General Chat

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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!

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