Knife-wielding robber shot dead
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From BBC NI
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-1236...
"It is understood Mr Ringland had an extensive criminal record.
He was on licence for offences of criminal damage, driving while disqualified, making a threat to kill, burglary, theft and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The licence was imposed at Belfast Crown Court in March last year when he was also jailed for nine months. He had a total of 17 cases against him in both the Crown and Magistrates Courts dating back at least five years."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-1236...
"It is understood Mr Ringland had an extensive criminal record.
He was on licence for offences of criminal damage, driving while disqualified, making a threat to kill, burglary, theft and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The licence was imposed at Belfast Crown Court in March last year when he was also jailed for nine months. He had a total of 17 cases against him in both the Crown and Magistrates Courts dating back at least five years."
Langweilig said:
From BBC NI
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-1236...
"It is understood Mr Ringland had an extensive criminal record.
He was on licence for offences of criminal damage, driving while disqualified, making a threat to kill, burglary, theft and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The licence was imposed at Belfast Crown Court in March last year when he was also jailed for nine months. He had a total of 17 cases against him in both the Crown and Magistrates Courts dating back at least five years."
The biggest crime will be if the police officer gets into trouble over a techincality. I appreciate the law is the law but scumbags like this don't deserve protection from the laws they so clearly disregard.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-1236...
"It is understood Mr Ringland had an extensive criminal record.
He was on licence for offences of criminal damage, driving while disqualified, making a threat to kill, burglary, theft and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The licence was imposed at Belfast Crown Court in March last year when he was also jailed for nine months. He had a total of 17 cases against him in both the Crown and Magistrates Courts dating back at least five years."
Victor McDade said:
Brilliant.
Are off duty firearms officers allowed to take their weapons home with them or is this a N.I specific thing?
Yes. It seems to be an N.I. specific thing that police officers are allocated PPW's. I've even seen uniformed WPC's tooled up with Heckler & Koch sub machine guns.Are off duty firearms officers allowed to take their weapons home with them or is this a N.I specific thing?
Victor McDade said:
Brilliant.
Are off duty firearms officers allowed to take their weapons home with them or is this a N.I specific thing?
A guy I grew up with moved to Ulster and joined the RUC, (he was a Catholic, so not that common in the 80's).Are off duty firearms officers allowed to take their weapons home with them or is this a N.I specific thing?
No-one knew he was a policeman, he lived in a Nationalist area, and all his uniform stuff was dried indoors and he left and arrived home in civvies.
The sidearm was a necessary defence, I am glad in this case it has protected many people from harm, both at the petrol station and any future incidents the deceased was likely to have caused.
bucksmanuk said:
Fom the BBC web site
"East Belfast MLA Dawn Purvis has demanded an investigation"
why?
The best thing is to find out why we can't have more of this kind of thing...
The investigation should be as to why this POS wasn't sent to meet his maker earlier, before he caused even more misery."East Belfast MLA Dawn Purvis has demanded an investigation"
why?
The best thing is to find out why we can't have more of this kind of thing...
Strange isn't it, if he'd gotten away with it I don't think we'd be hearing much about the poor b
d whose throat he (allegedly) held the knife to.
I'm not suggesting someone deserves to die for robbing a petrol station, but I do suggest it's difficult to muster any sympathy for them when it does happen.
d whose throat he (allegedly) held the knife to.I'm not suggesting someone deserves to die for robbing a petrol station, but I do suggest it's difficult to muster any sympathy for them when it does happen.
paddyhasneeds said:
I'm not suggesting someone deserves to die for robbing a petrol station, but I do suggest it's difficult to muster any sympathy for them when it does happen.
To my mind, the question is not whether such a person deserves to die but whether they deserve to live. What is the purpose of them?Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff