My heart, my prayers
and my sorrows go to the two very brave police officers who were
called to what should have been an ordinary routine burglary call out
today. What lay in wait for them was the most appalling act of
barbaric behavior that the world has known in this, the year 2012. PC Fiona Bone 32 and PC Nicola Hughes 23, were responding to a call from base control of a possible
burglary in the Hattersley area. As police do, sirens blaring, they
turned up to an address in the hope of catching a culprit and arrest
them. The next scene is what can only be described as coming from a
film!!! Both police officers were shot at by a man at point-blank
range, a total of ten shots echoed around the estate but what came
next would make even the most hardened underworld criminals shake in
their long overcoats. The man then threw a grenade at the police
officers which would have almost instantly killed them.
As you read this now, I
could send an email to Australia and get a reply back in less than a
minute because this is 2012. So why and most importantly in today’s
society is anyone throwing a grenade that is reserved for the
battlefields of yesteryear. Are we really living in a society where
somebody who knows somebody can actually get there hands on this type
of military hardware?
Without getting too
political, the two positive aims that will come out of this are, Mr
Cameron will now have to beef up police uniforms and hopefully more
importantly the police will have the power to conduct more stop and
searches. If someone is walking around with grenades on them with the
intent to use them to kill or maim, then what of our society, what of
are children. Yes, I agree there is far too much violence both in the
video games that are played, the films that we watch and also the
music we listen to. Its not uncommon to walk past a car with its
windows down and music blaring with the lyrics, “put another in the
chamber” pouring onto the pavement. Are these the same pavements I
used to play hopscotch on or are these the streets of Syria where the
first toy a ten year old holds, is an AK47!!!
To all the officers at
GMP and across the country, I am behind you, I respect you, I think
you do such a wonderful job for the limited pay you get. Once again
though, my prayers go to the families, partners and friends we have
lost in the force and we will fight to the bitter end to get the
justice we deserve.
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