The thing that annoys me though is that the coppers think they can get away with GBH just because they got a uniform on.
If that was a bunch of squaddies laying out the punishment to a bunch of rioting Iraqis then the squaddies would be up for court martial.
The coppers are supposed to be riot trained and should of used necessary force to control the situation, not go hell for leather on anyone with in range of their Baton.