http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31088778 So not just the Barnsley Fans getting complaints about their behaviour
Still not as bad as Tarn fans, I heard 3 reds fans ate a baby at Milton Keynes last week, nay sauce or owt
That was only because there wasn't any sauce. We're not animals. As for the police, I was reading the BBC "analysis" on "Why can’t we sue the police for negligence?" following the ruling the other day where that woman phoned 999 to say her ex-boyfriend was in her home threatening to kill her. The police downgraded the call and so by the time they got there she was dead. Anyway, the expert BBC analysis is: "Why? Because, quite simply, they wouldn't be able to police properly if they were constantly looking over their shoulder waiting for the next writ to be thrown at them. "Chief constables would shift all of their resources into tactics designed to avoid ending up in court, rather than trying the best for the whole of the community." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31025413 So how does that make them different from firefighters, barristers, or pretty much any other profession where there is a threat of being sued for negligence? Why should the police be exempt? I'm no big fan of today's litigious society but neither do I see why one group of public servants should be given special treatment in this regard.
Good post and very valid points. If they have nothing to fear and no come back for their actions then complacency will set in.