Shots fired outside Houses of Parliament

[Pickman's model]

How odd is it that I have not heard one person at work mention this so far today?

it came up in conversation this morning and indeed yesterday afternoon.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Anyone see db on Sky news chatting bollocks?

 

[Orang Utan]

Anyone see db on Sky news chatting bollocks?

db?

 

[emanymton]

Well, IME, of my last two jobs, nobody ever talked about anything on the news ever, just work, but that was in schools, which tend to narrow people's focuses.
Another job I had, we talked about it all the time, but only cos we worked in a place where news had an impact on what we were doing.

People have talked about all sorts of shit. Has Keven Bacon had plastic surgery, what they had for tea last night etc. Bit not one mention of this. I am wondering how common that is.

 

[not-bono-ever]

,,,,,

 

[Pickman's model]

db?

defective boy

 

[Pickman's model]

Anyone see db on Sky news chatting bollocks?

no. do tell more.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

no. do tell more.

Didn't see him, police monitor tweeted about his hypocrisy

 

[Wilf]

I'd put good money on it not being part of the plan, but a target of opportunity - you'll recall that 3 of the injured on the bridge were police officers walking back from a commendation ceremony: they'd have been in full uniform, medals jangling and very, very obvious. I'd not be remotely surprised if he clocked them and decided to have a pop on the spur of the moment - he may even have thought they were quite senior officers from the way they were dressed and where they were.

The whole thing was a bit 'happy shopper' as terrorism goes. Not that that helps the kids whose mums or dads didn't go home last night...

I was wondering along the same lines yesterday, though I didn't know about the cops in dress uniforms which makes that even more plausible. We may never know unless an email trail of the bloke's plans emerges. However it just struck me that the 2 bits of what happened yesterday didn't really fit together. It might have been planned as 'murder by car', followed by a charge towards the parliamentary armed cops, but somehow it doesn't quite hang together. Suppose it's easier to get a car than a gun/bomb, which might ultimately be the answer.

 

[kebabking]

BBC's Laura K is reporting that she's heard an unconfirmed rumour that the plain clothes police officer who shot the attacker was one of the Defence Secretary's close protection team.

It's a little detail but it's interesting - that Officer would only have been there because the DS was in parliament, so if he'd not been there - presumably having a fag or a chat or waiting with Fallon's car - where was the next armed Police officer?

Was parliament not quite as well protected as we might like to think?

 

[Pickman's model]

Didn't see him, police monitor tweeted about his hypocrisy

i wonder if he said there's a 'cun - c c - conspiracy out there'

 

[bi0boy]

The Beeb Live Blog getting desperate now:

 

[Pickman's model]

BBC's Laura K is reporting that she's heard an unconfirmed rumour that the plain clothes police officer who shot the attacker was one of the Defence Secretary's close protection team.

It's a little detail but it's interesting - that Officer would only have been there because the DS was in parliament, so if he'd not been there - presumably having a fag or a chat or waiting with Fallon's car - where was the next armed Police officer?

Was parliament not quite as well protected as we might like to think?

as nietzsche would have said, 'unsubstantiated speculation runs riot'

 

[Pickman's model]

The Beeb Live Blog getting desperate now:

View attachment 102766

how distressing that his ingress through that gate did not coincide with that of the unnamed stabber.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Reporter saying that the London Eye passengers are still being kept inside their pods.

London Eye operators, this morning: "oh yeah, I knew there was something we were supposed to do last night"

 

[kebabking]

London Eye operators, this morning: "oh yeah, I knew there was something we were supposed to do last night"

Someone get a mop...

 

[Wilf]

how distressing that his ingress through that gate did not coincide with that of the unnamed stabber.

What, a man with his extensive military training? He could have strangled him with his creative CV.

 

[Pickman's model]

but sources at scotland yard say the prohibitive cost means not all officers will be offered faces

 

[Spymaster]

Anyone see db on Sky news chatting bollocks?

They always wheel him out on these occasions.

 

[Pickman's model]

They always wheel him out on these occasions.

and then back he goes into the liquid nitrogen until the next time.

 

[YouSir]

They always wheel him out on these occasions.

I always thought he was a prick, I didn't know he was a media prick. Live and learn.

 

[Orang Utan]

They always wheel him out on these occasions.

I didn't know he was a real life person iyswim - who is he?

 

[Spymaster]

and then back he goes into the liquid nitrogen until the next time.

I'm one of the few people here who actually liked the fella. Thought he was useful to have around. He did lose the plot pretty quickly though.

 

[Pickman's model]

I'm one of the few people here who actually liked the fella.

i've long been concerned about people taking advantage of your good nature, pa. he wanted to sue me for libel - me? can you believe it?

 

[YouSir]

I didn't know he was a real life person iyswim - who is he?

Head of Community Engagement...

 

[DotCommunist]

I didn't know he was a real life person iyswim - who is he?

senior ex copper. I think he tried to tell me there was none of the Craft in policing circles which I find highly unlikely

 

[Idris2002]

This twat is a regular fixture on Irish radio, a failed businessman turned shock jock:



Question, has any serious security professional (of any kind, in either the public or private sector) ever recommended collective punishment or victimization of entire communities as a solution to the sort of shite that happened in London yesterday?

 

[YouSir]

i've long been concerned about people taking advantage of your good nature, pa. he wanted to sue me for libel - me? can you believe it?

Do you have any money? Give it time and I'm sure I can come up with a case.

 

[Pickman's model]

Do you have any money? Give it time and I'm sure I can come up with a case.

i'm not so sure you can.

 

[YouSir]

This twat is a regular fixture on Irish radio, a failed businessman turned shock jock:



Question, has any serious security professional (of any kind, in either the public or private sector) ever recommended collective punishment or victimization of entire communities as a solution to the sort of shite that happened in London yesterday?

Senior members of NSDAP for one.