[camle]

: "This was an appalling unprovoked attack upon an elderly defenceless woman."

and it was you and your loony liberal government who made her defenseless, by taking away her right to defend herself.

[in_troth]

and it was you and your loony liberal government who made her defenseless, by taking away her right to defend herself.

I'm sure she has the right to defend herself; you're probably saying that she doesn't have the means to do it. But don't you think that at her age he might have just taken her gun away from her and shot her with it? I mean, there's no guarantee that she could have defended herself even if she had a weapon.

[scouse]

I happen to be an American who lives in Florida.

[Tomalak]

Don't blame the police for Princess Tony's stupidity. For those who wonder about this guy, he banned handguns straight after coming into office, then began a process of releasing burglars, drug dealers and rapists early from prison. He also signed away to Europe the right of the British people to vote to restore capital punishment.

[shaggy eel]

...made her defenseless, by taking away her right to defend herself

Somehow, I can't imagine myself in my golden years cuddling my gun as I protect my fish supper. I don't believe this sort of incident is the norm in the UK any more than your reaction is typical of all Americans.