The Met never cease to amaze

Iam64

Allira

It was an odd think to do.

Unattended bag? Surely most people would keep a safe distance and ring the police.

This.

Well, exactly.

An unfortunate incident.
I do not think we should pour down blanket blame on the Met though - they do a very difficult job.
The person involved will no doubt be dealt with.

Galaxy

Oh come on we have all done it. I left my guns in Tesco the other day. I had such a giggle with the security when I went back to retrieve them.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

God it's embarrassing for the Met. No wonder they've been suspended. Thank God they were found by a responsible citizen with no interest in selling weapons to the black market at a rewarding price.

MartavTaurus. You are right. It must be sorted...and I have heard it so many times!

He obviously hasnt heard the "See it. Say it. Sort it" rail travel mantra. Nowhere does advice say drag it back to your bedroom. 😂

It's actually, "See it. Say it. Sorted". The last thing you do is to "sort it"!

Allira

It was an odd think to do.

Unattended bag? Surely most people would keep a safe distance and ring the police.

This.

It was an odd think to do.

Unattended bag? Surely most people would keep a safe distance and ring the police.

The guy who dragged the bag back to his bedroom? How lucky was he that on ge didnt go off. And kill himself or his partner or a passerby. It could have been anything in the bag. A bomb, a body. Whst a weird thing to do. A bag full of coins he thought. Even more weird.

He obviously hasnt heard the "See it. Say it. Sort it" rail travel mantra. Nowhere does advice say drag it back to your bedroom

I just wonder what tragedy could have happened if the guns had been found by people who would be happy to use them
If they have just left the guns by accident I would say irresponsible isn't a strong enough word. Dereliction of duty?

nanna8

How could any member of the police force ‘forget’ weapons? Surely they check them in and out at the station as would be normal practice here ? I don’t get it at all. Was it deliberate or what ?

You'd think so!
Especially as they don't routinely carry them here in the UK, unlike Australia

Allira

However, I think Galaxy deserves the prize so far on this thread!
😂

You’re not wrong.
Applause 👏👏👏 to Galaxy I’m reminded of the scene in The good Life where Margo cried because she didn’t have a SOH 😂

Black Humour and sarcasm has always been my default position in dark times.

The latter is very weird, I agree.

But we are wrong to assume all the guns were to protect Khan "at the same time", just because an officer had left them there - they may represent what the officers have in their vans.

As usual, this all seems rather odd.

The sheer quantity of weapons and officers to protect one man. Surely a discreet small gun hidden on an officer would suffice.
Also, who would drag a heavy bag home to their bedroom before opening?

Cossy

Galaxy

Oh come on we have all done it. I left my guns in Tesco the other day. I had such a giggle with the security when I went back to retrieve them.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

You can buy a special holster from e-bay for the Gloke Galaxy and the other weapons should fit nicely in your shopping trolley. I find Tesco give me lots of free stuff when I show mine.

Seriously, I thought it was a joke at first. I find it very sad that so many people need protection now.

How could any member of the police force ‘forget’ weapons? Surely they check them in and out at the station as would be normal practice here ? I don’t get it at all. Was it deliberate or what ?

Primrose53

Wyllow3

Because significant individuals especially politicians get frequent personal threats to their lives and have done for some time that others do not.

Boris used to ride round London on a bike! 😉

We live just a few miles from where John Major lived so are well aware of protection measures. Likewise the former Governor of the Bank of England. He just had a solitary police car parked outside his house often with a sleeping policeman inside. 🤣

Boris who?

Khan receives death threats on an almost daily basis.

Matters as regards threats have subsequently escalated a great deal. Women politicians getting rape threats as well as death.

wish we could go back to the days of the sleeping policeman being enough.

Our own MP has had to move her office as it's not in a "protectable" place. She's one of the good eggs as regards helping people.

Wyllow3

Because significant individuals especially politicians get frequent personal threats to their lives and have done for some time that others do not.

Boris used to ride round London on a bike! 😉

We live just a few miles from where John Major lived so are well aware of protection measures. Likewise the former Governor of the Bank of England. He just had a solitary police car parked outside his house often with a sleeping policeman inside. 🤣

Because significant individuals especially politicians get frequent personal threats to their lives and have done for some time that others do not.

Khan insists that London is so safe why does he need armed police to protect him?

Galaxy 😂

However, I think Galaxy deserves the prize so far on this thread!
😂

Iam64

Sarcasm of the humorous kind used by Allira is a necessary part of an incident like this.
It doesn’t diminish the significance, or minimise the dangers involved.

I don’t know about lessons learned or disciplinary action, might be P45’s and no pension

Thanks, Iam64 and petra

I really should stop watching HIGNFY!!
It puts ideas into my head. 😁

I read this in today’s DT.

It’s astonishing!

If my husband left a firearm unattended he could face a prison sentence and quite rightly.

I think jobs will be lost.

Cossy

I read this story, it was completely irresponsible.

Hope people are disciplined and a lot more careful moving forward

Which part of the story is irresponsible?

Which people should be disciplined? The police officers, the person who found the item, the general public "moving forward"?