Very sad news about the two police officers shot

[Teal]

It's a very sad story, I for one am very glad that he has handed himself in so that no more lives will be lost.

[Gordon R]

Teal - it's a fair point. :good: He won't be killing more people, which was the risk if he had remained at large.

[walshie]

Coward. He shoots unarmed cops then hands himself in before armed ones turn up and he might get a taste of his own medicine.

[Kes]

Damn the scummy ****. It's a bit premature to condemn the police force for sending two unarmed officers for what might initially have only been thought to be a break in of an empty house..

I think I said I hope they had a robust justification to send to unarmed officers - simply because the families will know they weren't in the line of fire by carelessness. I dont think I blamed the police but anyone can read anything into nothing - apparently

[Robl]

Damn the scummy ****. It's a bit premature to condemn the police force for sending two unarmed officers for what might initially have only been thought to be a break in of an empty house..

I think I said I hope they had a robust justification to send to unarmed officers - simply because the families will know they weren't in the line of fire by carelessness. I dont think I blamed the police but anyone can read anything into nothing - apparently

 

I'd guess Dave's comment was aimed at me.

I was quite blatant in my comments about unarmed police.

[billy86]

Terrible news dont understand why police on the mainland dont carry guns unlike here in northern ireland. Maybe help in dealing with scum like moat and derek bird .

[mikky]

very sad day.................

 

mikky

[Dave-G]

 

 

 

I'd guess Dave's comment was aimed at me.

I was quite blatant in my comments about unarmed police.

 

Wern't aimed at anyone in terpicular, it was something I too almost wrote before thinking on it a bit more.

[Nial]

According to a peeler on the radio they had a report of a burglary in progress at an address that didn't register in any of

their intelligence data bases so sent the nearest car.

 

I wonder if someone called the burglary in to grass him up?

 

Nial

[storme37]

is this the 1 where they used the false burglary to trap them? it appeared that someone had deliberately lured the officers to the scene.

 

http://www.independe...er-8152771.html

Edited September 18, 2012 by storme37

[ordnance]

Very sad obviously the the shooter is responsible for their deaths. I also think the government and police chiefs are responsible for not properly

equipping the police to do their jobs and protect themselves. They should be armed it might not of made any difference but at least they would have a chance. It shows the flawed thinking behind armed response units the government want to put out the message that there is no need for arming the police things are so peaceful in the UK at the cost of officers lives.

 

Before people go on about how difficult that would be for all sorts of reasons. They manage it in the most of Europe and this part of the united kingtom.

[storme37]

if they were armed at least 1 may have lived

[buckaroo23]

I beleive more cops should be armed, unfortunately this is the way of the land

[Iced Tiger]

Very sad news.

[Blackpowder]

Terrible news, no words can describe.

 

Blackpowder

[Zulu]

GMP have an online condolence site set up http://www.gmp.police.uk/mainsite/cond.htm

[hushpower]

very sad , i normally pass the scene every night from work .

Edited September 18, 2012 by hushpower

[Livefast123]

Apparently he or a friend called the police with reports of a bogus burglary to lure them, then he murdered the 2 PC's apparently with around 10 shots and a hand grenade which ties in with witness reports of 10 bangs and one loud bang.

 

I can't even think of a word that describes the coward that did this, I guess it's a risk we all take when out on patrol but the fact that they couldn't fight back hurts the most.

[Bloke]

R.I.P, My thoughts are with the families and their colleagues at this very sad time.

 

There will be no justice that this country can give out that will be strong enough to deal with the crimes that scumbag committed, there is only one sanction that would deal with it effectively and unfortunatly in this country it was got rid of by the tree huggers and liberalists.

 

The way he handed himself in like coward he was, hope he feels a real man after mudering 2 unarmed women.

 

+1

[Salopian]

To give the Manchester Police force a well deserved rest from this dreadful sequence of events I would like to volunteer my services totally free of charge to provide breakfast for the prisoner tomorrow.

 

 

So now we have to engage Lawyers, Barristers, pay witnesses and carry out due process in law.

The defendant could be found guilty and then we will pay to keep him in relative luxury for the rest of his life.

Or we could give him a bullet and incinerate the body.

Could I ask David Cameron and the Home Secretary which option will assist the population and the economy of the British Isles?

Of course we cannot have a referendum on hanging in case we had to bring it back.

[Dr_Scholl]

This made the news over here as well.

 

Very tragic and I hope the *** gets his just reward. Where on Earth did he get a hand grenade?

[leeds chimp]

shows the type of people they have to deal with....

RIP

[station]

Coward. He shoots unarmed cops then hands himself in before armed ones turn up and he might get a taste of his own medicine.

 

This was exactly my thoughts too - coward is exactly what I expect to see on the front page of tomorrows papers !

He should have been shot in the stomach - died slowly and in absolute agony.

 

Great loss to all and thoughts to their families - one was planning her wedding day.

[jasper3]

GMP have an online condolence site set up http://www.gmp.polic...insite/cond.htm

 

thanks for the link Zulu,

It just felt right to leave a message,

[Salopian]

Why oh why can we not just exterminate this vermin?