Quote from: Scrumpy on Today at 02:02:43 PMOur police are vulnerable.. Their lives are at risk just being out there..
There is little respect for them from those wielding knives or aiming firearms..
Killing anyone today is not such a big thing by those who commit the crime..
because they know they will be protected in court by fancy lawyers..

Absolutely true.
It is high time that this country made the necessary changes to overcome these tangible dangers which are overcoming us, especially in our capital city.

- Far more serious punishments for crimes such as this, including the restoration of hanging for murder.
- Far less support and excuse-making to help criminals who then quietly laugh behind their backs.
- Immediate removal of anyone here illegally when they commit any crime, even minor crimes.
- The arming of all police just as all other European countries presently do, along with the right to shoot to protect themselves and members of the public, and full support to defend them from the inevitable lawyers seeking to prosecute them for doing their duty.
- None of the above can possibly take place until we have a real government in power.

I've cut the grass.. and re-potted some sunflowers.. They are getting tall..

Beautiful day, been to the garden centre for coffee this am. Going to pot a few plants now.  Its quite warm in the sheltered bit of the garden.

Our police are vulnerable.. Their lives are at risk just being out there..
There is little respect for them from those wielding knives or aiming firearms..
Killing anyone today is not such a big thing by those who commit the crime..
because they know they will be protected in court by fancy lawyers..

Tragic, a 13 year old has died! Devastating for his family. 

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hainault-tube-station-stabbing-incident-latest-news-rpp39kvt7

This seems to be at the head of the news today.  A man wielding a full-sized sword in Londonistan (where else?) who has injured attending police officers.
He has finally been arrested and will, in time, no doubt be given a stern warning or possibly given a room in a nut house, with all mod cons of course.

What occurs to me to ask, if anyone should know, is whether ours is the only country in the world which does not provide its police with side arms for self-protection?  And should we do so?

Of course, we wouldn't want to become like America, where the rule is 'shoot first and ask questions later'.  However, all west European countries arm their police routinely, yet they don't suffer from the American attitude.

I have just hears a retired police man explaining (on GB News) that many police officers are now refusing to be armed simply because they know that they will not be supported, if they act to protect themselves or the public, by their superiors, the courts, or the government.  A good reason why today we do not have the number of police which we really need.

Well it won't be the first time they've lost thousands of illegals, but why would you give them advance warning that they're off on their jollies to Rwanda ?  

Jane thought her hubby was playing away
If she found out for sure there would be hell to pay
He stunk of Impulse.. she used just soap
B&M's best, the smell made her croak

So bloody cold here but sunny. 

The lawn mower is out ready..