Posted on 11/01/2005 6:21:40 PM PST by Flavius
Five men were shot when a gang forced their way into a house in east London.
Two of the gang initially tried to get into the property in Walthamstow but the residents fought them off with what are described as kitchen utensils.
Police said two more men then managed to get in and shot the five residents in the attack on Sunday.
The injured were taken to hospital by a neighbour where three were treated for minor injuries and two are said to be in a stable condition.
The four gunmen escaped in a Ford Ka and a Volkswagen hatchback with tinted windows.
Operation Trafalgar
Operation Trafalgar - which looks into non black-on-black gun crime in London - is investigating the incident.
Detectives are keeping an open mind regarding motive at this stage.
DS Neil Lemon said: "We are eager to trace the two vehicles involved in this incident, where it is believed that one of the men suffered from a head injury.
"The Metropolitan Police Service is dedicated to reducing gun crime and I appeal to anyone with information to contact us."
At least they were legally able to keep their utensils. Let's hope the homeowners don't get charge with assault.
ZOT!!
There are no guns in the UK.
Just forks.
;-)
Pretty soon they'll start confiscating the forks, and then Brits will have to start eating with their fingers.
Imagine trying to form such a committee in the US!!!
Pardon my ignorance, but what the heck is a Ford Ka? Doesn't sound too impressive.
Does that mean that those who acted in self defense were, GASP, "Forkers"?
its missing the other ka
That's why fish and chips are all the rage, there...
Guns beat kitchen utensils.
All thumbs and index-fingers will initially need to be registered as deadly weapons. Then, when crime continues to spiral out of control, the finger-grabbers will rationalize that only the military and properly-trained law-enforcement officers should be allowed to carry thumbs-and-forefingers. All other citizens will be required to turn in their thumbs and forefingers in a government-sanctioned "buy-back" program.
(don't laugh...given liberal lunacy these days, it'll happen)
Satire is getting harder and harder -- because the world is too crazy to lampoon.
"A Gwinnett County 10-year-old was suspended from school for reportedly using his thumb and forefinger as a pretend gun. The school said Jonathan Motes violated its zero-tolerance weapons policy."
http://www.11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=43767
You really need to take a trip to the UK, rent a "car", and then fall down on your knees and thank the Lord that you live in these United States of America.
As a matter of fact, quite a number of little boys in the public schools have been suspended over the past several years for pointing their fingers and going, "Bang, bang, you're dead!"
Under the zero tolerance policies operating in many school districts, this is a serious offense.
Any celebrity in Hollywood will tell you that any Europeon nation is a paradise compared to the U.S., so how can this be?
It's disgraceful that the citizens of the UK don't have the right to protect themselves in their own homes. Thank God I don't live there. I don't even want to visit there.
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