Armed police, fighting players and Warne's reaction to Millers draw

[millmoormagic]

No, I think that that this was routine for all league grounds today

If that's a routine thing, then for me it doesn't work, how many on here felt reassured seeing coppers with sub machine guns?

[Brin]

Amazingly as I walked down Main Street at the end of the game I saw someone driving down oblivious of the double blockade described.... one armed officer held his hand up notifying the driver to stop and turn around....

I don't even know how he got down Main Street at full time as there was a line of officers from the top of New York way ... he must have been parked at the back of the burger van and then proceeded straight down ...as he approached the blockade he was holding up a disabled parking badge like it was some kind of get out jail free card but the armed officer was having none of it and refused him exit.... catch 22 for that driver as he couldn't continue forward or go back up the street..... wonder how long he had to wait...

[crookadile]

No, I think that that this was routine for all league grounds today

Correct. It will probably be the same on Monday.
Easter is a Christian Festival and football games where there are large crowds would be prime targets for the religious nut jobs.

Right, I'm logging out now before the Islamapologists get out of bed.

[millertop]

Well it didn't reassure me one bit tbh.
Vans at top fine but I don't want to see armed police, couldn't they have made it less obvious like they did at Wembley (England v Lithuania) days after the attack?

[Muchthemillersson]

Well it didn't reassure me one bit tbh.
Vans at top fine but I don't want to see armed police, couldn't they have made it less obvious like they did at Wembley (England v Lithuania) days after the attack?

I've read in the newspaper today that the police have a new policy towards the risk of murderers hijacking trucks. Up until now their policy has always been not to shoot drivers as the damage the driverless vehicle might cause can't be estimated. They have changed that policy and they have weapons which have armour piercing bullets. If a truck tries to drive past them they now shoot the driver dead. I have seen armed police in Westminster many times and they haven't held weapons like those I saw on Main Street. I hadn't seen the threat of someone driving a truck down Main Street at high speed when we were all leaving a game but I am very reassured that those who are responsible for our safety did