42 BOUYID v. BELGIUM JUDGMENT – SEPARATE OPINION necessary by the conduct of the person with whom they are dealing. This in itself is a laudable aim. Police violence is unacceptable. However, we would have preferred a more nuanced assessment of the facts of the case, with a stronger grounding in reality. For the reasons set out above, we consider that the treatment complained of did not attain the level of severity required to fall within the scope of Article 3.