[Livia]

The Police have got to be all things to all people. They are not social workers or carers. Presumably someone called the police, it's not usual for them to patrol swimming pools on the off-chance, and as far as I know they don't restrain and handcuff people for no reason. You have to question the thinking of the people who were supposed to be caring for the boy in question.

Of couse the police make mistakes, they're people no robots. And sometimes people get a nice hefty payout on the strength of those mistakes. I don't see how a pile of cash that indirectly comes from the taxpayer can help someone get over their perceived wrongs.