Disgrace: Killer British cop escapes all charges

Not mentioned below is that the cop had previously obscured his ID badges and partially covered his face so he was obviously intending to act with dubious legality from the beginning. A "Misconduct in public office" charge could surely be made to stick but now it is not even going to be put to a jury

A BRITISH police officer who struck a man and pushed him to the ground during the G20 protests in London last year will not face charges over his death.

Ian Tomlinson, 47, was filmed being hit with a baton by the officer, identified only as PC "A", and being pushed over as he walked through demonstrations in the City of London financial district on April 1, minutes before collapsing.

The Crown Prosecution Service said there was a "sharp disagreement between the medical experts" about the cause of the newspaper seller's death. [Rubbish. There was only a disagreement between the initial autopsy and a second, more thorough, one]

"As a result, the CPS would simply not be able to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Mr Tomlinson's death was caused by PC 'A' pushing him to the ground," it said. "That being the case, there is no realistic prospect of a conviction for unlawful act manslaughter. "It also follows that there is also no realistic prospect of a conviction for assault occasioning actual bodily harm or misconduct in public office."

Mr Tomlinson's family were outraged at the decision and vowed to seek a review. "There is either a lack of will or there is incompetence," their lawyer Jules Carey said on the "unbelievable" lack of charges.

"Their dad died of either a heart attack or internal bleeding, whichever evidence you prefer, but no one has been prosecuted and that is a disgrace. "We will be looking at whether the decision can be reviewed."

Mr Tomlinson had not taken part in the protest and was apparently on his way home through the protest zone.

"It's just outrageous. We feel like it wasn't a full investigation from the beginning," his son Paul King said. "It's been a big cover-up. Why isn't there an assault charge, nothing?"

Thousands of anti-capitalist protesters gathered in the City of London ahead of the Group of 20 summit in east London which was attended by leaders of the world's wealthiest economies, including US President Barack Obama.

Original report here. More shocking details here



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