From a place where, not long ago, police calling for help

would have a posse on hand, and someone leaving the house would put a pistol in their pocket(and knew they'd almost certainly not need it), we now have this:
Two unarmed police officers who were attacked by a mob of 30 adults and teenagers were today receiving hospital treatment after being bitten, kicked and punched.

The officers were attacked by the gang after asking a teenage girl to pick up some litter.

Other teenagers and adults then attacked the officers after the girl refused their request and dropped the litter again.
Disgusting, but not unexpected considering how things have gone there. Then comes the very sensitivefriggin' insane comment from an inspector:
“Whilst we would never use the word 'mob' which is an inflammatory word, we can confirm that eye witnesses have described their initial fear that officers were going to be seriously injured or killed.”
Aw, isn't that nice? Two of their officers are in the hospital, they and witnesses thought they were going to be killed, and the inspector is so concerned with the feelings of these slimeballs that he won't call them a 'mob'. That's inflammatory, you know.

PC and sensitive at any cost.