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Wilko · 08-05-2005, 04:56 AM

[quote:28ef3]If the police had been doing their jobs, they would have known who the terrorist suspects were and who the innocents were.[/quote:28ef3]
If the Police knew that, they would be wasting their mind-reading talents.

[quote:28ef3]In England private ownership of guns is illegal, and uniformed policeman don't carry guns. Suddenly a plain clothes guy starts waving a gun around yelling "STOP you bugger!"[/quote:28ef3]
How many robbers have you heard of that rob people in the middle of crowded Tube stations, at gunpoint, shouting "STOP you bugger!"?

[quote:28ef3]I would run away too, fearing that a robbery was about to take place. I'd run toward the most crowded place I could find, as generally speaking criminals like to work without witnesses.[/quote:28ef3]
He was in the most crowded place. And for the record, running away from people with guns is generally a bad idea. It makes them panic and increases trigger-happiness.

[quote:28ef3]They shot an innocent man to death and you guys want to give them a medal. That is really sad.[/quote:28ef3]
It was a 1 in 100 chance that all of these circumstances would come together this terribly. It would have been worse if it was an actual suicide bomber, and they hesitated. Let's cut the bullshit for a moment; This guy was an idiot. What sort of person, considering the security climate in Britain right now, would run away from an armed Police Officer?

I'm not saying he deserved to die for his stupidity, but he didn't do himself any favours.

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Wilko is Offline Senior Member Posts: 1,903 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia	08-05-2005, 04:56 AM [quote:28ef3]If the police had been doing their jobs, they would have known who the terrorist suspects were and who the innocents were.[/quote:28ef3] If the Police knew that, they would be wasting their mind-reading talents. [quote:28ef3]In England private ownership of guns is illegal, and uniformed policeman don't carry guns. Suddenly a plain clothes guy starts waving a gun around yelling "STOP you bugger!"[/quote:28ef3] How many robbers have you heard of that rob people in the middle of crowded Tube stations, at gunpoint, shouting "STOP you bugger!"? [quote:28ef3]I would run away too, fearing that a robbery was about to take place. I'd run toward the most crowded place I could find, as generally speaking criminals like to work without witnesses.[/quote:28ef3] He was in the most crowded place. And for the record, running away from people with guns is generally a bad idea. It makes them panic and increases trigger-happiness. [quote:28ef3]They shot an innocent man to death and you guys want to give them a medal. That is really sad.[/quote:28ef3] It was a 1 in 100 chance that all of these circumstances would come together this terribly. It would have been worse if it was an actual suicide bomber, and they hesitated. Let's cut the bullshit for a moment; This guy was an idiot. What sort of person, considering the security climate in Britain right now, would run away from an armed Police Officer? I'm not saying he deserved to die for his stupidity, but he didn't do himself any favours.