Paul Lewis:
A Metropolitan police sergeant who was filmed hitting a woman with a baton at the G20 demonstrations walked free from court today after a judge ruled he acted lawfully. After the verdict, Delroy Smellie nodded to the judge and said: "Thank you very much." Smellie hugged his brother and left the courtroom, joking and laughing with lawyers.
Furthermore:
Despite numerous IPCC investigations, no officer has faced serious disciplinary action and none have been successfully prosecuted.
That's right, not one. So how's your confidence in the system one year on?
