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Are You Reassured
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By having armed police on the streets?
Nipped up town today and there was a police car parked up outside the shopping centre with 2 armed police.
Seemed a bit pointless to me. Anyone that wished to blow up a shopping centre isn't going to make it obvious that they have a bomb strapped to them. A copper or two with guns outside isn't going to prevent a suicide bomber from exploding himself inside.
Nipped up town today and there was a police car parked up outside the shopping centre with 2 armed police.
Seemed a bit pointless to me. Anyone that wished to blow up a shopping centre isn't going to make it obvious that they have a bomb strapped to them. A copper or two with guns outside isn't going to prevent a suicide bomber from exploding himself inside.
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I posted this on another thread a couple of days ago
Whilst the sight of these heavily armed Troops will make a lot of people feel safer in reality I'm not sure of the practicality of it.
Terrorists don't wear a uniform or have a placard stating their intentions so don't stand out from the crowd, and as regarding armed Troops as a deterrent, remember the terrorists are suicide bombers they want to die that is their intention.
Whilst the sight of these heavily armed Troops will make a lot of people feel safer in reality I'm not sure of the practicality of it.
Terrorists don't wear a uniform or have a placard stating their intentions so don't stand out from the crowd, and as regarding armed Troops as a deterrent, remember the terrorists are suicide bombers they want to die that is their intention.
Pity there wasn't an armed copper in the foyer of the arena. Might, just might, have been able to spot the signs and do something. Or would the bleeding-heart liberals have thought it inappropriate, sign of a police state or all the rest of the rubbish. Sorry if you find armed police outside shopping centres 'pointless'. Maybe the police have good reason to be there. Or are the Lefties clairvoyants too?