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Boy, 14, charged with wilful fire-raising after two police cars are destroyed in Edinburgh
10 Jul 2013 17:39

THE teenager will be reported to the children's reporter following the incident in the capital on Monday evening.

A TEENAGER has been charged with wilful fire-raising after two police cars were allegedly set alight.

Both cars were completely destroyed as a result of the fires, which happened in Niddrie House Park in Edinburgh on Monday evening.

The 14-year-old boy will now be reported to the children's reporter.

The article should have ended there imo.
But what's all this corporate speak, fill the dead air, yada about? >>>

A police spokesperson said: "Police Scotland are committed to protecting the public, tackling anti-social behaviour and keeping people safe.
"As such local officers continue to provide high-visibility police patrols in the area to engage with the community and offer reassurance.

"Anyone with information relating to this inquiry is asked to contact police immediately."

Is all that pish up there not just the simple basics of their job description.?
Oh and how reassured would you be when the employees charged with protecting the public have to call the police because their cars just got torched?

Man shot with Taser dies

Electroshock weapon used on suspect during arrest in Manchester

A man has died after police shot him with a Taser, Greater Manchester police have said.

The 23-year-old was said to have suffered a "medical episode" and died after police fired at him with the stun gun.

Officers were responding to a disturbance at around 8.15pm on Wednesday in Gorton, Manchester, when they used the Taser while detaining the man.

The police force has referred the case to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan said: "Police received a 999 call reporting a disturbance on Beard Road in Gorton where there was a man with a knife.

"Officers were dispatched immediately and arrived in eight minutes. On arrival a Taser was discharged to detain a 23-year-old man.

"At this time it is unclear what happened, but at some point afterwards the man suffered a medical episode.

"Paramedics performed first aid on the man at the scene before he was taken to hospital where he sadly died."

The death had been referred to the local coroner and police family liaison officers were supporting the family, police said.

I will never get over that incident recently where the police tasered an old, blind chap in my home town, because they thought his white stick was a samurai sword! That should have been proof enough for the world that the police are not to be trusted with weapons. Or anything that could be a danger, like cars and biros.

Gilly wrote:
Wow, that actually happened!

What a fucking moron of a human being that copper must be.

This act grants local authorities, police and even private security firms sweeping powers to bar citizens from assembling lawfully in public spaces. Those who refuse orders under the new rules will face arrest, fines and even prison time. The wording is vague enough to endanger rights to free assembly and protest, this violates human rights and pushes the UK one step closer to a de facto police state.

TORONTO — A Toronto police officer was suspended with pay after he fatally shot a young man wielding a knife in an empty streetcar, police said Monday, as hundreds of people in Canada's largest city protested the shooting that was caught on video and posted on YouTube.

Some protesters called it unnecessary police force. A former Toronto police detective who saw the video said it appeared that "excessive" force had been used. Investigators were looking into the circumstances surrounding the shooting, the city's police chief said.

The video shows 18-year-old Sammy Yatim holding a knife inside the streetcar early Saturday, with police outside. Yatim goads police while officers yell, "Drop your knife!" Shortly after, three shots are fired. After a pause, six more shots are fired. A Taser is later used on Yatim.

Ontario's Special Investigations Unit, which is charged with carrying out independent investigations of police shootings, was examining the shooting. The SIU said Yatim died from multiple gunshot wounds.

Toronto police spokesman Tony Vella confirmed the officer involved has been suspended with pay.

Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair said he has seen the video and is conducting a parallel investigation. He said he understands the public's concern.

"I recognize there is a need for answers," Blair said.

Mark Mendelson, a former Toronto police detective, said investigators have the benefit of the video, which "doesn't lie."

"If you look at it on its face value at this point, it's not hard to come to the conclusion that excessive force was used," Mendelson said.

A 95-year-old Illinois man died in a violent confrontation with police on Friday after refusing to check into a medical facility. After threatening police with a cane and a knife, the senior citizen was Tasered and fatally shot with bean-bag rounds.