Having just watched the footage of Jody McIntyre being pulled from his wheelchair and the interview that followed; I am utterly gobsmacked. Not just by the behaviour of the police in question, but also the attitude of Ben Brown, the BBC interviewer. The questions he asked were beyond ridiculous, it's one of the most blatant examples of bias I've seen on television outside of Fox News.
So what if he describes himself as a revolutionary? As McIntyre himself said so well: that's a word, not a physical action. "Was he wheeling himself towards the police?" What kind of stupid question is that? Brown's questions were ridiculous; and gave every impression of searching for some reason, any reason, to blame McIntyre for what happened. That in itself is a disgrace and renders the whole notion of "impartiality" on the part of the BBC laughable in this case.
Also, just what threat did these policemen believe that a disabled man confined to a wheelchair could pose that would warrant such behaviour? It is a complete overreaction on their part and I hope that the officers involved are disciplined.
However, I somehow doubt they will be.
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