What do you mean it's "more a reflection on the police"?

I wonder how today's cops would have coped at the Rokeby Arms when Dicky Jones R.I.P. was in his prime.

I never condone violence, but the 'old school' chaps who sorted things out were not, as I remember, gratuitous. It was not honourable, but there was usually something that caused the coming together.
So much today seems to suggest people are just picked on for no reason other than they are there, and attempts to surrender are seen as invitations to go at them harder.....

Richard was a big chap, and rather attracted attention.........

They don't get the respect that they did years ago. The uniform alone used to stop people, but now it just seems to wind them up.

My friend was in town when such violence erupted and she thought it was disgraceful and was very scared. With Newbury growing it is a development we do not need. I hope the please were on top of it and we must make sure this sort of thing does not happen again.