'Are you really saying that it's only a minority who obey an order to attack a crowd?'
Your choice of language here implies confrontation and displays an opinion of the police which is quite laughable. These are UK bobbies you're talking about, not storm troopers. There are occasions when they are heavy handed but they're not saints.
If the police force gave 'orders' out to 'attack' a crowd then they wouldn't last 2 minutes within public opinion. They've possibly got one of the most accountable and responsible jobs on their hands and occasionally instances of ineptitude (which Shanshee rightly points out) are highlighted much stronger because of that.
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