Spanish police

[M18CTID]

My Mrs is from Madrid and the police are known to be pretty brutal! At recent demos they have been filmed beating innocent men and women with their batons. Politically they are a mess and the right wing government seem to treat the general normal public like utter shit. I mean you can personally face a 10,000 fine for attending demos and protests now in Spain, they are slowly eroding all basic rights. And it's these people who ultimately allow the police to do what they want.

There are also three types of police in Spain and the ones that police football are the local police, basically the lowest ones. There's a joke that anyone who fails schools goes into the local police.

It's a shame because Madrid is a fantastic city and the general Spanish people are awesome.

Totally agree - I love Madrid and going back there in a few weeks for a couple of nights and doing 3 nights in Seville. However, I won't be returning there for a City game ever again. The German police on the other hand have it spot on.

 

[SpiritofBurnden]

Sadly the behaviour of the Madrid police sounds all too familiar. Bolton supporters suffered at their hands when we played Atletico. They seemed to be intent on battering both sets of supporters inside and outside the stadium.

 

[gs1960]

Let's see if our new head of Security takes it further.
Not that It will do any good, but it would be nice to know he's on our side.
I was at that bar when the Charlton chairman got battered and vowed not to go again
But as you do, went again, you hope thin



Strange, never heard this from anyone over there (just got back) be interested to know if your in laws could provide further
information on this, where/when.

city fans were fighting with each other in playa major

 

[dooie68]

We were treated as second class citizens yesterday, I stood around the tickets offices from 6-30 to 8-25pm (before having my wallet stolen) the Touts were doing their business unchallenged -isn't that against the law as it is in England as it is in Spain
There must have been twenty thousand fans on that side of the ground throwing smoke bombs letting off fire crackers all of which is potentially dangerous in amongst a Hugh crowd. All I witnessed were two police on horseback prancing up and down, no arrests being even attempted. Spanish fans were tanked up so the poor excuse that English fans out in the sun full of booze is their rational for acting. Police thugs treated less then four thousand fans trying to get in with contempt. I wonder how many police were assigned to ensure we were escorted into the ground??
It's a civic liberties issue here, I've already emailed the British Embassy to recount my experiences of last night perhaps others could do the same, they have to investigate and reply. Any footage photo, film police report (anyone who was assaulted, lost wallets, hospitalised etc), I was absolutely sober and Sew both sides of fans being policed. Disgraceful.

 

[doots]

city fans were fighting with each other in playa major

Not sure what that's got to do with these shithouse Spanish pigs?

 

[cheddar404]

Makes you realise how lucky we are with the police in this country. Far from perfect but nothing on this scale.


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[machine9]

Hopefully somewhere along the line these twats will pick on the wrong lot and get their cumuppence.

 

[bluesmith]

Serious mate, that's awful! Hope you're okay and more importantly your girlfriend is too.

Yeah just sore and bruised now. She's ok with a few bruises.

 

[Rolee]

My Mrs is from Madrid and the police are known to be pretty brutal! At recent demos they have been filmed beating innocent men and women with their batons. Politically they are a mess and the right wing government seem to treat the general normal public like utter shit. I mean you can personally face a 10,000 fine for attending demos and protests now in Spain, they are slowly eroding all basic rights. And it's these people who ultimately allow the police to do what they want.

There are also three types of police in Spain and the ones that police football are the local police, basically the lowest ones. There's a joke that anyone who fails schools goes into the local police.

It's a shame because Madrid is a fantastic city and the general Spanish people are awesome.

So awesome they vote for a right wing government that are eroding all basic rights?

 

[bugsyblue]

So awesome they vote for a right wing government that are eroding all basic rights?

Not all of them mate, that's why they have a hung parliament at the moment! Every country can become blinded by conservative politics when an economy is in deep recession. Look at the idiots we voted in!