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| | Porter v Metropolitan Police (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | These police officers were present to sort out a problem between members of the public in which there was an inherent risk of trouble, and by their presence, as well as by their efforts at persuasion, were seeking to ensure so far as they could, that the peace was maintained. |
 | | At the police station, she was not dealt with for the breach of the peace for which she was arrested, but she was charged with assault on a police officer in the execution of his duty. |
 | | This is not surprising since, given that the police officers were lawfully entitled to proceed to eject the appellant and, when she struggled, to arrest her, the officers conduct as shown on the video could scarcely have been more restrained. |
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