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Author	blunt_smasher_69000
Comment	That's awful for Tommy, he should be able to cover whatever events he wants safely. The 'statue defenders' need to take a long hard look at themselves. They need to be around people not like them to understand that no one is attacking them personally. They are attacking racism and perceived symbols of racism. I think the police could have done better, but it sounds like Tommy isn't quite aware of this town's appalling history. u/meepmeep13 made a good point that I hadn't considered; the police may have gone into this with the perspective that this operation is the same as the normal crowd control operations in the city ie getting football fans from a) to b). That approach might not have been the best for this situation. As a member of a community council I talk to the police frequently and once they explain their actions it actually makes a lot of sense. I would plead with Tommy to talk to the police about this because I'm sure they will want to learn some lessons as well. I guess at the end of the day the police's job isn't to be nice or respectful even. It's to keep people from coming to harm. I do hope that CCTV is being used to examine incidents and press charges after the fact. Even though it's important to deal with problems on the day I don't see anything wrong with using a fair bit of resources identifying places where justice must be served. For who are we as a city and a country if we do not do everything we can to shine a light on evil deeds and bring those responsible to justice, no matter how long ago it was?
Reddit Link	https://www.reddit.com/r/glasgow/comments/h9e0jy/the_people_that_let_glasgow_down/fuwhrgu/
Created	Mon 15th Jun 2020 3:06pm
Status	normal ()

That's awful for Tommy, he should be able to cover whatever events he wants safely. The 'statue defenders' need to take a long hard look at themselves. They need to be around people not like them to understand that no one is attacking them personally. They are attacking racism and perceived symbols of racism.

I think the police could have done better, but it sounds like Tommy isn't quite aware of this town's appalling history. u/meepmeep13 made a good point that I hadn't considered; the police may have gone into this with the perspective that this operation is the same as the normal crowd control operations in the city ie getting football fans from a) to b).

That approach might not have been the best for this situation. As a member of a community council I talk to the police frequently and once they explain their actions it actually makes a lot of sense. I would plead with Tommy to talk to the police about this because I'm sure they will want to learn some lessons as well.

I guess at the end of the day the police's job isn't to be nice or respectful even. It's to keep people from coming to harm. I do hope that CCTV is being used to examine incidents and press charges after the fact. Even though it's important to deal with problems on the day I don't see anything wrong with using a fair bit of resources identifying places where justice must be served.

For who are we as a city and a country if we do not do everything we can to shine a light on evil deeds and bring those responsible to justice, no matter how long ago it was?