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Also, what the fuck is with the reluctance here to use baton rounds / plastic bullets on rioters?
Or even the water cannon?
On the "mainland" ?
Because "it isnt a British way of policing" or something like that.. are you fucking serious?

Not that I favour any sort of armed policing whatsoever, but the RUC - last time I checked they were still a police force under the remit of the Queen - seemed to never have any problems whatsoever opening up on republicans in the north of Ireland with the plastic bullets at the slightest drop of a hat.
Double standards bullshit.
Perfectly alright for the cops to use them in northern Ireland but totally unacceptable to use them on British citizens.

Slightly different crowd there. Horses for courses and all that.