Cops Up To Their Old Tricks

[Fulham Broadway 16,392]

By: James Auger

Date: 07 January 2008 This story is for everyone who knows my Dad Cliff, known also as ‘Rubsy’. As some of you might know, there was trouble after Chelsea’s match against QPR last Saturday. Myself, my father Cliff, my younger brother John and my two friends were walking along the North End Rd in Fulham near The Goose pub.

There seemed to be something happening in the pub as there were many policemen outside stopping people entering or leaving. Unfortunately, my two friends were caught up in the confusion and pushed inside the pub while the other three of us were outside.

I told a policeman that we were waiting for our two friends to be let out and he said that although we couldn’t enter the pub, we could wait where we were for them.

Suddenly, a police dog unit arrived and the police started to get heavy handed and started pushing people near the scene including my Dad who fell onto my younger 13-year-old brother. The police drew their batons and we began to walk away.

Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my leg and as I turned around, a police dog was biting my leg. At this point, I was scared and tried to get the dog off of me but its jaws were locked. Eventually, it let go but my Dad kicked the dog to help me escape from it.

Then, three (I think) policeman leapt on me and four jumped on my Dad while another friend managed to get my younger brother away but I was on the floor. I felt a police baton, fists and boots kicking me and I could hear cries of pain from my Father.

He has since told me that he was handcuffed, punched and one of the police officers stood on him before arresting us both. Now my Dad is in hospital with three broken ribs and a punctured lung and I have black eye, swollen lips and a cut face from where I was punched.

I was cautioned for using foul and abusive language and breaching the peace while my Father has been charged with criminal damage to a police dog. We both feel that we were not guilty of what we have been charged with and I am asking for any witnesses to contact us in they feel they can help us mount a case against the police.

I hope this redresses the charges that have been pressed against my Father and myself with both of us claiming our innocence. Meanwhile, I look forward to my Father being released from hospital on Wednesday

If you can help, please contact us here and we will pass your details to Cliff and James.

We are pleased to inform readers that, on Saturday evening, Cliff was successfully operated on at Charing Cross Hospital in West London where he is said to be comfortable while he recovers.

Anyone who's had dealings with cops at football will identify with this, but it's still shocking nonetheless.

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[bombayblue™ 55]

are cops all around the world the same?

[Elliott 7]

Fuck the pigs

[cfc-meleady 192]

A.C.A.B

[changingman2000 35]

I remember in the late 80's there was a meeting between Chelsea fans and reps of the OB in a boozer in the Warren Street area, cant remember its name, and the OB were being carpeted big time, they were accused of having an "arrest policy" at the Bridge, which they were bending over backwards to deny.

Edited January 7, 2008 by changingman2000

[KENT_BLUE 1]

idoits

kent_blue

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

Cops are cops.....that will never change.

Always heavy handed wherever you are... *spits*

[Steve 10,227]

hmm not good stupid cops

[Steve 10,227]

hmm not good stupid cops

[Fulham Broadway 16,392]

So good you said it twice.

Harry Roberts is our friend etc etc

[We Hate Scouse 10,260]

Yesterday there was a group of Everton fans going round hitting people, my mate told a copper and the copper said to him....Don't be stupid if they hit you, you'd hit them back. These were men in the mid 30's hitting people as young as 15 and the coppers did nothing at all. can someone tell me why they are there?

[Fulham Broadway 16,392]

Overtime, and to protect the rich people.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

And now they want to charge PL clubs for their "services" Idiots, they do nothing and expect to paid for it.