Not excusing it, but I can understand young men, looking for a ruck.
But guys in their 40's and 50's kicking off, need to give their heads a serious wobble.
Be pot calling kettle if I said anything mate.
They need to realise with the way the cops operate, cctv , cameras spotters, DNA ,there are there own fans and passers by putting everything on line in minutes.
It's a mugs game if you want to stay out of jail.
The days of showing up at a magistrates and getting a fine are long gone, or what used to happen half the time with us cops would offer you a hiding or get lifted on Merseyside and some of the Midlands cops as well
They knew who was up to what even in my day.
Could tell you all sorts of stories .
You normally took the boot and fist and baton in the back of the van or down an alley and thought fk it I sort of deserved that.
My cousin took an horrible beating one time from them left him a right mess.
His brother same in London at Chelsea, but they cocked that one up as two off duty cops were there following Everton and went witness for him, they had batterd him that bad they knew it was coming to be on top , and were doing him for affray if he put a complaint in..
Thank god those scouse coppers stood by there word and stood by him.
I can understand if you caught up in something that all goes out of the window.
Old man now so it's not something I will ever be involved in. Different days long time a go leave it there.