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Ian Tomlinson was condemned by BBC News presenter Chris Eakin within minutes

bbcshouldsackchriseakin | 06.08.2013 01:27 | Analysis | Policing | Social Struggles | London | World


The Met Police has "apologised" to Ian Tomlinson's family. But the BBC hasn't!
Yet the BBC ought to do so as well. And sack Chris Eakin. It was Eakin who condemned Tomlinson within minutes of Tomlinson's death at Police hands.
As he read the so-called breaking news about Ian Tomlinson's death, Eakin
went out of his way to make a very detailed statement blaming the demonstrators for
Tomlinson's death and in fact said words to the effect that Tomlinson himself had to blame.



The Met Police has "apologised" to Ian Tomlinson's family. But the BBC hasn't!

Yet the BBC ought to do so as well. And sack Chris Eakin. It was Eakin who condemned Tomlinson within minutes of Tomlinson's death at Police hands.

Eakin was presenting the BBC News Channel on the night of 01 April 2009

As he read the so-called breaking news about Ian Tomlinson's death, Eakin
went out of his way to make a very detailed statement blaming the demonstrators for
Tomlinson's death and in fact said words to the effect that Tomlinson himself had to blame.

Anyone wanting to check this can ask the BBC for the footage of Eakin attacking
Tomlinson and the demonstrators and readily asserting a very illegal statement on behalf of the Police!

bbcshouldsackchriseakin

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  1. Channel 4 are traitors! — k.
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