being injured and when the actual tape of the arrest was played in court it actually showed that mr primo was on the ground he had fallen down in the scuffle of the protest and had covered his his head to protect himself as he was on the ground and as he tried to stand up was then tackled from behind by officers and there was basically video evidence of what the police officer had testified what happened so quite a different story from what the y.p. prosecutors and also the officer himself was saying now he was actually really lucky in this case that there wasn't fact video evidence to disprove what the officer in the prosecution worst saying but that's not obviously always the case do you get the sense that the n.y.p.d. whining on the stand is actually common practice or is this just an isolated incident. well there was another occupy a case that happened earlier in the past year involving a mr arbuckle and that was also a case where the police testimony contradicted the video evidence there had been a police in that case a police officer testifying that defendant had been in the streets

contradicted a new york police department officer who was underwrote here to discuss the case of mr primo and other instances of police recklessness i'm joined now by matthew feeney he's the assistant editor for reason twenty four seven matthew thank you so much for joining me let's talk about these these different cases that we're seeing is there are trying to kind of going on are these the exception or are they really the standard or what we're really seeing is that there is a trend in the use of excessive force by police throughout the country and i think that this is something that you know is not isolated to the instances you just highlighted it's actually something that has continued over the last few years ok so the l.a.p.d. certainly has a reputation of police brutality but we've seen this increased militarization of local police forces i mean across the country from tanks to swat teams to the gear that they use except for a how does this affect the relationship between the police and the civilian population it affects it really dramatically it's really interesting that we are sta

officer under oath to discuss the case of mr primo and the other instances of police recklessness i was joined earlier by matthew finney he is the assistant editor for reason twenty four seven and i am by asking him if these cases are becoming a trend. i think what we're really seeing is that there is a trend in the use of excessive force by police throughout the country and i think that this is something that is not isolated to the instances you just highlighted it's actually something that is continued over the last few years ok so the l.a.p.d. certainly has a reputation of police brutality but we've seen this increased militarization of local police forces i mean across the country from term tanks to swat teams to the gear that they use except for how does this affect the relationship between the police and the civilian population it affects it really dramatically it's really interesting that we are starting to treat our police in the same way that we train our military and the military is designed and used by countries to find to isolate and eliminate enemies the point of a police f

mr. speaker.ha i am delighted to hear the primo minister he agrees to pay the industry. he is now committing to the one. thing we know that would make ae difference and cut the charges.w yes or no?e >> no, i think the mosto? important thing today is to welcome what the opposite fair trade is doing which is puttings these companies on notice and ir think it is worth making the point that you if you don't have an effective sector you do see far more dangers from loan sharks which is the point she iu making. >> this week the 45 million people of tenure one of the fastest-emerging markets in which the u.k. is the biggest trade partner went to the polls. yesterday i came back from the bureau in kenya of dr. anthonyco king, the world renown in the fight against poaching, tragically killed last week. would the prime minister take this opportunity to send our condolences and our support to the people of ken why and showing the powerful democracy. >> now i come men my honorable friend raising this issue.e i join him and pay trib baut to and-ny king. i know my honorable friending