Dealt with man dowst in petrol holding lighter!
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gemini said:
Oh the joys of police work
2 hrs in the pissing rain with him standing under a tree in a lightening storm!
Saved safely in the end
Good team job
Me, dogs, cops, firearms team and firefighters
Suppose though I should have been out catching speeders
In the words of Derek and Clive
"Jump you
er jump. Into this blanket what we are holding but not really" "Laugh we nearly shat" 
On a serious note why did the guy douse himself in petrol?
gemini said:
Oh the joys of police work
2 hrs in the pissing rain with him standing under a tree in a lightening storm!
Saved safely in the end
Good team job
Me, dogs, cops, firearms team and firefighters
Suppose though I should have been out catching speeders
Well done mate saw an attempted suicide at Wimbledon railway station guy tried to jump infront of train as it was comming into station.
gemini said:
Oh the joys of police work
2 hrs in the pissing rain with him standing under a tree in a lightening storm!
Saved safely in the end
Good team job
Me, dogs, cops, firearms team and firefighters
Suppose though I should have been out catching speeders
Good job.
Now is there anything you could charge him with for such a criminal wasteage of unleaded?
Gazboy said:
Just being heartless for a minute, but why not let him get on with it?
Would you want to watch him burn? He may have a serious mental problem and whoever was looking after him failed him. Plus many survive for days and weeks afterwards. A slow painful death in intensive care all payed for on the NHS. Much better to spend and hour or so talking to him and getting him sorted out and earning tax again!
john75 said:
Oh the joys of police work
2 hrs in the pissing rain with him standing under a tree in a lightening storm!
Saved safely in the end
Good team job
Me, dogs, cops, firearms team and firefighters
Suppose though I should have been out catching speeders
Well done mate saw an attempted suicide at Wimbledon railway station guy tried to jump infront of train as it was comming into station.
How do you try to throw yourself in front of a train? Did this chap trip during the run-up or something?
cotty said:
Gazboy said:
Just being heartless for a minute, but why not let him get on with it?
Would you want to watch him burn?
Depends how cold it was
That's a good point. Petrol is actually very difficult to light when it's cold - the liquid is pretty inert, it's the vapour you've got to watch. I've spent many a winters morning holding a match to my petrol stove trying to get the bugger to light and it ain't easy.
Harry Flashman said:
gemini said:
Oh the joys of police work
2 hrs in the pissing rain with him standing under a tree in a lightening storm!
Saved safely in the end
Good team job
Me, dogs, cops, firearms team and firefighters
Suppose though I should have been out catching speeders
Well done mate saw an attempted suicide at Wimbledon railway station guy tried to jump infront of train as it was comming into station.
How do you try to throw yourself in front of a train? Did this chap trip during the run-up or something?
deckster said:
Munter said:
Gazboy said:
Just being heartless for a minute, but why not let him get on with it?
Would you want to watch him burn?
Depends how cold it was
That's a good point. Petrol is actually very difficult to light when it's cold - the liquid is pretty inert, it's the vapour you've got to watch. I've spent many a winters morning holding a match to my petrol stove trying to get the bugger to light and it ain't easy.
I actually ment that if it was a bit chilly out him setting fire to himself might warm you upGazboy said:
Just being heartless for a minute, but why not let him get on with it?
thats is snide !! give him a cig to calm his nerves !! and let him explain his problem is the way to go !!
>> Edited by toni896 on Thursday 8th September 16:40
>> Edited by toni896 on Thursday 8th September 16:40
Gazboy said:
Just being heartless for a minute, but why not let him get on with it?
Right.
And YOU would happily stand and watch a man burn to death? Even though you know nothing of him, and nothing of his circumstances?
Yeah, I'd happily watch Al Zarqawi et al roast away without a moment of remorse - but the above situation is different, you know nothing about the guy except the fact that he's about to kill himself in one of the most terrible ways imaginable.
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