"A Change in Approach to Public Order Policing:" London Cops Consider Buying Water Cannons
Submitted on November 30, 2011
By Sandra Laville - The Guardian
The Metropolitan [London] police is considering the purchase of three water cannon at a cost of nearly £4m to cover London and the south east as part of a new approach to public order policing in the aftermath of the summer riots...In what appears to be a toughening up of its tactics in the aftermath of the August riots, the force is examining whether further legislation is required to give officers more powers when dealing with large scale disorder as well.
