if the policeman was undercover and the bloke was as paranoid as they say what with his brother(?) being stabbed then i can kinda understand him jumping for his gun
but if its got to the point where people need to carry guns around there then something has failed..

and those people looting urgh,hopefully with all the footage on them they will all get caught eventually
they are even standing about checkin they have nicked the right size o.0

How is that an excuse for carrying a gun?

didnt say it was an excuse, said i might kinda understand his mentality

Looks like a Mum has taken her kids for a day out looting.

Can I just remind a select few contributors NOT to start baiting/badgering other members for a response (you ain't Jeremy Paxman!) and lets keep this one on topic please!

Maybe to avoid riots such as the one this topic is about. :Whatever_
Are you suggesting last nights rioters would welcome some heavy handed local policing and the crack house gangstas would accept the fact they had been busted like men? :Whatever_
Whats the word on da street about how the police officer received a bullet in his radio and another was discharged at him? We've heard the police and media side, let's here it from da street.
As someone has already asked, what do the community actually want? If police were to raid the crack house, would you be one of the upstanding members of the community to provide a written statement to allow the police to take evidence to a court and apply for a closure order? All you need to do is pop down there and put your money where your mouth is. Just to help you get there, the address is 398 High Road, N179JA. Give it a bit more time than normal to get there, there's a limited bus service and some road closures. Don't wear a hoody either :thumb:

Why should da gansta crack house close - the plod will love watching all the wanna-be hommies trip in and out all day long ;)

Are police radios made out of kevlar?...
How did it stop a bullit?,i am very confused....

I'm sure most gangsters are peaceful understanding types. It's the small minority who make it seem all bad ad muggy.

Peace aka Biscuit crew.

Likely the radio was on top of body armour which helped to absorb and dissipate the kinetic energy of the round. Chances are the radio is now fecked!:)

http://www.bulletstopper.net/wp-cont.../06/police.jpg

A peaceful, understanding gangster yesterday


http://freakyfail.com/wp-content/upl...ngsta-fail.jpg

Cheers for the info,i dont see many armed officers where i live..:)

Sadly they are getting to be a more common sight in this country:) The chap across the road from me is in the local armed response team and my BiL is ex CO19 specialist firearms officer.

Some of the stories you hear...

I bet there's no trouble on your road.......:)

Behave yourself, there's nothing but debate and opinion in this thread. That is the point of a public forum.

Scoobynet struggles to fill a page a day as it is, how is over moderation going to help?

Jesus what a bunch of skanks, nicking trainers and reinforcing a stereotype for the Daily Mail readers.

dave the police care more about petty crime, the community are scared. them crack or whore houses are run by real gangsters. the police don't want to do anything about it no matter how many residents complain.

some brave keyboard warriors very judgmental without knowing the ins and outs, the bullet on the radio was from a police officers GUN.

Source apart from twitter?

and how the h£ll does the Guardian have access to "initial ballistics test" ??? Probably phone hacking ....

Dave

Typical of North London to be honest, no jobs, nothing better to do. How many years since the Broadwater riots and yet they still act like backward 3rd world countries when it kicks off!

:Whatever_:Whatever_:Whatever_

go for a nice brisk walk in tottenham one day lol

seems to be working its way further North, riot police are now in Enfield.

What, we'll see police shooting themselves in the radio if we go for a nice brisk walk in Tottenham one day? :cuckoo:

if the police wanted to raid the crack houses they could of set up sting operations, but they don't want to get there hands dirty. I know where Bruce grove police station is I've been in there a long time ago, I can't justify payig for a pay and display and wait for an hour give a report and then nothing gets done.

people that come out of prison get told that there is opportunities out there for em. they come out of prison and they can't pass the checks so no wants to employ them. so what do you expect the people to do??? the whole system is obviously not working down here.

so whats your suggestion?

if th police don't have nothing to hide why haven't they released a statement yet? muppets a side why are there so many people protesting forget the ones that are rioting I can't answer for then.

Braap, braap, braap!

Are you speaking from direct experience here?

With regards to what I expect people to do in these situations, well firstly dont commit crimes that cause you to go to prison would be a good start, secondly if you do return from a stint at her majestys pleasure, dont grumble about not having a job as it was your own actions that put you in the situation in the first place. The world doesnt owe you a living.

You suggested
"go for a nice brisk walk in tottenham one day lol"

So what exactly do you mean?