Three cops shot - 1 dead (Napier, 7 May)

[Patrick]

Oh come on. Where there's a will there's away, kiwi spirit and all that. Roll a tank in there and unless he's loaded with an RPG or armour piercing rounds

Tank? In NZ??? They do not exist. Who knew that he didn't have these rounds???

i think they'd be able to use it as enough of a shield to retrieve the fallen.

Couldn't get around him to get between him and the shooter...

It's utterly disgusting that they haven't made the attempt given the resources and the "great minds" that they have at their disposal. If it all goes to shit, it's a tank, blow the fuck out of that part of the house...

No it aint... its a people mover, with a decent cannon on its snout.

Like someone said earlier, noone wants to take responsibility for the decision. Fly me up there, give me an unloaded tank and i'll do it myself, i'll take the risk to retrieve those that have been mercilessly slain over a bit of dope...

Seriously fuckin disgusted with the lack of resolution after this amount of time given the resources available...

These "tanks" you speak of... these LAVs? Went on one in Waiouru. Hope I heard it wrong, but they can't take a reasonably close range 303 let alone armour peircing rounds...

cops shoot themselves in their feet alot due to their holsters.

Yeah. That happens all the time. Daily even.

not at all.
this has nothing to do with age.

50 rounds a year is all your standard cop gets to play with a year.

Really????????

their piss poor hit record is well know.

Two incidents in what, 120 years?

i would go through 200+ rounds a night!

practice would help em alot!

Yes it would. Still..... Not enough rounds and not enough range time, you are right there..

like steven wallace was told?

mmm - didn't that end well......

Bloody oath it did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Swoop]

Surprisingly enough, they do. I work with a relative of the fallen officer and he is a damned "good bastard".
I will be passing on personal regards when I see him next.

Promise kept.

[short-circuit]

Get over it

[smoky]

This is the most stupid shit you have ever come up with. guess you must have spent too much time in the fringe gay tent smoking pot at your "Burning man" gay festival.

You're off on a gay rant again! You missed his point and show a complete in-ability to discuss anything without getting personal or talking about homo's?

[NDORFN]

Highway Patrol = Pigs

They weren't Highway Patrol.

[marty]

I thought the end was pretty much perfect.

if you mean perfect as in 'Const A didn't get killed' then yes, however the family taking out a private prosecution was shameful, the ultimate in a family not taking responsibility for the actions of their offspring. I am sure if Muarray Stretch had shot an unarmed carlos namana, he would have faced the same issues, however murray was kicked to death in the gutter, and namana is just in prison.

[RantyDave]

You're off on a gay rant again!

Oh, leave him alone. He's obviously has that 'anxiety' that affects middle aged men.

Dave

[Patrick]

if you mean perfect as in 'Const A didn't get killed' then yes, however the family taking out a private prosecution was shameful, the ultimate in a family not taking responsibility for the actions of their offspring. I am sure if Muarray Stretch had shot an unarmed carlos namana, he would have faced the same issues, however murray was kicked to death in the gutter, and namana is just in prison.

Better to be tried by 12 than carried by 6.....

Wallaces dad following in the shadows, quite happy for the Police to tidy up his dirty work.................