Protesters complaining of assault

leamspaceman

Equality of opportunity is about treating everyone fairly, not the same.  At the risk of pointing out the obvious, women have a different physique including generally having smaller, lighter heads and necks.

leamspaceman

Spoken like a true feminist.

Garrett

Because 'pressing' is violent and abhorrent...

Rasczak

So?

He used reasonable force to eject a trespasser, who was heading for one of our leading politicians and a leading public servant. The police apparently agree it was reasonable.

He certainly didn't throw her against a pillar as you laughably claimed.

I've asked a number of times but true to form you won't answer. Why was my age or sex relevant in your earlier comment?

leamspaceman

Its interesting that Government guidance - for example on use of restraining techniques in prisons - specifically outlaw necks restraints due to the high risk of injury to the subject.  

http://www.ohrn.nhs.uk/resource/policy/PhysicalControlInCare.pdf

Rasczak

But she WAS removed safely. She wasn't hurt or injured.

Garrett

How pathetic.

He didn't use a restraint. At short notice he stopped a protestor trying to get by him to get at colleagues, then used reasonable force to eject her.

Rasczak

Well, she has described herself as "bruised and still shaken" by the incident.  But that is not the point is it?  It is about application of force and balance of risk.

IronGiant

And as the police seem to agree, the force used was reasonable.

From the "victim".

Asked if she felt Mr Field's actions amounted to criminal assault, Ms Barker said: "No, I don't think so. I don't want this to turn into a mud-slinging match."

Poor thing. Must be a head injury after being thrown against that pillar.

leamspaceman

I suppose he did not have time to nip out and read it.