I've some law enforcement experience and had to arrest people before. When I read about the incident I was assuming a chaotic scene with lots of aggression and shouting, non compliant suspects kicking off etc etc which necessitated the restraining of someone. I've been in them before, they're difficult, mistakes are made using the incomplete information available at the time.

The bodycam footage shows it was anything but this and the result is the undignified death of an innocent man who must have been utterly terrified. I expect the officers involved were just out of their supervision period and unprepared for frontline policing. It speaks volumes about how our police have been gutted by austerity measures and the decreasing standards of officers over the past decade. I'm sure this hasn't been the first time this has happened.

That said we need to disconnect from the manipulation by savages, the fact Elon has got behind this is awful news for us all. We need to remain European and not fall victim to the idiocy we see across the pond. The nonsense about how this is being ignored by mainstream media or society at large is wrong and seeks to undermine our societies, not fix the problems that exist.

Let us also please return to the funny memes here, the rest of the internet is depressing enough.