"Hundreds" of Met Police armed response officers hand in the weapons after colleague charged with murder - Chris Kaba Shooting aftermath.

Sounds like a good result, and good for the officer.

Surely a lot of the damage is already done though - imagine being a police officer and seeing how little the powers that be think of you that they'll throw you into a murder trial if they think they've got an excuse.
Makes me cringe as a member of the public to see what he's been put through.

The IOPC statement reads like they're rather bitter about the whole thing too, and implies they don't think his actions were reasonable in the circumstances. Interesting they think it's only of particular interest to 'black communities' too.

The apparent likelihood that Kaba had actually attempted to murder someone with a gun days previously is just the cherry on top really.
"The firearm was never recovered and the alleged gunman, who cannot be identified, died before he could stand trial." :rolleyes:
I thought the IOPC statement, as worded on BBC, was extremely poor and very biased.
Given a NOT guilty verdict they didn’t really acknowledge how difficult and distressing the past few weeks had also been for the officer.
 

IOPC director Amanda Rowe said: “Firstly, we want to acknowledge Chris Kaba's family and friends today as they continue to grieve his death more than two years on. Our thoughts and sympathies remain with them and everyone else who has been affected.

What about the officers family and friends?

“We also recognise the impact that this trial has had on the officer involved, as well as his firearms colleagues and the wider policing community.

That small snippet is hardly backing your own after a not guilty verdict.

Edit: Didn’t realise that link had already been posted.
 
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I thought the IOPC statement, as worded on BBC, was extremely poor and very biased.
Given a NOT guilty verdict they didn’t really acknowledge how difficult and distressing the past few weeks had also been for the officer.

The IOPC are far from I. They're utterly politicised self-serving scum.
 
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Edit: Is there a reason they couldn't shoot the tyres?
I guess they could, but I doubt it's an approved technique. Imagine there'd be a high risk of a bullet ricocheting off the road and hitting someone nearby. Also flat tyres don't necessarily immediately stop a car so wouldn't have removed the risk.
 
Why do people even bother joining the police at this point?

Probably part of some nutty plan to privatise policing and only having private security subsidised by the state for the benefit of the wealthy with some pitiful quango overseeing them.
 
I guess they could, but I doubt it's an approved technique. Imagine there'd be a high risk of a bullet ricocheting off the road and hitting someone nearby. Also flat tyres don't necessarily immediately stop a car so wouldn't have removed the risk.

As a demonstration, there's a "great" video I put in the spoiler below of an Audi RS6 evading a UK cop in Birmingham (IIRC) with at least 1 (possibly 2) flat tyres and still outrunning the police through a housing estate until they reverse into the cop car disabling it whilst the RS6 just drives away like nothing is wrong on its flat tyres.


As for the rest, it's more of a Hollywood trope than something thats trained for. In military terms, during a hard stop its more common to hit the engine with a few large calibre armour piercing bullets (.50 Cal API or similar usually) to try to stop the car quickly that way, rather than hitting a tyre, which pretty much negates the police being able to do something like that.
 
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Why do people even bother joining the police at this point?

Probably part of some nutty plan to privatise policing and only having private security subsidised by the state for the benefit of the wealthy with some pitiful quango overseeing them.

They are becoming a parody.

Meanwhile, people are being JAILED for twitter posts. At the same time as convicts who committed actual crimes are being released due to overcrowded prisons.
 
“The acquittal of Martyn Blake isn’t just a failure for our family, but for all those affected by police violence. Despite this verdict, we won’t be silenced.

Erm, what about the innocent victims that had to endure the crimes of their career criminal son and his mates?

Time to stop reading about this, it makes my blood boil.
 
They are becoming a parody.

Meanwhile, people are being JAILED for twitter posts. At the same time as convicts who committed actual crimes are being released due to overcrowded prisons.

None of which is down to the police - they enforce the law, up to the CPS to prosecute or not (usually not). Up to Politicians/justice system to release prisoners.
 
Shooting the tyres needs pretty good shooting accuracy, with high risk of ricochet in a packed street... nah, let's not do that.

I guess they could, but I doubt it's an approved technique. Imagine there'd be a high risk of a bullet ricocheting off the road and hitting someone nearby. Also flat tyres don't necessarily immediately stop a car so wouldn't have removed the risk.
Yea i assumed it was something to do with ricochet tbh, but I know nothing about guns hence the question. I also assumed flat tyres, while not stopping the car, would have made it hard for it to ram other cars out of the way tbh.
You're not being serious there, right?
Yes. It was an honest question (see above), are you against learning?
 
Yea i assumed it was something to do with ricochet tbh, but I know nothing about guns hence the question. I also assumed flat tyres, while not stopping the car, would have made it hard for it to ram other cars out of the way tbh.

Yes. It was an honest question (see above), are you against learning?

Sorry, my mistake. I just expect adults on a forum to have a basic grasp of physics beyond that of a primary school child. Apologies.
 
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