Der er selvfølgelig ødelagt nogle ting, og det skal man ikke. Men vold... Er det en generel betragtning, eller møntet på noget du har set i dag. For jeg har endnu ikke hørt om noget vold vedrørende i dag. Måske du har?
Så vidt jeg kan se har en politibetjent fået en flænge i ansigtet, og jeg mener Sky sagde, at én var blevet indlagt. Måske det var den samme, men kønt så det i hvert fald ikke ud.
Men altså.. Uden at skulle lyde som ekspert, så vil et par få idioter jo altid kunne stjæle billedet fra mængden. Ham idioten der tog et kamera og kastede med det ender jo nok som billedet på protesterne, selvom mange, mange andre protesterede mere fredeligt. Det lyder trods alt til, at det overvejende foregik fredeligt.
Edit: Udtalelse fra Greater Manchester Police:
Early this afternoon, groups of protestors began to gather at Old Trafford and separately at The Lowry Hotel, Salford where the United players were staying. By late afternoon around 200 protestors had gathered outside the Lowry and over 1,000 at Old Trafford.
Officers continued to closely monitor the situation, engaging with those present but as the groups grew in size; it became clear that many of those present were not intending to exercise their right to peaceful protest. Flares were let off and bottles thrown at officers.
Protestors outside Old Trafford became especially aggressive and antagonistic towards police before a group of about 100 forced entry to the ground with some United staff having to lock themselves in rooms.
Those in the stadium were evicted by officers but outside on the forecourt hostility grew with bottles and barriers being thrown at officers and horses. Two officers have been injured with one officer being attacked with a bottle and sustaining a significant slash wound to his face, requiring emergency hospital treatment.