Royfromaus - “You too seem to have omitted why you would have run from these people. Why would you have run?” If you're talking to me (it helps if you make this clear) then my answer would be – I wouldn't have. I would have stood my ground – unless I was specially ordered to gather info only and retreat if confronted. The day I kneel before a baying mob of fascist,...
woofgang//spicerack if you have a problem then why not just say so//
Wouldn't say I have a problem, just pointing out an anomaly in the moderation. It seems you may have a problem with that, to me it was more a matter of wry amusement.
If you think in this climate two unarmed policemen with some very expensive kit should stand their ground with a mob shouting abuse at them then you have no idea of what has been happening. Unless you have experience of that I doubt you will understand the difficulties they were under.
I simply despair of people’s ability to think sometimes.
cassa, I don't believe two unarmed policemen with some very expensive kit should have to stand their ground with a mob shouting abuse at them...they should have sufficient back up.
Nothing good will come of the police bowing to a baying mob.