JustGetItRight: On an only slightly related note, did everyone catch this image?

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WTF Rambo? Too bad they don't have your feet in the shot because I'm sure there are ankle holsters there too.

Someone needs to remind him that:

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was a comedy, not a documentary.

Umm, just how many guns do you think you see?

Slaxl: Nana's Vibrator: gmoney101: sfpfc: Since everyone in England get off work at 3pm all involved are on double time.

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Teachers maybe

This might be a bit off track, but I currently work for a British company in the US and worked with British expats at my last company. When I ask what it's like working over there, they say on Friday, if they're at the pub at 3 they're already late. I'm sure this isn't the case 100% of the time, but I've heard it more than once.

Then I wonder why in the US we're at work sun up to sun down getting angry while the US dollar falls behind. Now, I'm no economist, but I should be drinking more.

If you're not the first person in the pub after it opens, you're late.

See? And in the time it took me to reply, the Euro just gained on the US Dollar. It's 10:45 AM in Boston, and the bottom drawer is calling me.
/it's empty

JustGetItRight: On an only slightly related note, did everyone catch this image?

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WTF Rambo? Too bad they don't have your feet in the shot because I'm sure there are ankle holsters there too.

Someone needs to remind him that:

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was a comedy, not a documentary.

I'll bet he would have the special boots for climbing walls.

rev. dave: Yeah the cops will shoot him. I guess it is like cops everywhere when someone is threatening suicide. Its an easy notch for the cop on his belt. Though the UK probably does not glorify cops killing suspects like the US does.

The questions before a decision like that is made ought to be 1. Is anyone else in danger? and 2. Will taking him out neutralize that danger?

JustGetItRight: On an only slightly related note, did everyone catch this image?

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WTF Rambo? Too bad they don't have your feet in the shot because I'm sure there are ankle holsters there too.

Someone needs to remind him that:

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was a comedy, not a documentary.

I think hes the "gunboy" kinda like a towel boy in sports lol

probesport: Yo dawg I herd you liked guns.

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I know you can't see his back but from the front view alone, that POLICE badge is awfully small. Someone might easily mistake him for a bad guy, especially with the mask and all.

Pert: rev. dave: Though the UK probably does not glorify cops killing suspects like the US does.

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Yes, that it TOTAL fatal police shootings in the UK.

Yes, they did hit a high of six fatal shootings in one year. In total. In a country of, what, 60 million?

Got an American chart to compare that to?

dallylamma: trappedspirit: JustGetItRight: On an only slightly related note, did everyone catch this image?

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WTF Rambo? Too bad they don't have your feet in the shot because I'm sure there are ankle holsters there too.

Someone needs to remind him that:

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was a comedy, not a documentary.

Umm, just how many guns do you think you see?

There's at least four in that shot. Two hip rigs, the chest rig and the sub machine gun slung over his shoulder. He's probably got a holdout peice in the small of his back or in an ankle holster.

I don't think that thing on his left hip is a gun. And where is the sub machine gun?

Mazzic518: Pert: rev. dave: Though the UK probably does not glorify cops killing suspects like the US does.

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Yes, that it TOTAL fatal police shootings in the UK.

Yes, they did hit a high of six fatal shootings in one year. In total. In a country of, what, 60 million?

Got an American chart to compare that to?

Quickie googlie puts the US at 311,000,000 population. It would seem plausible to me if you said the US averages more than 6 times the UK rate of fatal police. It would seem plausible to me if you said NYC alone beat the UK's numbers (at 8 mil population)
yeah yeah, citation needed and so on

Silly Jesus: Pert: rev. dave: Though the UK probably does not glorify cops killing suspects like the US does.

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Yes, that it TOTAL fatal police shootings in the UK.

Yes, they did hit a high of six fatal shootings in one year. In total. In a country of, what, 60 million?

You know what would make this chart actually relevant and not all troll-y?

A chart showing the number of times that cops in the UK have a gun pulled on them vs. the number of times that happens in the U.S. And then another chart relating that to the number of times that cops shoot people. I bet you'd find a pattern.

As opposed to a wallet or a comb which will get you shot in the US?

probesport: But bad guys aren't allowed to have guns.

Well, even a bad guy wouldn't have THAT many guns, unless he were in a Bond movie or something.

Mazzic518: Silly Jesus: Pert: rev. dave: Though the UK probably does not glorify cops killing suspects like the US does.

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Yes, that it TOTAL fatal police shootings in the UK.

Yes, they did hit a high of six fatal shootings in one year. In total. In a country of, what, 60 million?

You know what would make this chart actually relevant and not all troll-y?

A chart showing the number of times that cops in the UK have a gun pulled on them vs. the number of times that happens in the U.S. And then another chart relating that to the number of times that cops shoot people. I bet you'd find a pattern.

As opposed to a wallet or a comb tea and skittles which will get you shot in the US?

ftfy

trappedspirit: Mazzic518: Silly Jesus: Pert: rev. dave: Though the UK probably does not glorify cops killing suspects like the US does.

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Yes, that it TOTAL fatal police shootings in the UK.

Yes, they did hit a high of six fatal shootings in one year. In total. In a country of, what, 60 million?

You know what would make this chart actually relevant and not all troll-y?

A chart showing the number of times that cops in the UK have a gun pulled on them vs. the number of times that happens in the U.S. And then another chart relating that to the number of times that cops shoot people. I bet you'd find a pattern.

