Police Fed finally responds over G20 - it was the media's fault
The Police Federation, which was rather backward in coming forward in defending officers involved in the G20 protests, has blamed the media for much of the alleged wrongdoing. Forget about a legal requirement for officers to wear their identification numbers, the solution is to introduce more rigorous guidelines on what the press can report.
Simon Reed, Vice Chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, said: “Distorted reporting by the media needs remedying quickly but unfortunately the nature of the beast is that they only choose to report what they wish to. Perhaps more stringent media guidelines that do not in any way suppress the freedom of the press should be considered to ensure fair and impartial reporting.”
