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- Brad324, on 10/17/2007, -11/+353in bigger news, a 22 year old is now considered a teenager?
- 11Heather, on 10/10/2007, -3/+66Reading through the police's response, it's disgusing how they wouldn't even take a statement never mind do any sort of investigation.
- capiCrimm, on 10/10/2007, -0/+54unless its from plants or traffic incidents. I can't tell you how many times they saved my life by pulling me over for going 7 mph over on an empty road.
- jmpeagle, on 10/10/2007, -3/+54cops are crime janitors. They come after a crime is committed. They can't protect you.
- 11Heather, on 10/10/2007, -5/+54"Bradley Tucker, 17, is currently serving life imprisonment for the murder" - should read teenager murder, the killer was a teen.
- Invalice, on 10/10/2007, -3/+38if he's been slashed and stabbed, wouldn't the police take this seriously?
- soulscreme, on 10/10/2007, -8/+39Woohoo, not America. Take that Europe!
- Kunaliday, on 10/10/2007, -0/+23I agree, This is why we need Batman!!
- EndersGame, on 10/10/2007, -4/+27***** the pigs. It seems like their only job is to harass the citizens that pay their salaries, but when it comes time to serve and protect the same citizens they are too busy. I see stuff like this happen a lot in my city. My friend's house was burglarized while he was home, he was stabbed 4 times and everything from his TV's to his car was stolen, and the cops couldn't even bother to take fingerprints. Taking these guys off the streets wasn't a big enough priority for them, even though its likely the next people they rob won't be so lucky.
- Rapter09, on 10/10/2007, -1/+23I think the big thing here is "two officers sacked."
Regardless of your standing on the police force at least something *was* done.
Too many cases of obvious police brutality, too many crooked cops, getting off with paid administrative leave and being let back on the force later. - HiCaP, on 10/10/2007, -1/+20hmm, I don't think the 2nd Amendment means dick in East London
- agildehaus, on 10/10/2007, -0/+19It's British for dumbfounded
- 11Heather, on 10/10/2007, -2/+21The picture of the guys cut up face was convincing enough to me to know that this wasn't a hoax. Poor guy.
- Memnochxx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+18This kid was stabbed and slashed across the face seven months before he was murdered. The police never investigated the crime in the first place and because of this the gang was still free to murder the victim. The police are completely to blame.
- Danikar, on 10/10/2007, -3/+20I am 22 and I certainly don't feel like an adult =) Thank god.
- hwood, on 10/10/2007, -5/+21If this happened in America, nothing would happen to the cops
- louiedog, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16Someone put a high caliber round through my parents' house a couple of years ago. It was at the height of my mother's head in the middle of winter in front of the fireplace, a place she often stands. The cops couldn't be bothered to come out. They sent the game warden because it was hunting season. He dismissed as an accident without doing anything. My father, unarmed, went out and took pictures of the people hunting across the road (yes, they shot at a house form across the road) and their hunting licenses for evidence. No one ever did anything.
- willfe, on 10/10/2007, -6/+22Well, then do something about it. Start writing up stories about good cops doing good things. Don't whine about (or try to silence) the critics -- fight them with counterexamples. Prove to us that there are good cops. Tell us about some. Seriously.
And for the record, no, I'm not getting sick of the bad cop stories. Bad behavior needs to be exposed. Repeatedly, until it stops. - NSResponder, on 10/10/2007, -2/+17SACKED? They're culpable for negligence that resulted in a death, and all they get is dismissed from a job that they were clearly never capable of doing in the first place?
***** that. They should be doing time.
-jcr - PATSCRU, on 10/10/2007, -11/+25i'm 22, and at times, i certainly feel like one.
- louiedog, on 10/10/2007, -1/+14Wrong, they'd probably be suspended for a week with pay.
I don't know why you're getting dug down. Cops have a website where they complain about cops who do their job too well. - colto, on 10/10/2007, -5/+18Pipe down Gramps.
- Memnochxx, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12I think it's criminal to not investigate a stabbing which later turns into a murder.
- vwvan, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13the police blame the victim... its much more convenient.
the victim is right there, and its sooo easty. - mrjit, on 10/10/2007, -1/+12I just hit 23.. I'm just going to stab myself to death before I turn 25, being that old is such a horrible thought
- daytona81, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11i thought thirTEEN - nineTEEN considered you a teenager. did i miss something
- Rikkochet, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10Cops kill people too.
