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Hero tried to stop a knife-wielding man fleeing stab scene as police officers looked on (UK)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2031549/Notting-Hill-Carnival-2011-stabbing-Police-hunt-knife-wielding-thug-fled.html#ixzz1WWLPPZcm ^ | 30th August 2011

Posted on 08/30/2011 7:05:26 AM PDT by SanFranDan

FULL TITLE: The moment a have-a-go hero tried to stop a knife-wielding man fleeing stab scene... as police officers looked on

This was the dramatic moment a have-a-go hero stuck out his leg and tried to trip up a suspected knifeman just moments after a man was stabbed in the side at London's Notting Hill Carnival.

Despite the fact 6,500 police officers had been drafted in to patrol the carnival, the officers seen here in high-visibility jackets, appeared to be glued to the spot as the suspect fled the scene clutching a knife.

As these astonishing images show, it was only a quick-thinking shopper, laden with bags, who made any attempt to stop the suspect as he fled.

Scotland Yard said a 16-year-old boy had been arrested on suspicion of assault after the 20-year-old man was stabbed.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 08/30/2011 7:05:31 AM PDT by SanFranDan
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To: SanFranDan
The stabbing victim. Anyone know what that is (a flag?) in his pocket?
2 posted on 08/30/2011 7:08:19 AM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
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To: SanFranDan
A picture = worth a thousand words. A British police officer = worthless.
3 posted on 08/30/2011 7:09:23 AM PDT by allmendream (Tea Party did not send the GOP to D.C. to negotiate the terms of our surrender to socialism.)
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To: allmendream

Well, let’s take a wild guess here and say it has the same colors as the flag of South Africa:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_South_Africa


4 posted on 08/30/2011 7:12:52 AM PDT by QBFimi (When gunpowder speaks, beasts listen.)
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To: SanFranDan
British cops have gotten soft since 1973.


5 posted on 08/30/2011 7:15:52 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: QBFimi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Dominica

Dominica?


6 posted on 08/30/2011 7:18:15 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Mr. Weiner...Don' t Tweet your meat. It's too late to delete!)
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To: allmendream

And the person who tripped him will probably be charged for assault or reckless endangerment.....


7 posted on 08/30/2011 7:18:44 AM PDT by KeepUSfree (WOSD = fascism pure and simple.)
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To: SanFranDan

Did the police arrest the shopper for assault on the stabber?


8 posted on 08/30/2011 7:21:44 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: Larry Lucido

Bloody Hell !

Wankers !


9 posted on 08/30/2011 7:22:23 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: Larry Lucido

British cops aren’t allowed to chase bad guys until they hear Yakkity Sax music. Then they chase them really fast.


10 posted on 08/30/2011 7:22:28 AM PDT by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter Hobbit)
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To: SanFranDan

Why did the clown media blur the face of the knife weilding perp???

Protecting the guilty!!!!


11 posted on 08/30/2011 7:24:55 AM PDT by G Larry (I dream of a day when a man is judged by the content of his character)
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To: SanFranDan
England is a lost cause. If there is a way to fix Old Blighty I'm not aware of it. They are about a decade further down the road to cultural ruin than we are.

But not to worry-we may yet overtake them!

12 posted on 08/30/2011 7:26:42 AM PDT by jboot
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To: Kirkwood
British cops aren’t allowed to chase bad guys until they hear Yakkity Sax music. Then they chase them really fast

Now that was funny!

13 posted on 08/30/2011 7:35:38 AM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I carrying this lantern? you ask. I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: jboot

“England is a lost cause.”

They need a new Cromwell.


14 posted on 08/30/2011 8:02:19 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah, so shall it be again.")
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To: G Larry
Why did the clown media blur the face of the knife weilding perp???

Protecting the guilty!!!!

Leave it to the biased, corrupt, PC, State-Run media, which is the same the world over.

My guess is that it appears the "Perp" (no "alleged" disclaimer needed here) is not a "caucasian" and might even be a "swarthy-looking" young male from a "Mid Eastern/South Asian" (euphamism for you know what....) country!

15 posted on 08/30/2011 8:10:40 AM PDT by Conservative Vermont Vet (l)
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To: SanFranDan

Gee...blacks attacking blacks. Now THAT’S something new!!!! Who would have thought there would be black criminals in Britain. I though we had them all.


16 posted on 08/30/2011 8:22:56 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

>>>Dominica?

Ding.ding.ding.ding - we have a winner! You can almost see the parrot inside the red circle. Arggggh!


17 posted on 08/30/2011 8:57:14 AM PDT by QBFimi (When gunpowder speaks, beasts listen.)
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To: fella
Aha! The Lord Protector! They do, but alas they are not interested in such a leader. Socialism has rotted the national character to the point where the only leaders that can succeed are those that raise the dole.

Oh wait...that's America I'm talking about. Silly me.

18 posted on 08/30/2011 8:59:50 AM PDT by jboot
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To: SanFranDan
the officers seen here in high-visibility jackets, appeared to be glued to the spot as the suspect fled the scene clutching a knife.

Well, at least the "officers" look cool...

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19 posted on 08/30/2011 9:30:45 AM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: G Larry
Why did the clown media blur the face of the knife weilding perp???

I saw the article earlier today and the face was not pixelated. Editor must've gotten a call from the legal department...

20 posted on 08/30/2011 9:51:37 AM PDT by Moltke (Always retaliate first.)
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