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MAN WITH SWORD SHOT DEAD BY POLICE
Sky News ^
| 03/22/2005
| staff writer
Posted on 03/22/2005 11:24:41 AM PST by bedolido
Police marksmen have shot dead a man said to have been wielding a samurai sword on a busy main road.
The 26-year-old was shot on the A63 near Hull, East Yorkshire, following reports of a van being driven the wrong way down the carriageway.
Police said the man got out of the van and began to approach the marksmen.
He was shot with baton rounds but got up and continued to make his way towards the officers, who then shot him dead.
It was the first time Humberside Police had used a firearm during an operation.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bang; dead; donutwatch; leo; man; police; shot; sword
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posted on
03/22/2005 11:24:42 AM PST
by
bedolido
To: bedolido
FOFL
Talk about a failure to learn.
This is classic 'Suicide by Cop'
SO9
To: bedolido
He felt the quickening....or maybe it was baton rounds.
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posted on
03/22/2005 11:27:06 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(I'm apathetic but really don't care.)
To: bedolido
Never bring a sword to a...
To: bedolido
The ole "Never bring a knife to a gunfight" rule holds here as well I guess..
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posted on
03/22/2005 11:29:07 AM PST
by
Paradox
(Occam was probably right.)
To: bedolido
Now the compulsory: "Never bring a sword to a gun fight!"
To: bedolido
To: Paradox
To: Servant of the 9
He clearly never saw "Raiders of the Lost Ark".
9
posted on
03/22/2005 11:30:28 AM PST
by
RichInOC
(BANG!)
To: bedolido
Never bring a sword to a gunfight.
10
posted on
03/22/2005 11:30:55 AM PST
by
b4its2late
(Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks.)
To: yatros from flatwater; Paradox
Tied for 2nd place. Big whoop.
11
posted on
03/22/2005 11:31:19 AM PST
by
newgeezer
(Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
To: bedolido
So an armed British policeman is known as a "marksman?" How strange. I wonder what the next move will be. Disarm the police? Or write a new law banning all swords?
To: bedolido
In states with open carry laws, like mine :-p, can I open carry a sword?
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posted on
03/22/2005 11:32:49 AM PST
by
CJ Wolf
To: bedolido
Those brutal cops! I bet they didn't even try to shoot the sword from his hand! / liberal Bravo-Sierra mode off
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posted on
03/22/2005 11:33:57 AM PST
by
FormerLib
(Kosova: "land stolen from Serbs and given to terrorist killers in a futile attempt to appease them.")
To: bedolido
It was the first time Humberside Police had used a firearm during an operation.
Heretofore armed only with whistles, Humberside Police historically threatened malefactors with "Halt or I'll Toot!"
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posted on
03/22/2005 11:34:45 AM PST
by
The Great Yazoo
("Happy is the boy who discovers the bent of his life-work during childhood." Sven Hedin)
To: Servant of the 9
With REALLY EXPERT swordplay he should have been able to deflect the incoming bullets. The lack of ability and training the perp exhibited are truly abominable.
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posted on
03/22/2005 11:35:07 AM PST
by
GSlob
To: bedolido
Sounds like an Indiana Jones moment...
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posted on
03/22/2005 11:35:17 AM PST
by
Hatteras
To: bedolido
Can't wait to hear why this isn't a justified shooting.
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posted on
03/22/2005 11:35:39 AM PST
by
The Mike Device
(10 Megatons of fusion fun.)
To: bedolido
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posted on
03/22/2005 11:36:36 AM PST
by
ampat
To: bedolido
of a van being driven the wrong way down the carriageway. Being Americentric like I am, he was driving the right way. Everyone else was driving the wrong way.
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