The point that was being made on the programme this morning merely draws a comparison between other countries, showing that British policing takes a proportionate approach to policing of protests. Sir Ken Jones was not in any way trying to justify or excuse the actions of those officers during the G20 demonstrations.
There has been a degree of misreporting which we have sought to clarify and I would direct you to the link below which followed the interview and includes some of his comments.
Response from ACPO
Please find link to statement issued by ACPO yesterday that put ACPO President Sir Ken Jones comments into context.
http://www.acpo.police.uk/pressrelease.asp?PR_GUID={6435E06C-AAAA-49F4-BBA0-A0C7DC4C837A}
The point that was being made on the programme this morning merely draws a comparison between other countries, showing that British policing takes a proportionate approach to policing of protests. Sir Ken Jones was not in any way trying to justify or excuse the actions of those officers during the G20 demonstrations.
There has been a degree of misreporting which we have sought to clarify and I would direct you to the link below which followed the interview and includes some of his comments.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6130949.ece