'Concern over Met police use of spit hoods on black detainees'https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/sep/02/concern-over-met-police-use-of-spit-hoods-on-black-detainees?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet …
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Those two words justifiable & proportionate - down to officer using it & maybe before waiting to be spat at.
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Pre-emptive strike under common law... would include spit hood use? You do not have to wait for the offender to throw the first punch.
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I'm expressing an opinion not a legal certainty. I'm saying this needs to be carefully researched.
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The use of it HAS to be justified in a duty statement as would other uses of force...
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