You Think Our Plods Occasionally Get Over Exuberant?

[ToraToraTora]

https://news.sky.com/story/footage-of-deadly-police-chase-shows-officers-fire-70-shots-at-suspect-11715864
Crikey we nearly had a public inquiry because some lowlife was knocked off is ped the other day!

[Sqad]

LOL....yes it is amazing how in the UK, criminals are wrapped in cotton wool and are treated with respect.......they are criminals and respect needs to be redefined.

70 bullets is a bit excessive, but the policeman has been sacked.
We live in a violent world TTT and one must make sure that your assailant is "neutralised"..........in whatever manner.

[ToraToraTora]

yes a bit excessive sqad, perhaps an approach somewhere between the two would work better for us.

[youngmafbog]

We need to purge the liberal elite from places of authority they had weedled their way into. They do not represent the majority, as you say TTT, somewhere in between would be good.

[retrocop]

I love the story about the Highway Patrol Sergeant who,when asked by the coroner ,why perpetrator had 40 bullet wounds on his body replied.
"I didn't have any more"

[Ken4155]

The most alarming thing about this story, imho, is that the officers needed to fire 70 rounds of ammo before the perp was 'neutralised'. 70!! The phrase, "Couldn't hit a barn door if they were sat on the latch" springs readily to mind.

[Peter Pedant]

retro- also celebrated in the Gibraltar shootings ( ?1979 )
why did you shoot him 19 times ?
because I ran out of bullets

19 - because they said on the street ( or the Rock ) he was responsible for 19 deaths - but there were bullet strikes on the pavement....showing they sort of werent moving for the final 15.

Sworn evidence was given that the police thought they were going for their guns

and the IRA lawyer - yes Gerry Doodah paid for one to go over - asked - who knew they didnt have guns ?

answer - no one - we all thought they had guns !

IRA lawyer - No ! they did ! they were unarmed. Why were they going for guns they knew they didnt have?

The prime ministers son came in and lied under oath about his eye witness account.

Was that the inquest where the coroner Potosi or someone had a new year break and wished everyone in the court a Very successful and Lucrative New Year. gasps of new yearness from the audience

Oh those were the days ! how I miss them