Revealing poll on Paceville incidents

Following the shocking incidents at Paceville involving the Malta Police Force, the results of The Times poll regarding confidence in the force gives us a fair idea where The Times online readership stands. On July 2, if one adds together the over 52...

Following the shocking incidents at Paceville involving the Malta Police Force, the results of The Times poll regarding confidence in the force gives us a fair idea where The Times online readership stands.

On July 2, if one adds together the over 52 per cent who said the brutal force used did not affect them and the over seven per cent who said they could not care less, a whopping 60 per cent are convinced there was nothing wrong with beating up a man.

I sincerely hope that this is not reflective of the islands' people at large.

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