Re: Trigger-happy Met Armed Cops still haven't learned to stop behaving like armed thugs


"Mr X" <Mr-X@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <4385c164$1_1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Peter McLelland
> <peter.mclelland@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> >
> >"Mr X" <Mr-X@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >news:JhvutDA$TbhDFwsQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> In article <kt1bo1pejrj00di8u6r5l150p4gnvv86r1@xxxxxxx>, Alex Heney
> >> <me8@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> >>
> >> >I do think pointing the gun at her when already bound was *more
> >> >likely* to have been carelessness than deliberate
> >>
> >> Bull***. You are making up excuses for inexcusable behaviour
> >>
> >> Now you know why I characterise you as a "police apologist"
> >
> >The classic response of the bully, as soon as the argument is going
against
> >them resort to name calling.
>
> Ahem! If you would care to check the companion thread to this one
> (Bradford Shooting Nonsense -- "One still held over Pc shooting...") you
> will see that Mr Heney was the first with abuse/name calling in the
> first two of his posts to me.
>
> Perhaps you should address your comments to him..
>
> LOL! You guys crack me up! So based upon your own criterion Alex
> resorted to name calling in his first two posts to me in the thread I
> quoted because the argument went against him. Kool!

Well I am gald to have provided you with some amusement, still calling those
who do not view the police force in the same way as you do names does not
enhance your case even if it make you feel better.
>
> >Now Mr X how should the police have run this operation, you say they were
> >wrong explain in words we can understand what they should have done.
>
> I have replied a number of times that I feel all they needed to do was
> to refrain from behaving like bullies or thugs with guns.
> Not hard if you try.

Not good enough, all that is is more name calling. How should they conduct
the process of arresting those who they have reason to believe may be armed.
Should they just knock on the door and hope the bad guys don't shoot them,
although from your posts I suspect you secretly hope that would be the out
come of your new process. Should they not ensure that any one who may be
involved is securelyrestrained during the operation. A policeman died not
that long ago when they failed to do this. Should they not point their guns
at those who may be involved.
>
> I appreciate that it can be hard to change the habits of a lifetime...
>
> >You have been asked to do this several times and failed to come up with a
> >sensible response.
>
> The response above is the best one I can manage, as it represents what I
> believe. Sorry!

If that is the best you can do them it is not very good. My biggest concern
in this incident is how the woman got into the position where she could be
confused with the suspects. Once she was in that position her detention was
I suspect inevitable, both for her safety and that of the officers involved.


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