At 09:29 AM 1/15/03 -0500, you wrote: >So, I figure to drop a conversation bomb. > >Given that the US is swamped with guns, and they are very easy to get, >AFAIK, no US police have been killed while investigating post 9-11 terror >suspects. > >The British haven't been so lucky. > >http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/01/15/britain.terror.police/index.html > >... >Police say Oake, 40, died in a struggle with one of the three men about an >hour after officers first entered the apartment. > >One of the suspects managed to break free of police and grabbed a knife in >the kitchen. Father-of-three Oake, 40, died from stab wounds to his chest >and three colleagues were injured. >... > >Maybe he died _because_ he didn't have a gun? > >Just a thought, >Jerry Johnson
Given the same circumstances, over here many more probably would have been killed - the perp would have grabbed a gun and opened up on the police. In other words you're talking through your hat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
