Caribbean Carnival - Nice Warm Up Before The Main Event?

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45160462
....Notting Crimaval to look forward too!

[jackthehat]

Must have been scary for those caught up in it.
Let's hope the injuries soon heal.

[Spicerack]

That litter is disgraceful.

[Mamyalynne]

How awful, always some ready to spoil the fun.

[douglas9401]

Some very unkempt police officers in evidence.
Maybe smarten up their act and get back to something resembling people in positions of authority and not some hi-viz clad shambles.

[gulliver1]

20.52" That litter is disgraceful" just forget about the Injured people .

[gulliver1]

22.06 Have to agree with you, those Police Officers should have gone home to shave before helping the Public.

[anotheoldgit]

No reports of any arrests I see, even though there was a huge police presence.

So much for the lefties excuse that there isn't enough police on the streets due to Tory cuts.

[Peter Pedant]

// 22.06 Have to agree with you, those Police Officers should have gone home to shave before helping the Public.//

they hadnt shaved or washed because they were hoping to fit in wivvda revellers yeah?

the last words ( pun intended hur hur ) you wanna hear are
" on going marauding shooter" - they wont let anyone in to help.

anyway the good news - ten injured - none dead - and shot gun used so it must have been shot over the heads - -- I mean shooting into a crowd, you are pretty well bound to hit someone with a shot gun.

in this one
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Charlene_Ellis_and_Letisha_Shakespeare
it was one of the revellers who had been chucked out of a party.
Now partying wivviz pals in strangeways

[Eve]

My thoughts are with those injured. Litter wise, I'm guessing once the shots rang out that people fled in panic and dropped drinks etc... and just got somewhere safe. There was a community clear up the morning after.

Police wise, pulling 70 police there at very short notice, especially with it being a busy Saturday night in nearby Manchester City Centre and generally, I'm thinking that they may have had to have pulled in officers who were off duty, likely out of bed given it happened about 2am.

In an emergency, when there was someone with a gun around, I wouldn't be that bothered about them not looking their best. I'd rather then be on the scene quickly and able to help.

[Khandro]

Caribbean festival, 10 shot.
Why are there never shootings at Henley Regatta?

[ToraToraTora]

it's their callture innit!

[Peter Pedant]

// Caribbean festival, 10 shot.
Why are there never shootings at Henley Regatta?//

and in a heat - never - "in third place ...."
so many questions so little time .... and the cannon that starts the Cambridge May race divisions - never seem to hit anything

and in cricket no one ever seems to shout - 'new balls please'

and in Hockey games - how do they start them - there is nevr a kick off.....

[Peter Pedant]

yeah and in teenage football games - the scout never says - I think you will do in the mens netball team .....

[Bazile]

//it's their callture innit!//

Who's callture , TTT ?

[Peter Pedant]

estuarial callcha free - tee revels in.....

we are all a bit shocked - carnival is fun time and drug gang shoot outs, different time and different places....

[andres]

Police looking disheveled? They are just wearing loose hi-viz coats over their uniforms. Can you imagine the scenario if they had zips and buttons all fastened up over their uniforms and had to react quickly to get to their radios etc.? '' Excuse me criminal, can you just stand still and wait until I have undone my hi-viz jacket in order to get to my radio ''?

[mushroom25]

//'' Excuse me criminal, can you just stand still and wait until I have undone my hi-viz jacket in order to get to my radio ''? //

that scenario would not be unknown - in the immediate aftermath of the 7-7 London bombings, a council near London was in incident mode and instructed its staff to set up "gold command" in the usual office. however it was discovered that the office was occupied by a council finance committee meeting, so it was decided to wait until the meeting had finished before the command centre was set up.