Risk of swearing
- 13 Jun 06, 03:07 PM
In given by the two men arrested - and now released - after the Forest Gate raid, some strong language was used.
One of the men, Mohammed Abdul Kahar, said: "He [a policeman] just kicked me in my face and kept on saying 'shut the fuck up'. I said: 'Please I cannot breathe'."
What to do when you're broadcasting it live, as we were on News 24?
Well, we try to assess the risk of swearing or legal issues before we go to a live event and minimise this if possible. Sometimes we even use a minor delay. In this case, I'm afraid it was unexpected and unforeseen - and the brothers said they were directly quoting the police.
We apologised afterwards - but I think the audience understand that sometimes these things are out of our hands, and viewers on a news channel are very understanding and tolerant when it occasionally happens.
Kevin Bakhurst is controller of 成人论坛 News
But every summer at Six, we risk being bumped off to 成人论坛 Two when the inevitable Tim Henman match goes to five sets. And this summer, the World Cup means we are chopped, moved to later slots and (I'm sure) moved on to 成人论坛 Two on occasion. Heaven knows what will happen when World Cup meets Wimbledon around teatime... 
