London Again!

[speedjester]

I dont mean to offend anyone.  Its just a bit to close to home!

I think that the Police, HEMS, the ambulance service, the hospitals, the authorities and London as a whole is doing a sterling job of getting through this rather dangerous and difficult time.  I do wonder though, how many people who are saying that the police shot an innocent man, would act if that so called innocent, but running away man, had gone ahead and blown up another tube! Exactly everyone would ask why didnt the police do something as some people have already asked! The Police have 2 seconds to make a decision and lets get behind them and if they see fit to shoot, lets back them, lets face it, they have more info than we do! 

A friend of mine was on the next carriage to the guy whose bomb didnt go off last week and watched the guy smouldering before he ran off! He spent some 5 hours with special branch helping them to piece together what happened as he has a good deal of knowledge about this sort of thing being in a section of the Marines. And he is just glad that it didnt go off! As we all are.  He does say though that if he could got to him, he would ripped his bl**dy head off! Bomb or no bomb! The intent was there and that was a good enough reason to act!
I hope no one takes offence and certianly not meant to stir but please lets get behind those who are doing a good job and who have to make those decisions that lets face it we wouldn't want to make either.  Thats my piece for what its worth!

[Snoring Rhino]

Its worth pointing out that the police doing the chasing. thought that the guy had a bomb straped to himself, yet they carried on to the point of getting close enough to take him down.

How many of the people complaining today and calling the police murderers would chase, let alone pile onto someone they thought might have bomb in an effort to protect others?

Your spot on Nordic - they should be given a medal for bravery, yes its tragic and If it was my next of kin it would destroy my world, but maybe his relatives will, one day, understand that the Police were reacting in the only way possible. To pursue and jump on him with the belief that he was a suicide bomber that intended to harm as many poeple as possible was an incredibly brave thing to do.

[Lorry]

In view of the arrests on the train from Newcastle, may I remind everyone that its Thursday tomorrow, and the lunatics may be out again, hopefully in reduced number.

Take care, we want to see you all next June

[garystout]

Been looking after a friends dog here in the south of france while he went back to the UK for 2 weeks, that was 7 weeks ago now with no word, just learnt by email today that he was on the Kings cross train when a bomb went off and put him in hospital, he's ok now and returning soon , just goes to show the far reaching effects of events like these

[Bob U]

Good news that your friend is ok Gary. That must have seemed one hell of a long 7 weeks with no news.

[garystout]

Unfortunately the joke with the locals was that he had left the dog with us for good, before we knew the proper story

[Andy Zarse]

Seven weeks? On the basis that the bombs were three weeks ago and he left the dog with you for two weeks some seven weeks ago, I would still be suspicious as to his original intentions vis a vis returning to collect the dog. 

Glad to see they caught one of the bombers last night. Luckily they were sh**t terrorists and couldn't blow up a balloon at a party even if Osama Bin Laden really wanted an inflatable giraffe.

[Pastis - team JPC]

Its worth pointing out that the police doing the chasing. thought that the guy had a bomb straped to himself, yet they carried on to the point of getting close enough to take him down.

How many of the people complaining today and calling the police murderers would chase, let alone pile onto someone they thought might have bomb in an effort to protect others?

It's especially brave considering the nature of the explosive they seem to be using.  TATP or acetone peroxide is EXTREMELY unstable, a  sharp blow or friction can be enough to set it off.

Worth remembering for any CA'ers in a heat of the moment 'have a go' mood (lots of people chased one of the attempted bombers a couple of weeks back), D'ONT attempt a rugby tackle!