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Doorman gets Six Years for Manslaughter

This is why you can’t ignore the Law regarding ‘Reasonable Force’! A doorman has received a six-year custodial sentence for the manslaughter of a customer in an Oldbury nightclub. Unfortunately, this is not the first time this has happened (another door supervisor, Brent Wright, received a similar sentence after an incident at Saga party in 2012, […]

Police and the Use of Force

Should Police be better at recording when they have used force? Also, should they receive better training in relation to the use of force itself, especially in relation to vulnerable people? This is something which the latest Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) report considers and makes recommendations about, as it transpires that the general perception […]

The Answer to the Problem of Violence in Schools

Violence in Schools is on the increase and teachers are increasingly being assaulted by pupils. This disturbing issue which has certainly gained a lot of coverage in the press as of late. For instance, it was reported by the BBC recently that, following a survey by the ATL (the Association of Teachers and Lecturers), four […]

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Home Defence Law and Human Rights

Home Defence Law and Human Rights Here’s a question for you – if some-one breaks into your house and use force that would be seen as ‘disproportionate’, do you think you will be prosecuted? The realistic answer is probably not, because the law regarding householders using force changed recently. However, think again – because this […]

The Danger in Schools

The Danger in Schools – what can be done to reduce the risks of school-related violence Once again, we hear of an incident involving an edged-weapon in a school, this time in Scotland. Tragically, this has led to another fatality on this occasion. Of course, such cases do remain pretty mercifully rare. However, several recent incidents – such […]

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Reasonable Force Vs ‘Fight-or-Flight’…

  ‘Nobody is going to be thinking about the law under pressure!’ Actually, the truth might surprise you… Another interesting comment that came out during our survey effectively stated that no-one is going to be thinking about the law under pressure. Again, I’d like to offer my own perspectives on this… To a certain extent, […]