A police officer has been slammed after deliberately kicking an Arsenal fan in the legs after the game against Wolves in midweek.
Footage of what happened has gone viral and had over 500,000 views within a matter of days with some social media users wanted the officer sacked or at least some kind of investigation.
Some Gunners supporters say they weren’t surprised by what they were seeing in the clip after police had been trying to provoke them as the fans were making their way to the station.
Tut tut tut pic.twitter.com/F0Qw1NXEMW
— Tom Page (@Tompage_49) February 10, 2022
The game itself saw Gabriel score the only goal and Gabriel Martinelli was given an unusual red card as Arsenal beat Wolves for their first win of 2022.
Defender Gabriel put the ball in the back of the net from Alexandre Lacazette’s flick-on to score the only first-half goal Wolves have conceded in the Premier League since October.
Gunners forward Martinelli was sent off in the second half for two bookings shown at the same time for infringements just seconds apart – stopping a throw-in and a foul on Chiquinho.
Arsenal had better chances after that, with Lacazette shooting wide, though the visitors were holding on at the end.
Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale denied Romain Saiss and Leander Dendoncker and Chiquinho had a shot blocked on the line.
Ruben Neves took a swipe at Arsenal players’ post-match celebrations, you can see more on that HERE.
And as mentioned, a police officer was slammed after deliberately kicking an Arsenal fan in the legs, see how people reacted to that below…
@JJWoody97: Not surprised here tbh, they were trying to provoke fans all the way back to the station
@lbswfc87: Puts his arm up to apologise because he’s been caught. 😂
@BR00KESS: Puts his hat on and things he’s the hardest man alive. Guarantee he wouldn’t be this brave out of the uniform. Coward.
@Col00156481: The cheek of the copper kicking our supporter trying to trip him up and get a reaction. Well done for filming him
@Tompage_49: @Wolves_WMP please explain why this is allowed to happen?
@DannyLannon: He’s FIO too, dedicated to football, what chance have the lads got with them pulling tricks like that!
@stulcfc: One of them decked me for no reason in December 😂
@jody_hovell: Just after your mini documentary into football policing…maybe you need to see the bigger picture sometimes too @talkSPORT
@Carl_T_: @talkSPORT @Sjopinion10 @JimWhite all this talk about dark ages, police are not innocent. This happens time after time and nothing ever done this is actually nothing compared to what goes on.
@shez_1987: Wow where to start? Attempting to trip a member of the public over on a road in close proximity to moving vehicles. That single action could have had the potential to cause life changing injuries or worse. The correct action should have been to direct the man off the road.
@AVLH44: This is physical abuse. Other way round and the man’s spending years in prison.
@Andrewj62701013: Ironic that a copper with a camera to film trouble makers got filmed trying to cause trouble 🤔
@stb01986: 100% bullied at school this one
@JosephNeill87: Good on the lad for not reacting
@g4v1n_k: Saw this happen as I was walking back to the station. Bullies with badges 🖕
@r3djim: Proper victim this one. Footy policing has always been an excuse for bully victims to play the prick. Same in the 80s and 90s. Nothing has changed.
@LeighTurbo80: Imagine for 1 second if that was the other way around………
@TomAV94: Let’s all just #KickACopper see how they like it.
@SD_LFC_: @FairCop_ this needs proper attention this does. Imagine the lad reacted and the scene it could of caused. Imagine the lad doing this to the plod? Absolute joke the way these get away with shit like this @WolvesPolice
@shaunpne: His camera would’ve been right out had he reacted n’all.
@welfare1908: If it was the other way around he would have been taken to the ground, the PC assaulted him
@English_Raider: I’ve had numerous police officers do this to me over the years. Standing on the back of your heals as you walk and tripping you up. It’s what they do to elicit a reaction.
@FfcLucan: Old bill up there have always been the worst.
@BaywfcJames: Problem with coppers is they think they can do shit and get away with it and if your a football fan you seem to deserve it
@JonjoMcGov: Football fans should not be assaulted for being football fans.
@DS_1872: Bully bastards with a badge. If ye turn round a fuck him one your the cunt doing 3 to 5
@Ciaran2607: People still don’t believe travelling fans when we tell them the police are always causing and/or escalating most of the violence at grounds, cunts every one of them
@JoshWoogsOF: Why are people only just getting onto the fact the police are little power trip victims who got terrorised in school so now take it out on normal people? Did people think hating them was just an irrational hobby?
@ryannrossss: Football fans get portrayed as scum when this is shit the police are doing constantly to provoke fans, if he turns around and bites back he gets sent down, every single copper is corrupt to the fucking core
@Jinks_24: If he turned around and hit him, he’d be jumped by 15 people who were bullied at school and do 3 years jail. Happens week in week out all over the UK but 99.9% isn’t caught on camera
@simotrfc: Can’t stand them. You’re mad if you think they don’t antagonise people at the football to get reactions therefore justify the huge bills slapped on clubs. Helmets
@samprior1882: This is shocking and clearly looking for a reaction and reason to arrest
@se25jg: There was an article this week that football hooliganism is on the rise with kids as young as 12 involved however I am yet to see any recent articles about how the police provoke football fans and often fan the flames of violence at football.
@robson1896: Shock. Always looking for a reaction
@leeconnor9: This is disgraceful, seen first hand how police treat football fans at kings cross last weekend. Yet people super glue themselves to the road on the m25 and get ask to move politely. Football fans aren’t perfect but should be treat like normal people

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