https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gjkd4d4eeo
A total of 20 police officers have been injured while on duty over a 24-hour period in Northern Ireland, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said.
These incidents took place between Friday evening, 13 December and Saturday morning, 14 December.
Some of the officers sustained serious injuries that required medical treatment.
The figures come just days after it was revealed that a total of 58 police officers have been injured as a result of ramming incidents in the past year.
Supt Rosie Thompson said that two officers were injured as a result of a deliberate patrol vehicle ramming in Concession Road, Crossmaglen, after a VW Golf "attempted to put the patrol car off the road".
"Shockingly, one of the injured officers has been involved in five prior police vehicle rammings," she said.
Both officers were unable to remain on duty and the patrol vehicle is now not road worthy.
'Spat at and sustained limb injuries'
A white police Audi has yellow and blue patterns on its sides. Their is a large dent and missing panel from the front left of the car, on the passegers side
Image caption,
Vehicles rammings in the last year have left 58 officers injured
An officer in Newry is also being treated for a serious thumb injury after being assaulted while responding to a disturbance. He was also kicked by the suspect.
Another officer based in Newry sustained a suspected broken nose and his three colleagues were injured while responding to a domestic-related report in Mountnorris, south Armagh.
These officers were spat at and sustained limb injuries when attempting to make an arrest.
Meanwhile, four officers sustained minor injuries across the Craigavon area while responding to two separate reports.
In the Derrygonnelly area of Fermanagh, four officers were injured after a man became aggressive while being placed into a van.
In Londonderry, three officers were assaulted after stopping a man who was suspected of being involved in a previous assault.
While being arrested he kicked out at the officers, injuring them to their chest, chin and lower body.
In north Belfast, officers were responding to a report of an assault when the suspect lunged towards an officer in an attempt to head-butt him. he also shouted offensive language.
Officers were responding to a domestic-related report in the west Belfast area when an officer was struck on the chest.
Where did the assaults happen?
Londonderry – three
Belfast – two
Crossmaglen – two
Newry – one
Fermanagh – four
Mountnorris, south Armagh – four
Craigavon – four
Supt Thompson said: "We will investigate these shameful and unacceptable attacks rigorously. These are just some of the examples to highlight the risks our officers face every day.
"Our officers are here to help, and respond to calls assisting people, keeping them safe.
"Assaults on police are unacceptable, and must not be tolerated as simply being 'part of the job'."
by HeWasDeadAllAlong
17 comments
>Our officers are here to help, and respond to calls assisting people, keeping them safe.
I hope you’re going to investigate rigorously that 16 year old with his head kicked in recently in Cookstown as a shameful and unacceptable attack, Supt Thomponson.
It’s time to start taking Friday the 13th seriously
Is this Christmas parties?
There’s inevitably at least one mess and they can get _really_ fuckin’ ugly.
> A white police Audi has yellow and blue patterns on its sides. Their is a large dent and missing panel from the front left of the car, on the passegers side Image caption,
– in the voice of audio description woman off the TV
Deflect deflect deflect from the officer kicking the head of a teenager.
Are you counting the one that hurt his big toe on a 16 year olds head?
Loyalist Mountnorris is in South Armagh?
The police in NI think they are above the law, they think people have no rights and they can do whatever they want, I have no sympathy for them after seeing all the shit they’ve been doing over the years
What an unfortunate time of the year to be signed off on the sick…
Cue: everyone talking about that wee toerag of a 16 year old, who is more feral than a wild dog. Absolutely shouldn’t have been kicked, but do I feel pity for him – absolutely not. Now all it has done is cost us a police officer, some contempt for the PSNI and legal fee’s / compensation for one of the two firms that seem to have a great track record for human rights or representing troubles victoms (when this province needs to move on from the past)..
Poor officers, they need these attacks like a kick in the head
Classic Reddit.
One officer commits an unacceptable act, yes, but that apparently makes these 20 assaults on police officers totally OK and non-newsworthy.
Neither of these are acceptable.
Theres nothing really surprising about these stats at all, especially with all the bars being at their busiest this time of year and arresting drunk people out of their minds i’d imagine is a massive regularity working for the police service. What isn’t surprising here is the fact they’ve put out this pathetic attempt at sympathy right after a video starts to circulate of a young man getting his head booted in by a police officer…and they expect us to just lap this pity party shit up. Fuck away off. Absolute joke of a police force. Corrupt to the core.
What were three officers doing in London?
No mention of the 2 in Cookstown? Did their injuries disappear when the video emerged?
Black eye Friday lives up to the hype this year.
Voluntarily serve the state, get smacked. Seems reasonable and fair.
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