The British police often seem to get a bad press. And rather more often than should be the case, they've - individually or collectively - done something to deserve it. Think G20, think the handling of rape cases, think the ethnic disproportionality in stop and searches; the list is depressingly long.
But it's worth remembering that, for all their faults real or imagined, the British police are far better than many of the alternatives. Seeing this happening just on the other side of the Channel, during what appears to be a 'routine' demonstration, should bring this point home.
Despite what happened at the G20 climate camp last year, I really can't imagine scenes like this, in such a context, in Britain at this point in time. I hope that statement is not a hostage to fortune......
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