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CCTV footage of the attack on the 15-year-old was played to the court by prosecutors, who alleged Jones was annoyed the youth had \u201cbroken free\u201d and was running off.<\/p>\n
Jones told the court it was his \u201chonest belief\u201d the teenager had made a downward movement with one of his hands, causing him to fear for his safety.<\/p>\n
Explaining the reason for his findings, Qureshi told Jones the force used against the 15-year-old victim after he \u201cstood in a surrender pose\u201d was totally unnecessary.<\/p>\n
The judge also described videos of the incidents, in which officers were shown not wearing masks, as \u201cdisastrous\u201d for police-public relations and \u201cembarrassing\u201d to watch.<\/p>\n
The judge told Jones: \u201cIt is noteworthy that in all three incidents, not a single officer wears a mask or face-covering despite being issued with it by West Midlands Police.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing turns on this point in this trial, but I have to make the comment that the videos, some of which were released on social media, are disastrous for public relations.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is embarrassing for the court to watch police officers selectively enforcing coronavirus laws when it suits them to order people off the streets and to go home, and yet those officers are ignoring the coronavirus laws and operational orders themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe videos do not show the police in a good light at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
By The Canary<\/a><\/p>\n\n This post was originally published on The Canary<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pc Declan Jones kicked and punched a 15-year-old who he had wrongly accused of possessing drugs in April 2020.<\/p>\n