A big problem was the press conference to the media at the start. Thet made a big deal about how they would quickly find him. Of course the media ran with this story and the whole world was waiting for the big shot out live on tv.
Problem is, this is one person in a very big area. So of course he was not quickly picked up. This has made the police look alittle, well, a little stuipid. So in normal british way of over reaction we are about to Nuke the whole area.
it won't be long before he gives himself up. certainly by the autumn. he won't be able to survive outdoors for long. not many people could.
he's bound to get sick or give himself food poisoning. bored to death by nettle tea and burnt rabbit.
where's Colonel Troutman when you need him?
What other policy can there be: Shoot-not-to-kill is not a policy, it's a hope.
You do not shoot to wound; with modern firearms the shock of a torso hit is enough to kill.
Anyway, after the latest outrage there will be renewed clamour to routinely arm every police officer.
Viewing this news story from afar, we may have missed some things which people may be able to answer ?
1) On the Sunday morning, after the patrol man was shot in his car on the A1/A69 interchange at circa 01:30 (ish), we watched the BBC news at 09:00, where they did a live report from the scene. Here we had a major inter-change shut down and taped off whilst Forensic and Scenes of Crime people were awaited.
Well we know that there is pressure on Police over-time budgets, but some 7 1/2 hrs later and they'd still not arrived ?
2) On the same report, and also later in the day, when the Police had announced that all resources were now involved in the man-hunt, I'm intrigued as to why at least 2 Armed Response units were still guarding the A1/A69 interchange, can any one advise ?
3) Do the Northumbria Police have a tie in with a film company or drama series ?
Because it seems that their teams can't do anything in the way of searching without their being a film camera or several news crews prsent to watch/record them.
4) Now nearly a week after he did his shopping, are the Police only just releasing an accurate (we hope) series of CCTV pictures of what he looks like ?
5) Given the long established links with Rothbury, why did it take so long for the Police to think to look there ?
Any answers welcome
snipers that are in place around the area cannot take a shot until they have been given permission to do so.
This all depends on the current situation and what the sniper is reporting to his commander on the other end of the communication.
the suspect is observed,movements and demeanor taken into account.
Everything including can a shot be taken clean was to be thought through because if something goes wrong the target could act out a bloody revenge far worse than we have seen so far.
observe his movement from a far, wait until he has positioned himself away from the general public but still in view of the spotter.
slowly close the circle around him, if possible under darkness.
constantly monitor and when everyone is in position give the warning.
If he does not respond in the correct fashion then repeat the warning.
If the suspect goes for it first the dogs are released as the suspect will not be able to run and effectively take out all the dogs chasing.
the object is to detain him without shooting him so he faces the full force of the law.
But personally if i was in charge and i had located the building he was in id only ask him to come out once then id put a tank into position and blow the building up with him inside it.
that would send a clear message out to criminals as to what they can expect if they use guns.
this guy has been tried and covicted by the press and the total control of information by the police who seemingly are not going to arrest and detain him but execute him. the press claims his mother has said he would be better off dead. i do not beleive any sane mother would say that no matter what their sibling had done.
there is something which we are not being told and i would like to hear the other side of the story before they kill him.
a lie goes round the world before the truth gets its boots on. in a world where weapons of mass DECEPTION predominate over reason and truth, its healthy to be sceptical.
I don't think many people besides the police think he is still in the area.... if he is going high into the northumbria hills and he knows the place like the back of his hand it is so dense then will virtually impossible to find him....
anyway we got caught up in it on sunday night when our local "social club" was raided as part of the ongoing investigation... hence we had 5 armed vans and helicopters overhead till 2am
anyway the main talk today at our place of work has been following:
a) the head coppers hair, what on earth is she doing to it..
b) what moat has done to setback the rehabilitation of gingers into normal society....
c) how after all this time of saying he wasn't a thread to the public they now tell us he is... wasn't the fact he has already shot 3 people be proof enough????
d) is it wrong to see kay burleigh off sky news reporting.... with an armed policeman behind her.... and think "just one bullet and put us all out of our misery"
the guildford four, weapons of mass destruction, charles de menzies, climategate, swine flu, green shoots, we are not closing your school etc. i dont believe everything i'm told.
we have gone from, "he is not a threat to the public, only to the police" to "mum said he would be beter off dead" and now "he is now a threat to the public"
we do not know what he has or has not done. we only know what the police have told the press and the press have sensationalised it up to sell print.
he is entitled if possible, to a fair trial by his peers. as are the rest of us.
magna carta 1215 i think
