Anyway, as Derek said, the police standards people normally love to roast coppers in the media, so when they don't, you really know there'snothing in it.
While we're on the subject though, and with the "Tough on Crime" thread closed, i'll post this here. Coppers have been given 18 month - 2+ years prison sentences for various assaults in police custody including punching and a bit of hair pulling.
Well a PC has lost 2 fingers due to an assault by a prisoner and she got a suspended jail sentence. Permantly maimed, for that. But i'm sure you all know this already as it was extremely widely reported, just like if a PC caused a prisoner to lose 2 fingers.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standa...pcs-fingers.do