针对英国警方在这场暴动是否有失当，曾任北爱尔兰警察总长的英国警官协会（Association of Chief Police Officers）主席欧德爵士（Sir Hugh Orde）写了一篇题为“Water cannon make for good headlines – and bad policing” 的文章，简单的翻译，题目的意思是“水炮导致头条新闻和坏治安”。在他的文章中，欧德爵士为授权使用水炮和警棍而写了以下这段：
“Having authorised the deployment of both water cannon and baton rounds, I remain clear that they have a vital place in our armoury, but only when proportionate and appropriate to the situation we face. In stark terms, without extremely violent and static crowds, they are useless.”
哎。。认同