him and mace him, things that do happen, but have proper procedure and are only to be used if required. He did eventually mace him, but only after he started physically resisting he decided mace is a good call (because too many friends of yer man around, imo).

Crappy situation for cops to be in, even here in Ireland. Last thing they want is to enforce these regulations, but like yer man in the video has proven, it has to be enforced. Someone else might have been watching this thinking, well, if he's not wearing one, I'm not going to wear one. Now we see there are consequences to that, so that person may decided to keep wearing the mask to avoid a similar situation. So while it's crap it needs to be done, it has to be done. We, humanity, have proven time and time again we can't depend on our own species to look after one another.

I would not expect to be spoken to like that if I was a Police Man for my Country.

Strumms wrote: »

Ahhh but People need to take responsibility for their actions... why should the police officer supply his mask to him, if it was here, I’m not going to be too enthused with the state , paying out money, in addition to the covid payment to procure tens of thousands of masks to throw to people who don’t value their own health and those of the rest of us to be arsed enough to buy and wear a bit of material that costs a couple of euros to buy. He just looks like a belligerent ahole. In fact he is...

I appreciate your points. But I'm just trying to be both realistic and pragmatic about it.

Let's face it, some ppl are a bit thick. How do you manage those kinds of ppl in a pandemic situation?

I really don't think coming across as the heavy is a good look. It might just inflame public option about the restrictions which people have a right to object to.

J. Marston wrote: »

Is there a more revolting accent than scouse?

Inner city Dublin Skanger accent
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J. Marston wrote: »

Is there a more revolting accent than scouse?

Californian D4 is worse.

I quite like the Liverpudlian accent, maybe because I grew up loving Thomas the Tank Engine, narrated by the one true talent in the Beatles.

There is a reply to that tweet from the British Transport Police that says they were called because that guy was spitting on people. the copper should have batoned him.