Firearms, knives, police and fellons

[IAN 2411]

There was a full (and much publicised) enquiry into the tube shooting and it was found that the police did not act appropriately and were therefore culpable. As for the table leg, I am not sure I agree with Ian on this so much. If the police are pointing guns at me, my response would be to drop everything (no matter what it is) and do what they say.

Bullshit, it was a police whitewash, i knew right from day one what the verdict would be and like so many others in the country are dismayed at how they came to a verdict of blatent stupidity. The persons that were that were supposed to be watching the flat had not been doing their job correct, in the fact that they openly stated at the inquest, they had no idea who the armed police were following. So just as a [i better save my ass atitude] they said it could be the suspect, and were told by the dumb bitch in charge of the operation, that they had permission to open fire if need be. That was brought out in the inquest that i did follow closely, unlike you fetishdj. A UK gun toting cop is just as dangerous as a bomb throwing terrorist.

I will give you example of knowing when and when not to fire. While in Belfast in Lieson street just off the Falls road, there was a riot taking place with all sorts of things being thrown. I was sitting in the back of a landrover working a radio, and a young boy of about ten years old walked up to the back of the open vehicle, and he had a molitov cocktail in his hand with the wick already alight. He pulled his hand back and said, "British soldier i am going to throw this and kill you,". I flicked of the safety catch on my Belgian FN rifle, and with my finger on the trigger put the barrel on his forehead saying, "Then let's see who will die first." We both looked at each other for a short time that felt like half my life, and then he smiled and after putting his arm down ran off. That is restraint and knowledge of the power that a fire arm gives the person carrying it, i would hate to think what would have happened if he had thrown the bomb, because i would have shot him and make no mistake about it, but i gave him the choice. Children on the Belfast streets were not only street wise but just as dangerous as the IRA. I still have dreams but not nightmares about it, but i feel that i still did the right thing, you could say that we saved each others lives.