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| Policeman who slapped 14yo girl in face used ‘reasonable force’, insists chief (VIDEO) | |
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| A police chief in the UK has said that an officer used “reasonable force” when he hit a 14-year-old girl in the face during an arrest. Video footage from the incident in Accrington has gone viral in recent days. | A police chief in the UK has said that an officer used “reasonable force” when he hit a 14-year-old girl in the face during an arrest. Video footage from the incident in Accrington has gone viral in recent days. |
| The footage was shot while the teenager and a woman, 52, were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer on Peel Street in the town on Monday evening. In the video, two police officers can be seen restraining the girl and, when the policeman hits her in the face, a bang can be heard as girl’s head collides with a metal shutter. | The footage was shot while the teenager and a woman, 52, were arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer on Peel Street in the town on Monday evening. In the video, two police officers can be seen restraining the girl and, when the policeman hits her in the face, a bang can be heard as girl’s head collides with a metal shutter. |
| Lancashire Police Chief Inspector Andy Rhodes said he had personally reviewed the footage and the officers had his full support. | Lancashire Police Chief Inspector Andy Rhodes said he had personally reviewed the footage and the officers had his full support. |
| “As the officers dealt with the incident they used reasonable force to bring the situation under control. This involved the use of an open hand strike when a 14-year-old female attempted to grab the officer's Taser and radio,” Rhodes said in a statement. The police added that two officers required hospital treatment following the arrest. | “As the officers dealt with the incident they used reasonable force to bring the situation under control. This involved the use of an open hand strike when a 14-year-old female attempted to grab the officer's Taser and radio,” Rhodes said in a statement. The police added that two officers required hospital treatment following the arrest. |
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| Rhodes also used his statement to send a message to the people who filmed the footage and to those who had been commenting on it without knowing all the facts. “It is very easy to judge from the sidelines without the full facts when you've never been in a similar situation yourself,” he said. | Rhodes also used his statement to send a message to the people who filmed the footage and to those who had been commenting on it without knowing all the facts. “It is very easy to judge from the sidelines without the full facts when you've never been in a similar situation yourself,” he said. |
| “These are your police officers and they are here to keep you safe. They do not come to work to be assaulted and they have my full support. Perhaps those filming the incident may have better used their time helping the officers to calm the situation.” | “These are your police officers and they are here to keep you safe. They do not come to work to be assaulted and they have my full support. Perhaps those filming the incident may have better used their time helping the officers to calm the situation.” |
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