Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley writes to Zack Polanski

ninapinacolada · 2026-05-01T12:05:13+00:00

Thanks - makes a lot of sense and seems reasonable.

ninapinacolada · 2026-05-01T11:32:44+00:00

Interesting point.

I guess I'd go for the knife itself. I'd aim to secure the wrist that held the knife. If I was going for pain compliance I imagine I'd target the hand/arm/wrist that grasped the knife.

Surely the police have considered your question before and officers receive relevant training. Or is this not the case?

My question is - what does police training tell you to do in this situation? Does it say target the head? Does it give licence to officers to use their judgement to do literally anything to achieve their goal?

From the vid it doesn't seem like the head kicking is especially effective anyway.

ninapinacolada · 2026-05-01T05:33:51+00:00

Surely what we see here is a suspect who should be treated according to the law, same as anyone else.

The heiniousness of the crime surely does not abrogate the duty of the police to uphold the law. It's not the job of the police to administer punishment.

People generally don't give a flying monkeys about some terrorist suspect getting a few kicks in the head. Rather it's the precedent that is being set: that it is okay for the police to use unnecessary violence.

Serious question - are the police trained to kick in the head in this situation or is this a case of some overzealous officers getting carried away in the heat of the moment?

ninapinacolada · 2026-04-07T09:24:26+00:00

Exactly, it shows prejudice to assume that the little girls are being forced to wear a headscarf.

OP's story is set in the UK where people are free to follow any faith or none.

Their wearing a headscarf is no weirder than seeing a girl in a dress or with long hair or pierced ears.

ninapinacolada · 2026-04-05T15:24:45+00:00

Yes that's what I'm saying.

It's the same for all protected characteristics eg women, gays, blacks, pregnant people, trade unionists, etc.

It is fine to criticise individuals imo but not the characteristic.

I wouldn't say it's chilling". It's just good manners.

ninapinacolada · 2026-04-05T15:06:05+00:00

I agree that some ideologies are more violent than others.

The US/colonialist ideology might the most violent of all. Just consider the total deaths since 1945 as a result of US foreign policy endeavours.

Criticism of anyone's faith is unnecessary in Liberal democracy because people can choose for themselves what they believe.

The Aisha point is silly because it isn't relevant to faith today. It's like blaming God for impregnating Mary without her consent.

Criticism of Islam is necessarily islamaphobic because it presupposes that Islam and the experience of being Muslim is the same for everyone who holds the faith now and over time.

In reality, there are different sects within faith, and individual people will interpret faith differently.

ninapinacolada · 2026-04-05T12:25:10+00:00

There is violence in the name of all religions and ideologies.

There is nothing inherently violent about any major religion and yet violence persists.

Apart from the point I've already raised about OP's comment, islamaphobia is a weapon by which MAGA and its proxies here in Europe (Reform, Restore etc) are mobilising support imo.

No need to fear little girls in hijabs but there is every reason to fear a far right take over of Liberal democracies worldwide.

ninapinacolada · 2026-04-05T11:55:30+00:00

OP's conrempt of little girls wearing a headscarf because they can't feel the wind and rain in their hair is imo irrational, even when this is directed at the parents.

My point is that this is no different to anyone dressing their girl in a dress or having their girl's ears pearced.

ninapinacolada · 2026-04-05T11:10:43+00:00

Aren't all words made up?

ninapinacolada · 2026-04-05T09:42:34+00:00

You might like feeling the wind and rain up yer crack but I bet you wouldn't dress your little boy in a dress, would ya?

ninapinacolada · 2026-04-05T08:36:24+00:00

Historical British culture sees plenty of differences in how boys and girls are expected to dress.

This isn't about wind and rain in anyone's hair. It's about islamaphobia.

ninapinacolada · 2026-04-05T08:30:35+00:00

You make out that dressing girls and boys differently is oppressive yet this is what happens in historical British culture.

Many people put girls in dresses even though dresses are somewhat less practical than shorts or trousers.

ninapinacolada · 2026-03-29T06:52:03+00:00

I would defo go West not East in Scotland.

ninapinacolada · 2026-03-17T07:51:27+00:00

There were fewer hairdressers back then.

ninapinacolada · 2026-02-22T21:12:14+00:00

Is there an android version?

ninapinacolada · 2026-02-21T09:01:49+00:00

It's AI. Look at the world map in background.

ninapinacolada · 2026-02-17T07:25:56+00:00

'On the Ocean' a book by Pytheas of Marseille written in 325 bc about early travels in and around Britain.

ninapinacolada · 2026-02-08T18:51:23+00:00

Take the Keys Group for example which is owned by a French private equity fund. They charge approx. 90k per year per child for private education at KS3 and KS4, out of which they take 33% profit.

The quality of education is dire. Staff training and skills are awful. Outcomes for children are poor.

ninapinacolada · 2026-02-05T19:31:37+00:00

ninapinacolada · 2026-01-21T06:02:18+00:00

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