Oh ***** it, let's cut out the middle man. People kill people. Cops are people. Criminals are people. There are ***** in every group. We can generalize and lay blame everywhere but at the end of the day there is a minority of mankind that are disgusting creatures that spread horror for their own sick amusement. They can be unemployed criminals, unemployed losers, employed "successful" businesspeople, or employed policemen. - one2gamble, on 10/10/2007, -3/+13wait, I thought they took all the guns away in the UK..........
oh wait.. - Murdats, on 10/10/2007, -1/+11except you wont be stabbed, you will be shot.
- adooga, on 10/10/2007, -2/+12Yeah, unlike Americans who, through being armed to the teeth have ensured themselves an accountable government and a fair, decent police force.
Alrighty then. - soulscreme, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11If this happened in America we wouldn't be referring to a 22-year old as a teenager nor would the father have used the term "gobsmacked."
- louiedog, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10The cops here obviously did not fight crime. No one here thinks there should be no cops, we just believe they should do their jobs well. There is no need to use a tazer on someone who is already subdued, yet they do it. There was obviously a problem here before this kid was murdered, yet nothing was done. That's the issue. This isn't an issue of cops being bad, this is an issue of bad cops being a severe problem.
- amoirae, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9England doesn't exist under our Constitution/Bill of Rights.
- louiedog, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9We need to talk about the bad ones as long as they exist. Good cops are my heroes, but I still think we need to eliminate the bad ones. These aren't jerks at the DMV that make you wait around or some punk kid at McDonald's that screws up your order. This is a job that requires people to do it well.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9this hardly surprises me, i got assaulted a few years ago near the town centre where i live and ended up with a shattered jaw bone, i knew the guys who did it, i gave the police an accurate description, their names, addresses and whereabouts they can usually be found hanging around, and surprise surprise the police "couldn't find them", so a bunch of my mates returned the favour and put one of them in hospital ^_^
- bobartig, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Nobody writes an article about how they went to work today, and nothing bad happened, and everything was happy la la. It is generally the case that the mass of experiences are somewhat unremarkable.
Cops are supposed to do the right thing, uphold the law, and aid in promoting justice etc. That's they're job. Firefighter puts out fires and saves cats, construction man makes houses, Police Man captures crooks and keeps people safe. When they don't do this, we need to know so that it does get done in the future. Oil the proverbial squeeky wheel. - itsradBrad, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9NAWWW its just a flesh wound! (British Accent)
- noumuon, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8...except nobody ever "feels like an adult".
- gadgetuk, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Basically, he refused to go into hiding. By continuing to live his life as normal - despite the horrible scars - he became a bigger target. This man is the definition of "backbone", most people would just leave the area and start again, especially when the police wouldn't even try to help. His wife and child should always be proud of the example he has set.
- thebellmaster1x, on 10/10/2007, -6/+14"...Peter's dad Peter Snr said he was 'gobsmacked' by the police blunders..."
Gobsmacked? The hell...? - counters90, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9Second that
- Kazbaeden, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8No no, he was stabbed, THEN he was shot.
- Myonosken, on 10/10/2007, -4/+12I don't see any irony. I see the positive that I can fight against a knife.
- j0keR, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10The police have no obligation to protect. The United States Supreme Court has ruled this time and time again. I'm sure it's the same in any nation based on common law.
http://psacake.com/dial_911.asp - SerialMartini, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9Oh, but they handed out some (what I am sure were STERNLY) written warnings, and even sat one of them down for a downright NASTY verbal dressing-down, so its all OK now.
- Murdats, on 10/10/2007, -3/+10how? people are gunned down all the time in your country, why arent they busting their awesome arsnel and protecting themself?
we had a shooting in melbourne, australia a while back, it was national news for weeks, you have a shooting in a capitol city and what happens? - theoallardyce, on 10/10/2007, -2/+9Yeah, you see the big problem here in the UK is that we normal people are not really allowed firearms without extremely strict licenses and restrictions on the type of gun. Where as on the other hand, thugs, gang-members and thieves are allowed to buy just about any gun they can think of. Now whatever your views are on this situation, it does mean that the police must be absolutely responsible for our safety.
- NSResponder, on 10/10/2007, -5/+12That kind of behavior is known in military circles as "cowardice in the face of the enemy", and it's a hanging offense.
It's very sad that the brits have allowed themselves to be disarmed, and haven't at least demanded an effective police force for their protection.
-jcr - UntoTheBreach, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7Learn to read. In the article it says that he was stabbed and slashed first. Then gunned down several months later. It was during the intervening time between attacks that the Police utterly failed to address the case.
- airiox, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8It's kind of hard to protect yourself from a shooting, when in the UK it's impossible to get a gun for your protection.
But the criminals of course have them, smart thinking Ukers, an awesome job of making yourself less safe through an irrational fear of weapons. -
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