Blade Runner Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Someone with a knife Send armed police What is the problem? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 The level of the response was interesting. A report of someone with a knife, so the IoM SWAT team with balaclavas and rapid-fire assault rifles went to sort out the problem. Someone with a knife has to get within arm's length of a police person to be a danger, in which case a pistol is sufficient (and no balaclava). In the Hollywood version, a young mother with a babe in her arms is being held by a maniac with a knife to her throat. The Hollywood hero uses whatever is available - Sig, Glock, AK47 - and shoots the maniac in the shoulder. Doesn't happen in real life. Can you imagine a Los Angeles SWAT team heading out (with balaclavas) because of a report of someone with a knife? My feeling is that the police involved are being childish. They are taking this as a game of cowboys and Indians. Whether or not they can not a target at 200 yards is irrelevant - their mental attitude is suspect. This is real-life policing in the UK: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/metropolitan-police-london-hackney-iopc-tower-hamlets-b2433281.html And as far as the balaclavas and anonymity is concerned, if a young mother with babe in arms had been saved by a police officer, and he had been in a pub that evening, people would have been buying him a drink. I might even have offered to buy him a half of mild. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 When did it all change? Fifty years ago, whilst not even a teenager, myself and my friends used to buy penknife’s from a display in the newsagents window? From a piece of card each penknife held by an elastic band. Not unlike the Big D bag of peanut ps card which had peanut packets attached to a picture of a bikini clad woman Bought said penknife’s, kept them in our pockets, never attacked anyone or had any intention of attacking anyone with them 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo2010 Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Two-lane said: The level of the response was interesting. A report of someone with a knife, so the IoM SWAT team with balaclavas and rapid-fire assault rifles went to sort out the problem. Someone with a knife has to get within arm's length of a police person to be a danger, in which case a pistol is sufficient (and no balaclava). In the Hollywood version, a young mother with a babe in her arms is being held by a maniac with a knife to her throat. The Hollywood hero uses whatever is available - Sig, Glock, AK47 - and shoots the maniac in the shoulder. Doesn't happen in real life. Can you imagine a Los Angeles SWAT team heading out (with balaclavas) because of a report of someone with a knife? My feeling is that the police involved are being childish. They are taking this as a game of cowboys and Indians. Whether or not they can not a target at 200 yards is irrelevant - their mental attitude is suspect. This is real-life policing in the UK: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/metropolitan-police-london-hackney-iopc-tower-hamlets-b2433281.html And as far as the balaclavas and anonymity is concerned, if a young mother with babe in arms had been saved by a police officer, and he had been in a pub that evening, people would have been buying him a drink. I might even have offered to buy him a half of mild. Get up police hq and drop your details off and they can give you a buzz next time there's someone with a weapon out in the public 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Two-lane said: The level of the response was interesting. A report of someone with a knife, so the IoM SWAT team with balaclavas and rapid-fire assault rifles went to sort out the problem. Someone with a knife has to get within arm's length of a police person to be a danger, in which case a pistol is sufficient (and no balaclava). In the Hollywood version, a young mother with a babe in her arms is being held by a maniac with a knife to her throat. The Hollywood hero uses whatever is available - Sig, Glock, AK47 - and shoots the maniac in the shoulder. Doesn't happen in real life. Can you imagine a Los Angeles SWAT team heading out (with balaclavas) because of a report of someone with a knife? My feeling is that the police involved are being childish. They are taking this as a game of cowboys and Indians. Whether or not they can not a target at 200 yards is irrelevant - their mental attitude is suspect. This is real-life policing in the UK: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/metropolitan-police-london-hackney-iopc-tower-hamlets-b2433281.html And as far as the balaclavas and anonymity is concerned, if a young mother with babe in arms had been saved by a police officer, and he had been in a pub that evening, people would have been buying him a drink. I might even have offered to buy him a half of mild. In your expert opinion, should the police have turned up armed with knives themselves? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, Passing Time said: In your expert opinion, should the police have turned up armed with knives themselves? He just said a pistol would be sufficient in his second paragraph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Buggane Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Balaclavas, oh for fucks sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 47 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: He just said a pistol would be sufficient in his second paragraph. This scene went through my mind! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, finlo said: This scene went through my mind! Exactly so - although according to the Internet, Harrison Ford improvised the scene - he wasn't feeling too well and wanted to be off the set as quickly as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 No idea what film this scene is from. Can someone explain? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizo Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 1 hour ago, thommo2010 said: Get up police hq and drop your details off and they can give you a buzz next time there's someone with a weapon out in the public Give over. Over the top response as usual. Bullied school kids who now have their fingers over a trigger. And this is the norm. wankers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 27 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: No idea what film this scene is from. Can someone explain? Indiana Jones Arab sword scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, finlo said: Indiana Jones Arab sword scene. Thanks. Never watched it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 2 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: Thanks. Never watched it You've never watched Raiders? What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 4 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: You've never watched Raiders? What? Think I watched the first one. But that was decades ago . Is this scene from that one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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