Why Are We So Slow To Move In These Situations?

[Bobbisox1]

https://news.sky.com/story/sir-david-amess-uks-terror-threat-level-should-have-been-raised-before-mps-murder-says-ex-counter-terrorism-chief-12438114

[bobbinwales]

Is he saying it with hindsight or was he saying it before last week I wonder. Even if we're on highest alert its hard to see how the police can be everywhere following every potential lonewolf sadly

[Bobbisox1]

Yes I know Bobb but we have good intelligence and if they say the tenor alert should be heightened then they should move to do it

[naomi24]

Apart from alerting the public to a potentially higher risk, I wider what difference that actually makes to the security services? I like to think they never let their guard down in the slightest.

[Bobbisox1]

Good point Naomi

[Gromit]

If the threat le bel had been higher, it wouldn’t really have made any difference to the outcome.

Just a talking head making noise to fill the airwaves.

[WordyGurdy]

You did pick up that this is an EX counter terrorism chief and not one of 'they'?

Possibly of interest, the same chap on Extinction Rebellion. https://m.facebook.com/XRDerby/posts/3438650449527744

[naomi24]

I’m not sure what you’re getting at, wordy.

[roadman]

i dont believe for one second that if the terror thread level was raised that this wouldnt have happened

[naomi24]

Neither do I, roadman.

[roadman]

ex counter terrorism now gluing himself to the m25 is it?

[ichkeria]

Heightened states of alert relate to different or enhanced security procedures.
But when you have someone acting alone, if such is the case here, we don't really know, it can be next to impossible to anticipate what they will do because you don't have any pre-attack activity to go on.

[grumpy01]

Bobbisox story 16.16 is Russell Watson a threat now?

[gulliver1]

Big problem here is since Brexit, the E/U and stand alone Britain will not swap information.

[Peter Pedant]

because
act too early
and there is a huge on cost - - and the only thing avoided is a politician say o yes but we believed....

a bit like locking down when there are no cases ....

amd any way " this could all have been avoided...." you hear every day on the lips of the usual suspects peddling their craxy views as Gospel truth.... ( you KNOW what I am saying is correct)(*)

(*) thanks to that crazy medium-sseance thread

[Peter Pedant]

Nick ALdworth would say that wouldnt he

" I dont think XR is a terrorist organisation because I used to be head of terrorism and I wdnt classify it as such. By the way I am a member of XR"

perfect logic - I am not surprised people on AB cant follow the thread - ter daaah !