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2017-06-05 Europe

Eyewitnesses Say Community Police Fled From Scene Of Terror Stabbings At Borough Market

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Posted by Anomalous Sources 2017-06-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Mall Cops.
Where's SAS?

Posted by Skidmark 2017-06-05 00:50|| 2017-06-05 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Were these police armed?

Posted by gorb 2017-06-05 00:54|| 2017-06-05 00:54|| Front Page Top

#3 If you are unarmed, fleeing from multiple armed assailants is a valid survival technique. Issue the police pistols along with proper training and the response will likely be different.

If you are not trained in knife fighting, the street is a dreadful place to begin taking lessons.

Posted by Besoeker 2017-06-05 04:44|| 2017-06-05 04:44|| Front Page Top

#4 From what I've heard "Community Police" in UK are more the equivalent of hall monitors than even mall cops, at best a baby sitter saying "wait till your father gets home."

Posted by AlanC 2017-06-05 07:59|| 2017-06-05 07:59|| Front Page Top

#5 ...security monitor.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-06-05 08:12|| 2017-06-05 08:12|| Front Page Top

#6 Run, Hide, Tell

Posted by Rex Mundi 2017-06-05 09:39|| 2017-06-05 09:39|| Front Page Top

#7 No surprise there, really. That nation not only disarmed its people but the bulk of the police force as well.

Posted by Crusader 2017-06-05 10:56|| 2017-06-05 10:56|| Front Page Top

#8 Reminds me of a line from Demolition Man.

"We're police officers! We're not trained to handle violence!"

Posted by DarthVader 2017-06-05 11:10|| 2017-06-05 11:10|| Front Page Top

#9 I though they armed the bobbies after Sept 11. These guys aren't bobbies?

Posted by rjschwarz 2017-06-05 14:51|| 2017-06-05 14:51|| Front Page Top

#10 No, some bobbies are armed, most are not, except for northern Irland where all of them are armed.

Armed Bobbies

Posted by Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-06-05 16:09|| 2017-06-05 16:09|| Front Page Top

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