Fair Cop

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The true story of a young police officers imprisonment for a crime he did not commit It was Michael Buntings life ambition to follow in his fathers footsteps & become a police officer. But six years after his family watch him pass out & begin his lifes dream he is serving a sentence for a crime he didnt commit. This is his story. Beaten almost senseless as he tried to arrest a violent criminal the 23-year-old PC was left with head injuries & blurred vision that took him months to recover from. Back at work he was astounded to learn that his attacker had filed a complaint against him & that the Police Discipline & Complaints Department were following up the allegation. Two years later he was found guilty of common assault against his assailant & received a prison sentence that left him living his devastated life amongst the criminals he had previously sought to keep off the streets. Hard-hitting & at times heart-breaking the book is a graphic account of life behind bars for a policeman in one of Englands hardest prisons. An extract from A Fair Cop: The prisoner arrived once more with the trolley & placed the plate of food on to my hatch. Bunting he shouted pleasantly. I wasnt fooled. Thanks I said as I walked across the cell to collect it. As I put my hand out to reach for the plate he snatched it away. He held it up to the hatch & peered through at me. PC Bunting isnt it? he asked & then took a deep breath to muster as much saliva from the back of his throat as he could. With one swift movement he spat a big glob in to the middle of the food. The white phlegm floated around in brown gravy. Hey lads Im feeding the pig he said. With this two other prisoners came to my cell hatch. They looked at me sniggering. They then spat in my food too. The first prisoner put the plate on the hatch & gestured for me to come closer. Youre in our territory now you f***ing filth & were gonna f***ing carve you up."