Thursday, 3 June 2010

Whitehaven...

Thr 'Fail' seems to have pegged the trigger incident as a dispute over fares (unlike the Beeb, which is leading with the 'family dispute over will' angle), which has prompted one of the most bizarre paragraphs in the history of the paper:
It was a typical sunny half-term morning in the peaceful Georgian former coal-mining port.

Bird wound down the front window of his taxi and according to witnesses blasted a shotgun in the face of cab driver Darren Rewcastle, aged in his 30s, as he walked to a cafe.

Mr Rewcastle was one of those he blamed for 'touting' for fares.

He then appears to have lost all semblance of humanity and set about taking as many lives as he could.
Oh, it was only then that he lost all semblence of humanity? Silly me. I was thinking it was when he shot someone over cab fares...

For better and more honest analysis than you'll find in the MSM, read Charlotte, Anna or B&D.

For an indepth look at how the police see this, read Inspector Gadget or HogDay.

For a glimpse into the future to see how the government might handle it, read Ross or NorthNorthWester.

4 comments:

patently said...

Now that we see the harm they can so easily cause, I really do think it is about time we cracked down and properly regulated ... cabbies.

Anonymous said...

Where was the helicopter with missiles?

The incident commander's (GOLD) log will make interesting reading come the inquests.

What a terrible occurrence words aren't enough.

As for routinely arming the police? No way, not at this time.

Mummylonglegs said...

Failing that, if your preferred reason for all crime is sex, pop over to the Express

http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/178828

Leading the way in salactious speulation.

Mummy x

JuliaM said...

"Now that we see the harm they can so easily cause, I really do think it is about time we cracked down and properly regulated ... cabbies."

Heh! Makes as much sense, frankly...

"As for routinely arming the police? No way, not at this time."

A good discussion over at the police blogs on it. Seems to be 50/50 atm...

"Failing that, if your preferred reason for all crime is sex, pop over to the Express..."

/doublefacepalm