This is appalling, but you have to laugh really
Police have apologised for a blunder in which actors from football hooligan film The Firm were mistakenly included in 'wanted' pictures of fans caught in West Ham v Millwall riots. It has emerged that a file of 66 pictures of those caught up in the violent clashes, made public in a bid to identify the rioters, accidentally included stills of actors from the film. Police used a Sky News report to capture images of fans fighting at the Carling Cup clash in August but officers turned off the sound from the report and so failed to realise it included clips from the movie. The Metropolitan Police said: ''We wish to apologise unreservedly to those affected.'' Among the actors who faces were included in in the 'wanted' line-up was Paul Anderson, who plays Bex in the film. The error was described by Yard insiders as a ''bad day at the office'' for those responsible. Scotland Yard said: ''Six images in individuals who were not involved in the violence were mistakenly included. These images appear to have been taken from a motion picture. ''We wish to apologise unreservedly to those affected. We are going to be actively trying to contact those people to offer our apologies.'' snip http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/6473695/Police-sorry-for-West-Ham-football-riot-actors-blunder.html Quite surprised they didn't nick em and charge em really. Got to meet those targets after all.
Police have apologised for a blunder in which actors from football hooligan film The Firm were mistakenly included in 'wanted' pictures of fans caught in West Ham v Millwall riots. It has emerged that a file of 66 pictures of those caught up in the violent clashes, made public in a bid to identify the rioters, accidentally included stills of actors from the film. Police used a Sky News report to capture images of fans fighting at the Carling Cup clash in August but officers turned off the sound from the report and so failed to realise it included clips from the movie. The Metropolitan Police said: ''We wish to apologise unreservedly to those affected.'' Among the actors who faces were included in in the 'wanted' line-up was Paul Anderson, who plays Bex in the film. The error was described by Yard insiders as a ''bad day at the office'' for those responsible. Scotland Yard said: ''Six images in individuals who were not involved in the violence were mistakenly included. These images appear to have been taken from a motion picture. ''We wish to apologise unreservedly to those affected. We are going to be actively trying to contact those people to offer our apologies.'' snip http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/news/6473695/Police-sorry-for-West-Ham-football-riot-actors-blunder.html Quite surprised they didn't nick em and charge em really. Got to meet those targets after all.