General Chat

Kay You misunderstood. I do not know the psychology of it but when I was in the army from 1942 to 47, when ever someone of our company(6 platoons, maybe 180 men) was killed we felt it much more deeply than when a person outside the army bought it. Sometimes we may not even have known the chap but it was like losing a family member. When you belong to an organisation like that somehow a bond forms.Possibly its due to coming to rely on your mates. len

I have noted with interest that some people refer to the police as a community apart, i.e. 'their own'. Surely the police are 'our own'. They are our thin blue line - the line between the law-abiding people and the criminals. When a member of the police force is killed and the person/s who do it are apprehended, the perpetrators should have a much stiffer sentence, i.e. put against a wall and shot! The police deserve our full support and I am for the death penalty for these killers. Again, I have to say that I also agree with the death penalty for child killers and the murder of our old and/or vulnerable people. The day will come when our police will be armed and we will experience gun battles in the streets as takes place in America -this happened to a couple I know holidaying in New York -they were caught in the middle of it all. Not something to look forward to but if robbers continue to use guns in order to gain their selfish ends then it is inevitable that our police will not continue to patrol the streets unarmed!

Lisa You didn't need to apologise for airing your view. Everyone has their right to say how they feel I totally agree with your comments and it seems like most GR members do too. Have a nice day Regards Jackie

fyi the reason two inexperienced police officers were answering teh call is that it was a response to the pushing of a panic button in the shop and not a phone call

Agree with you 200% Lisa, apart from the bit about being insensitive! You certainly are not. x

Lisa, I agree that all murderers should face the same penalty regardless of who their victim is. And, I would hope that the Police expend just as much energy catching all murderers as they do when it's one of their own who has been killed.

Hiya Lisa :-) No not insensitive at all. All innocent lives lost should be judged the same, no matter what part of society that person comes from. The death penalty was lifted over here (Ireland) in 1964 but only abolished for ordinary murders ??? From 1964 to 1990 only the murder of a serving Police officer or a serving Prison Officer carried the death penalty!!! Although a dozen police officers had died in the line of duty, the death penalty was only imposed in a handful of occasions, but the point is it was imposed. Not only do I not agree with the death penatly but especially selective death penalty its offensive to Society as a whole, it is wrong & should be kept in the past. I am pleased you decided to put the thread up Lisa good for you, your opinion is just as worthy as mine or ANYONE else's on here, but you know how I feel about such things. Pat x

Yes , it is so sad -she left 5 children, 2 were step-children. My sympathies go to her family and her colleagues family, Rosalyn

When its one of your own killed, you re-act differently. len

Hi, I see many are after the death penalty for peadophiles. I have always had a great belief that this condition was completely curable. You cut their heads off. Badger Bill, Worthing

hi lisa,im with you on this one,our legal system stinks at times,and there are always crimes that are similar with different sentences,even the courts operate different in each area,xxxxxx joy

I don't agree with the death penalty but I do agree with you Lisa that should the death penalty ever come back it should be for all murderers and not just cop-killers

The police always act this way when one of their own is killed. It will be interesting to know why two inexperienced police women were answering a call on their own. although i think iread somewhere that it was not madde clear that the call was regarding a robbery. And no Lisa you don't have to apologise for having an opinion. Ann glos

I thought the same Lisa Norah

i agree but so are the police..they are doing the same as soldiers..protecting the general public from criminals and there are risks..that is a sad factxxxxxxxxxxxxx))))):

Well I think The job they do is dangerous, I certainly wouldent want to do it, and as for soldiers YES!!they choose their jobs, but at the end of the day if we had a war its YOU!they would be protecting, would you die for your country????

I agree with you Lisa, Marie

I agree with you , Lisa. It`s a bit like soldiers doing their job and when they are killed everyone is up in arms. They choose their jobs. Having never been in the situation maybe we shouldn`t criticise. Rosalyn

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Lisa, Don't apologise for your views. You are entitled to air them. I can't see they would offend anyone. I don't agree with the death penalty but if it was ever bought back, which it won't be in this country, I feel it should apply to every murderer. No one life is any more precious than another. Jean x.