Indeed, Pete. Every interpretation of the sequence of events - we may have to wait until 17th to find out just what that was - puts a very different spin on it. I thought it more likely that the cop may have used the knife to defend himself rather than deliberately trying to take on 6 big blokes on his own. We'll have to wait and see about that one.
As for beating someone up for a bit of name calling, I'd like to hear more about the details of that too. I called someone a name once when I was at school, I hope perthsaint doesn't come after me with nine of his friends for that.