Patrick, What are you talking about? Police is accountable to the Home Office and its Secretary, what else is your experience of "government connection"? If you have a "disturbing personal story" to tell , don't hide it. I would suggest to start with the Independent Police Complaint Commission and they will investigate any 'brutalities' against you when you were in custody. They commit themselves to complaints against police from members of public and independently from the government. Or, perhaps, reveal your story to the local press if having solid evidence. Find a lawyer who will consider the validity of your case. What news are you watching and newspapers reading? I live in Britain and don't believe your 'scary miscarriage of justice' suspects cell-tale. Police in Britain is known for its heavy handed approach, but the media is not short of stories on that either. Get your life on the right side of law and you are safe. You know that British policemen don't carry guns. Shootings happened where the special forces were engaged, not on a shopping trip. JG is right - some stories have been covered previously and will resurface again when the time of adjournment has been lapsed, or a case transferred to the High Court. Many families are determined to keep their cases alive until justice is done. It is not that uncommon that the settlements can be reached out of court and victims have been compensated. Nobody in the right state of mind questions any morality of such incidents.

I have had my own share from the local police and the crimes they committed against me and it would make disturbing reading. Let me tell you, those ignorant to the facts, is that the British police now days can quite literally get away with murder and other similar serious crimes. What is a crying shame is that the news don't cover anything like this as they are part of the problem because of their connection to the government. The UK is already gone down the sewage and every aspect of a non corrupt gov, civil service and the erosion of people's legal rights. We are living in a fascist dictatorship state which commits serious crimes against people on a daily scale, trust me on that one..

i checked this out on the BBC news site - it was reported as a 'family vigil', paying their respects to their dead brother. no mention at all of the wider protest against police brutality. thanks for the unbiased news coverage on this issue. shame i have to go to a foreign news site to find out what's really happening in my own country. so much for the neutrality of the BBC. thank you.