Despite the prohibitions imposed by the anti-contagion rules, they thought they could ignore the covid block continuing to go to the gym but they were surprised and interrupted by the police who, with the help of police dogs, broke into the structure and arrested everyone, not sparing beatings to some of those present. And what happened in a gym in Speke, a suburb of Liverpool in the Metropolitan County of Merseyside, England, where now there is no lack of accusations against the excessive aggressiveness of the agents and the excessive use of force.
The entire scene was immortalized in some footage taken by the surveillance cameras in the area. A video shows people trying to escape while the police chase them with batons in the parking lot after the blitz while another Another clip shows a man in handcuffs falling to the ground as he is arrested and then surrounded by eight officers and a police dog. Some of those present accused the police of being too heavy. For their part, officers said a group of men became aggressive when they were prevented from leaving the scene after the raid.
“During the operation the use of force was deemed necessary by the officers in response to people’s behavior “ Deputy Local Police Chief Serena Kennedy said, adding, “Officers should not face abuse and violence when trying to enforce the law that most people are rightfully complying with. We are currently in a national covid block, which means that people shouldn’t leave their homes except for essential reasons. Violating Covid rules in this way is not acceptable. Some people from Speke’s gym had arrived from Manchester on Sunday ”.
The operation ended with three arrests for resistance, two men and one woman, and 52 people fined for violation of covid rules. Fines even for ten cars illegally parked outside the gym. In addition, the gym risks a very thoughtful penalty because the fire doors had been closed with the padlock.
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