The power of the media
The expenses scandal has shown us the power of
the media and how it can be used to initiate much needed change in
the bodies that govern us.
The police are currently experiencing something similar, which
started at the G20 demonstrations when Ian Tomlinson suffered a
fatal heart attack after allegedly being manhandled by police
officers.
Footage showed officers catching Tomlinson unaware and assaulting
him with batons, while some officers had obscured their identity
numbers, leaving them free of accountability for their actions.
Just as there are many honest MPs, the vast majority of police
officers go about their duties as they should, but it is still important to shine a light on the bad
minority.
On Sunday, the Guardian showed
video footage of two female environmental campaigners (and
members of Fit Watch, who film surveillance officers in action to
ensure no wrong doing) being manhandled, arrested and held for four
days, merely for asking - and being refused - to see police ID
numbers.
They were released without charges and the
incident has been submitted to the Independent Police Complaints
Commission.
Like MPs, the police are there to serve the public
and the media plays an important role in ensuring they do
so.
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