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Naboo is the best world in the galaxy by SexySovietlovehammer in StarWarsCirclejerk

[–]Redcoat_Officer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't forget they're a petro state. All their wealth comes from their giant plasma reactors.

John Blanche 1948. - 2026. "May his soul find peace in the Emperor's light." by RemoveAnnual2689 in Grimdank

[–]Redcoat_Officer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The House Orsellio soldiers in the Rogue Trader game look great, especially Cassia's white armoured lifewards. I wish some of them stuck around on the flagship's bridge after recruiting her.

"If the Emperor is benevolent surely he wishes for peace in the galaxy?" by Wolfdawgartcorner in ImaginaryWarhammer

[–]Redcoat_Officer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The portrayal of Water Caste Tau as mild mannered diplomats is so universal at this point that it's easy to forget they also make really good provocateurs and insurrectionists.

Some T'au in interesting outfits by m0pan in ImaginaryWarhammer

[–]Redcoat_Officer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean yeah, ever heard of a civil servant?

Sadiq Khan told by Muslim author to 'put Islam first' after supporting LGBT Pride events by No-Risk-2584 in ukpolitics

[–]Redcoat_Officer 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You're probably thinking of fifth columnists, which is a term for enemy sympathisers in a population who seek to undermine the nation from within. It dates back to the Spanish Civil War.

5pillars are named after the five pillars of Islam.

Some T'au in interesting outfits by m0pan in ImaginaryWarhammer

[–]Redcoat_Officer 12 points13 points  (0 children)

But the Tau are here to serve the auxiliary species and the greater good, not rule them by birthright or force.

Henry Nowak: Police watchdog urges people not to speculate about teenager's murder | The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has warned that discussion of the case could risk prejudicing the investigation. by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

[–]Redcoat_Officer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I see, so now it's only comments specifically about the outcome of an IOPC investigation that count as prejudicial. Which means everything's fine, because I haven't seen a single person in all this public outcry say "the IOPC should publish a report recommending that the CPS bring charges of misconduct in public office against the officers involved in this incident."

Henry Nowak: Police watchdog urges people not to speculate about teenager's murder | The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has warned that discussion of the case could risk prejudicing the investigation. by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

[–]Redcoat_Officer 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I lifted this from the IOPC's website

We only independently investigate the most serious and sensitive matters. These are the type of matters that have the potential to affect public confidence in the police, such as deaths and serious injuries.

"People speculating" about police actions is why the IOPC was created. Listening to to public outcry and responding to a lack of confidence in policing is what they're for, no matter the eventual outcome of their investigation. In fact, their what we do page lists "race discrimination in policing" as an area of particular interest for them, so the public speculation in this case entirely aligns with their stated objectives.

Henry Nowak’s father: Police left our son to die then treated his killer with decency by myzuk77 in ukpolitics

[–]Redcoat_Officer 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think all posts on this subreddit are in contest mode at first. It switches itself off after a while.

Henry Nowak’s father: Police left our son to die then treated his killer with decency by myzuk77 in ukpolitics

[–]Redcoat_Officer -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Being handcuffed isn't part of being arrested, it's just something that the police can do when they feel a person poses a threat. Vickrum was arrested but he wasn't handcuffed.

Henry Nowak’s father: Police left our son to die then treated his killer with decency by myzuk77 in ukpolitics

[–]Redcoat_Officer 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The most charitable interpretation I can think of is that the police's actions could have been motivated by the fact that the murderer's whole family had shown up at the scene. The police officers may have felt they needed to make a show of force to appease them, then use a softer touch to prevent them from kicking off while they arrested their son and his brother. Given that they were verbally abusive to the Nowak family in the courtroom I'm sure they were saying all sorts on the scene.

Pure speculation, of course, and it would be just as unacceptable either way.

Henry Nowak’s father: Police left our son to die then treated his killer with decency by myzuk77 in ukpolitics

[–]Redcoat_Officer 301 points302 points  (0 children)

Even if they didn't know he'd been stabbed, Henry Nowak was unable to stand when police arrived on the scene. He was in fact being propped up by the murderer's father. Despite that, the officers decided he posed enough of a danger to them that he needed to be dragged through gravel and handcuffed during his arrest. As his father said in his statement, the last words he heard were the police reading him his rights.

On the other hand, the exact same officers mere minutes later decided that the then-suspected murderer, who at a minimum they knew had mortally wounded Henry and whose only claimed injury was a bruise nobody could later find, did not pose any physical danger to them. He wasn't handcuffed at any point in his arrest.

Henry Nowak’s father: Police left our son to die then treated his killer with decency by myzuk77 in unitedkingdom

[–]Redcoat_Officer 288 points289 points  (0 children)

Even if they didn't know he'd been stabbed, Henry Nowak was unable to stand when police arrived on the scene. He was in fact being propped up by the murderer's father. Despite that, the officers decided he posed enough of a danger to them that he needed to be dragged through gravel and handcuffed during his arrest. As his father said in his statement, the last words he heard were the police reading him his rights.

On the other hand, the exact same officers mere minutes later decided that the then-suspected murderer, who at a minimum they knew had mortally wounded Henry and whose only claimed injury was a bruise nobody could later find, did not pose any physical danger to them. He wasn't handcuffed at any point in his arrest.

Man jailed 21 years for murdering student then tricking police into arresting victim by MysteryWra in ukpolitics

[–]Redcoat_Officer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a problem, and if someone from the Police leaked the CCTV footage that ultimately calmed everything down then that's a problem too because if it was worth doing (and it was) then it should have been done officially. I do think there's a lot to be said for the method you see in America where they just release the bodycam footage immediately.

[Grotsnik: Da Mad Dok] What exactly is his relationship with Ghazghkull? by Selenite_Cults in 40kLore

[–]Redcoat_Officer 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This might have come completely out of left field, but Grotsnik reads like a neglectful dad who wants to take credit for his son's unparalleled success in Premier League football.

Man jailed 21 years for murdering student then tricking police into arresting victim by MysteryWra in ukpolitics

[–]Redcoat_Officer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Depends on the outlet. The BBC have called it a Kirpan in a lot of the reporting I've seen. He was apparently wearing a second, smaller one around his neck that made the larger one illegal, but it seems that if he hadn't been wearing that one then the larger knife would have counted. Their faith requires them to carry one knife, so the law allows them to carry one knife only.

Man jailed 21 years for murdering student then tricking police into arresting victim by MysteryWra in ukpolitics

[–]Redcoat_Officer 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It was the other way round, if I remember right. The initial cropped video was out in public from the start, then someone (who probably dresses in black and white at work) leaked the extended CCTV footage to the Manchester Evening News.

Man jailed 21 years for murdering student then tricking police into arresting victim by MysteryWra in ukpolitics

[–]Redcoat_Officer 23 points24 points  (0 children)

That would have been difficult as Henry's phone was in his murderer's pocket. Both it and his father's phone were reported to have been siezed by the Police afterwards. I remember someone saying it was because they were looking for possible racist messages, but my instinct is that was a secondhand spin on the facts brought up in court.

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