old'un Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 First there was the calf rammed by Police, now they are taking pot shots at a dog and one shot hits a car....https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ced3wjvzx2lo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 Hello, Lucky there were no person/s in the car ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted June 29 Author Report Share Posted June 29 Its another case of over the top reaction by the police, the bullets could have hit someone, he either needs retraining or removal from armed response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 Gordon Bennett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted June 29 Author Report Share Posted June 29 Just now, TIGHTCHOKE said: Gordon Bennett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 allways said not there not, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 9 minutes ago, old'un said: Old un, my comment was aimed at the **** poor performance by the police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted June 29 Author Report Share Posted June 29 Just now, TIGHTCHOKE said: Old un, my comment was aimed at the **** poor performance by the police. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moongeese Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 I thought the ramming of the young cattle beast was shocking, this is unbeleivable !!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 1 minute ago, moongeese said: I thought the ramming of the young cattle beast was shocking, this is unbeleivable !!!. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted June 29 Author Report Share Posted June 29 9 minutes ago, moongeese said: I thought the ramming of the young cattle beast was shocking, this is unbeleivable !!!. Dont know how many shots were fired but local residents said they heard several shots being fired at the dog and there's me worried about a ricochet from a rimfire on wet grass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 They were lucky they didn't kill someone . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miserableolgit Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 My God, the footage is shocking. Gung ho in the extreme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 All that's missing is the Ye Ha every time they pull the trigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph5172 Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 How should incidents like this be dealt with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 I think it didnt help they where chasing the dog it got it excited or scared they might have walked up to it and administered the fatal blow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 (edited) When the only tool you have is a hammer every problem becomes a nail. So it is said. On a more relevant point it is clear GMP obviously think they have to those "magic bullets" that evaporate once they either hit, or missed, the target they've been fired at. IMHO a person who actually owned and shot their own guns outside of police employment would know this. But truth is if you do own and shoot your own guns it seems an automatic disbar in some forces to then being employed as an armed police officer. I speculate it is the first time the officer has fired their gun outside of a old style "approved range" with a backstop. Clearly no appreciation of how projectiles behave, it seems to show, when fired at shallow angles at hard surfaces. I doubt, others may correct, if any of that is part of police training. "Magic bullet" belief Edited June 29 by enfieldspares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted June 29 Author Report Share Posted June 29 23 minutes ago, ph5172 said: How should incidents like this be dealt with? with a bit of common sense, maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 Sadly common sense appears not to be Woke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 Like the lad who rammed the cow, this officer will have to face investigation and even ridicule within the force. It wasn't his / her finest hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 (edited) Why couldn't they tazer it then shoot it with a fatal shot by chasing it all they done was spook it more Edited June 29 by Rim Fire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 🤣 hard to see how you train for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoli 12 guage Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 1 hour ago, Rim Fire said: Why couldn't they tazer it then shoot it with a fatal shot by chasing it all they done was spook it more i doubt a taser would have put it down to be able to have been shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 The police is a broken entity. They won't pursue a fleeing villain for fear of an accident, with injury most likely to the criminal themselves. Yet will fire several bullets in a busy residential street to stop a semi aggressive dog. Will attend a call to a domestic immediately, even when it's the same couple having a drunken argument every weekend, over an ongoing burglary. Or a call from a buisness about a man filming in the street, yet a domestic dwelling can't get them for love more money, even during an ongoing serious crime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted June 29 Report Share Posted June 29 Another no idea plan, looking at the way the dog was behaving it was hardly in aggressive mode was it, the police seemed to be more of a threat to the locals than the dog. As mentioned above, no or very little idea of anything outside the rifle range. I wonder how the Gunman fully trained firearm officer was chosen for the task, draw some straws or Rock Paper Scissors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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