If I was a Policeman trying to stop a marauding terrorist stabbing innocents in the throat, Iโd use WHATEVER force needed to neutralise him.
Better to be judged after the event by 12 of my peers, than carried to church by 6 of my friends.
@Barry__Calder One flick of that knife to an officers leg /artery would have been fatal . I applaud their courage , the kicks were justified and more than necessary. They also couldn't have known at that stage whether he was carrying explosives in the back pack !!!!
@SandyofSuffolk We flew regularly with our three from babies . We expected them to sit in their seats and they did .We occupied them , distracted them . Didn't allow them to kick the seat in front repeatedly or constantly flip the tray up and down . Feral kids on flights โ๏ธ =nightmare
@DonnaLouise1212 I used to get this , we pretty much narrowed it down to catching on the granite work top or the washing machine drum . Sanded the edges .Then the bearings went on the machine and we got a new one . Haven't had it on any tshirts since . I don't wear a belt so.
Even if you only buy a card or a bookmark, everything will help to ease the constant knots in my stomach. Asking this of you all always makes me want to curl up in a ball, but I really do need your help.
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As I was walking to catch a bus, sirens suddenly started coming from several directions. My attention was drawn to a lone police officer and two PCSOs fighting to save a manโs life. A passenger on a bus had gone into cardiac arrest and, without hesitation, they were on the floor administering CPR in a desperate attempt to bring him back. Within moments a trainee doctor joined them, and the fight to keep the man alive continued.
A few minutes later โ although it felt far longer โ more officers arrived along with the first paramedic car. The manโs heart stopped more than once, but the effort never stopped. CPR continued, equipment arrived, and after a long battle at the scene the patient was finally prepared for transport to hospital in a critical condition, connected to everything possible to keep him alive.
Medics later told the officer and PCSOs that without their immediate actions, the man would not even have made it to an ambulance. By pure chance they had been on a bus behind when they were alerted, and with no kit and no time to think, they went straight to work.
Once relieved by paramedics and other officers arriving, the first officer went straight back to duty, protecting the scene and asking people to use an alternative route as the pavement had been closed. Having moments earlier been pumping a manโs chest trying to keep him alive, he then found himself dealing with the annoyance of members of the public unhappy at being told they could not walk through. It was a telling moment.
I spoke briefly with the officer afterwards. He told me he has dealt with injured people before, and has been present at scenes involving the deceased, but this was the first time he had to perform CPR himself on the street. Those who have been in that position will know exactly how something like that stays with you long after the incident is over.
For all the criticism aimed at police on social media, this is the side rarely seen โ usually unreported โ and forgotten with all the hate-officers going from routine patrol to life-and-death in seconds, doing everything they can to save someone they have never met, and carrying the weight of it afterwards. I do not know what the outcome will be for the patient, but one thing is certain โ without that officer and those PCSOs, he would not have left that place alive.
My thoughts are not only with the patient, and I hope he makes a recovery, but also with everyone who was there, especially the first officer on scene and the PCSOs. Today they made the difference. Sadly, I have stood at too many scenes where the fight ends differently.
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@BearGrylls I raised 3 boys . They're my best friends . The best men anyone would have the privilege to know . Yours will be too . They were my best job and my biggest achievement.
@DavidMuttering Recent visit ยฃ55 hygienist on top of Dental check up . An extra ยฃ35 for an air polish which was basically getting drenched with a water flosser .... over ยฃ100 all in . Remember when the dentist threw in a clean , scale and polish !!!