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Whilst it is understandable that preservation of Mr Deacon's life and the prevention of an accident in his carriageway were paramount, we still expect the police to behave with a modicum of common sense, after all, he had made the journey once and apparently to good effect. Strange however that it's a disciplinary offence to jump into a pond to save a child who is drowning.
Bill Q, Derby,
Absolutely DISGUSTING!!!!
These people must be dealt with properly.
Whay kind of a country has this become?
Tony, Newcastle, UK
What would you all be saying if they had allowed him to walk across the motorway and he got knocked down? Would his family say it was his own fault or be suing the police?
Phil , Poole,
Don't believe a word of it
Rob, derby, uk
Sounds like the pollce we have here in Barry South Wales.
jim, Barry, Wales
the 3 police should be named and shamed, at least. and charged with assault.
john, bristol, uk
This sounds very much like a normal encounter with our considerate police farce trying to maintain the support of the general public. Unfortunately though they'll soon have another weapon to force compliance from ordinary Joe Public, the Tazer. Do as you're told or have your central nervous system paralysed by some PC Plod with a 50,000 volt cattle prod.
Norman, London, UK
And we wonder why these people cannot protect us ??
Bill Atkins, Rehoboth Beach, USA
Why is it never reported that police thugs are prosecuted?
Why are they never sacked?
It is the police senior management that need investigating and sorting out.
Ian, Solihull,
If that is a true statement of affairs, the officers should be sacked !
John, Plymouth,
And we don't already have a Police state?
Judy , Liverpool, england
This is modern policing. With targets to meet it is easy targets like this that they look for.
R Aiken, Contre,