As opposed to a wallet or a comb tea and skittles which will get you shot in the US?

ftfy

His misheard taste the rainbow as shoot the rainbow

Silly Jesus: dallylamma: trappedspirit: dallylamma: trappedspirit: JustGetItRight: On an only slightly related note, did everyone catch this image?

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WTF Rambo? Too bad they don't have your feet in the shot because I'm sure there are ankle holsters there too.

Someone needs to remind him that:

[hollywoodhatesme.files.wordpress.com image 300x271]

was a comedy, not a documentary.

Umm, just how many guns do you think you see?

There's at least four in that shot. Two hip rigs, the chest rig and the sub machine gun slung over his shoulder. He's probably got a holdout peice in the small of his back or in an ankle holster.

I don't think that thing on his left hip is a gun. And where is the sub machine gun?

Taking a second look, what I thought was the sub machine gun might be his radio...under his left arm. Still think the holster on the left hip is holding a gun though...unless it's a magazine.

It's a magazine.

I think this is a gun optical illusion. The number of guns seen in the picture is directly proportional to your dislike of guns.

probesport: Yo dawg I herd you liked guns.

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How many guns do you see?

trappedspirit: I think this is a gun optical illusion. The number of guns seen in the picture is directly proportional to your dislike of guns.

No, it's like one of those magic eye things. If you cross your eyes, you'll see 5 extra guns.

Silly Jesus: trappedspirit: probesport: Yo dawg I herd you liked guns.

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How many guns do you see?

There are two hand guns. One on chest and one on right leg. The thing on the left leg/hip appears to be a magazine for an AR of some sort. The shiny thing at the bottom is the top bullet in the magazine. I don't see the AR though. Perhaps he is on his way to get it from their SWAT vehicle or whatever. There is something behind his right arm though that's confusing. It looks metallic and as though it could be part of an AR of some sort but there is no shoulder strap. Those are the only weapons that I see.

Why are we talking about this again?

I thought I asked probesport?

Silly Jesus: There's this little thing called a dead man's switch. I dunno if he was pretending to have one or not or if they got a good view of his hands, but it works as a sort of 'reverse' detonation button. As long as it is held down, the shiat doesn't blow. Once he lets go of the button. BOOM. So, this is why it might not be a good idea to shoot a guy in the head who is holding people hostage with a bomb. TMYK

Indeed, when you don't know all of the information about the situation, the last thing you want to do is get all drastic on someone with a bomb. A dead man's switch is as easy to wire as any other switch, and it's not always immediately obvious what the nature of the bomb is just by looking.

Though my gas is he probably did not have a working bomb of any sort. But you can't take that chance.

dallylamma: Interesting...since I've recently aced the RCMP mandated fire arms safety course and applied for my Possession and Acquisition License and joined a shooting club earlier this year...but you're right, I probably dislike guns.

Well my theory was that if someone liked guns they were probably better at recognizing them. We put that theory to experimental test.

Pelvic Splanchnic Ganglion: "Home-made" bomb? As opposed to one you bought from the Bomb Store?

It's the UK. You can buy old German bombs at the flea market, charity shops and any number of other places. Heck, you can probably dig a few out of your cellar. Every few months somebody ends up a Fark headline because they tried to make a lamp out of an old shell or an old hand grenade was mistaken for a potato.

The Bomb Store would be a great name for a store. That sells bombs.

The Bombe Store would be a great name for a patisserie or bakery until the FBI or somebody shows up because of a misprint on your business cared or advertising which reads "the Bomb Store".

Remember the Professor from Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent? Since he happily gave away bombs to every trouble-maker, anarchist or terrorist who wanted to disrupt society, he might be considered the proprietor of an artisanal bomb-making workshop. Ted Kazinzki writ large, so to speak. (Ted was not a maker of home-made bombs, however--he was a maker of artsy-crafty artisinal bombs. Very fine amateur work. Home-made bombs have to be crap or they're arts and crafts. I am not counting truck bombs and the like. They are basically just piles of fertilizer with a primer attached. They may be explosive but they're not art.)

He walked around with a bomb in his pocket in case he met the police. His theory was that if you were willing to die, you were untouchable by anybody who was not willing to die for no good reason, and he proved it in an alley with the Chief of Scotland Yard if I recall correctly.

This guy does sound like an amateur. Propane tanks and the like are flammable but they aren't necessarily explosive. Also, you need more than one to make a proper bomb that would be explosive. And if you want to set off a bomb in London, half-way between the British Museum and Regent Park (more or less) isn't exactly the right place to do it. Tottenham Court Road is practically Bloomsbury, if not Bloomsbury. It's a nice neighbourhood but I don't think it is rich in targets as the US military would put it. And why would a professional bomber throw furniture and office equipment out of the windows? That's not terrorism. It's just an ASBO.

I hope fire fighters are standing by--there's some very nice architecture, small museums, and other cool stuff nearby. Including the Jeremy Bentham Pub, which is a great name for a pub, especially if you can convince the owners of Jeremy Bentham's mummified remains to let you display them once in a while, perhaps on your anniversary of opening, or something.

Some local landmarks from Google Maps:

Goudge Street
Chitty Street
The American Church in London (soup kitchen)
British Pregnancy Advisory Service (they have an advisory service for everything in the UK--very big on giving advice, the British are)
Pollack's Toy Museum (in another street)
Crazy Bear Fitzroy (wine bar downstairs)
Spearmint Rhino (I think I've heard of that one for some reason)

Correction: Goodge Street