[Livia]

This report is very patchy. The police were called to deal with this man and his behaviour , described as drunk and abusive, was enough for them to resort to using pepper spray. The first reaction of some is that the police were heavy handed, without knowing what kind of fight this bloke put up. The police have to deal with all kinds of drunken, loutish behaviour all the time, I have no problem with them using pepper spray or tasers. It's impossible to treat everyone with kid gloves.