Thread 46 Starmer: Meloj kaj kastoroj sur monbiletoj, arbaro de kolero

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When I was about 13, I was putting rubbish in the bin and there was a British army soldier in the garden crouching beside the bin with a loaded rifle. That really did give me the fright of my life.

To add we lived in a very naice middle class estate.

IDK isn't there only one police protection unit in the country* which is part of the Met so they would inevitably be involved in any of these misplaced firearms events?

*Wayne Couzens old stamping ground?

Ah. I didn't know that.

I might be wrong!

Think that most of the 'protected' individuals are in London [at least some of the time] eg royalty, politicians, embassies etc

I can remember an IRA gunman being killed by an "off duty" diplomatic protection officer in the 1970s.

And of course Trevor Lock manages to hide his gun during the Iranian embassy siege.

During the late 80s there was a definite uptick in police activity around armed robberies. They clearly had a goldmine of intelligence and were ambushing a lot of robbers, quite a few of whom ended up unalived. Including the idiot who tried to rob a supermarket that was next to the University Electronics school whose 4th floor overlooked the car park. By the time we had got to the window after hearing gunshots it was all over. A lot of men in blue running around. After about 5 minutes a plain cloths car pulled up and someone in an overcoat got out. They were walked to a sheet on the ground which was lifted. They nodded and then got back in the car.

Wave a weapon around in public ? Just don't.

I might just be you then ....

I'm aware of an incident at a hotel where Prince William's protection officers were staying long-term whilst he was training. One morning one of the waitresses found a handgun left on one of the tables as she was clearing away the breakfast dishes. She picked it up (no idea why) and took it the receptionist.

Very soon after one very red-faced panic-stricken security officer came rushing back into the hotel and the receptionist asked him if he had lost something. The officer was clearly embarrassed and was very relieved to be reunited with his firearm. Funnily enough, nobody though it necessary to take photos of it or to contact a national rag newspaper.

Can anyone archive this? The site isn’t working for me this morning.

https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/praise-for-keir-starmers-stand-against-trumps-war-will-be-followed-by-fury-over-high-prices?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=other

Happy Easter

It's not working for me either Blossom

Thank you for trying.

I saw that and did wonder if you would post it. Have a great day everyone.

womensartbluesky?

Happy easter. I hope Dave hasn't been too much of a thug for any of you.

Women's Art yes! It's also on X. Love it.

Just off topic - another day another counter protest. Not huge and we outnumbered them on counts - they looked large with the huge flags.

Saw a cross saying ‘Jesus saves’ - they obviously couldn’t finish that with who he would actually save!

Bafflingly, to me, there was an Israeli flag amongst some Seig Heil salutes and Heil Hitlers. I would assume some stupidity here but apparently that’s not the case - I can’t find a different explanation though - maybe someone here could help on that haha!

So, I just learned today these Heils are not of themselves illegal, though can be part of public order/hate stuff - I had always assumed they would be illegal acts - so that’s my stupidity- I think maybe they need to be specifically illegal as they get more prevalent.

Happy Easter everyone - hope you have a lovely day

Happy Easter everyone.

Happy Easter! I have challenged Dave and hung out washing. We'll see whether it blows away to Bury St Edmunds before it dries.

My DH is a Dave. He does a lot of blustering and whining to be fair.

Happy Easter all. May you have a peaceful day with plenty of chocolate.

Some of the local flagshaggers have been making large crosses on the hillsides. A post from Voice of Wales (hateful bunch) came up on my FB celebrating this. They wouldn’t know Christianity if it whacked them on the head. I have blocked them now.

Happy Easter all you lovely people I’m out for lunch so no cooking & don’t have to endure the smell of lamb cooking in the house a double win for me
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And across the pond, Trump has completely lost the plot...

Yes, we were discussing that on the Trump thread, unbelievable isn't it? And it is real.

How can he be allowed to continue as President?