Who Dares Loses!

[Just-Jude]

Is Danny Nightingale a hero or common criminal? Did he have a buyer lined up for his gun and ammo?

Makes you wonder where police killer Dale Cregan got his guns and grenades from!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk-news/2013/jul/25/sas-sniper-danny-nightingale-avoids-jail

[sandyRoe]

Is he absolutely clear of the risk of porridge? Couldn't people write to the Attorney General saying the sentence was too lenient?

[Just-Jude]

He's already a "superhero" with all his supporters, so don't think it will happen, sandy. Now if he'd been an army cook...

[fraser]

how can you compare an soldier like danny nightingale to a common criminal and thug dale cregan!!

[Just-Jude]

Where did Cregan get his grenades from, Tesco?

[fraser]

probably not off a serviceman, from the criminal underworld plenty of places don't blame our servicemen and women!!

[Just-Jude]

Not the heroes in uniform nonsense again!

You'll be wanting to give traffic wardens medals next!

[fraser]

I hope you are not one of these anti English/british left-wing fascists!!

[Just-Jude]

Justice for everyone, that's me, it's in my name!

[ChillDoubt]

Nah fraser, Just-Jude is one of those armchair snipers who likes to have a pop at anyone in uniform who makes headlines for the wrong reasons, but then every man thinks meanly of himself for never having been a soldier.......

I seriously doubt he had a buyer for the pistol and rounds as they had been in his possession for 2 years prior to discovery, so your sensationalist supposition doesn't really stand up.

[fraser]

chilldoubt, as Churchill said todays anti-fascists are the fascists of tomorrow! our armed forces have a hard enough job without keyboard warriors giving them grief!!!

[IggyB]

He is a convicted criminal though, and rightly so. past good behaviour (whatever that might be) does not give anyone the right to endanger others and break the law. If he had the gun for 2 years what is this rubbish about having no memory of it, and why take ammunition home for a gun you apparently dont know you have? I think it would have been more honourable to admit the offence myself and plead brain injury as mitigation.

[elgreco]

when this matter first came to light, I could see why a soldier would (rightly or wrongly) keep a gun given as a memento. What was always strange was the 300+ rounds of ammunition. No reason to have that. I am a supporter of the armed forces but I have always had a suspicion of someone who wants to be a sniper. At the end of the day, it is killing in cold blood. Clinical. I couldn't and wouldn't do that. Nothing heroic about shooting someone from a mile away.

[ChillDoubt]

At the end of the day, it is killing in cold blood. Clinical. I couldn't and wouldn't do that. Nothing heroic about shooting someone from a mile away
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No sniper would claim to be doing anything 'heroic' but it's certainly skilful.
Cold blooded? Clinical? Ask anyone in HM Forces if they'd actively seek to engage in hand to hand fighting instead of engaging the enemy at a safe distance.
But thanks for doing us the honour of not applying to do the sniper course though, there'll be plenty of far better suited candidates.