Why does the US president have more protection?
Discussion
I was watching the West Wing the other day and I started wondering why does the US president have so much more protection (Secret Service, Armoured cars, police escorts etc.) than the PM, who has a standard looking Jag and a couple of coppers.
Why is the president more likely to be attacked than the PM?
Why is the president more likely to be attacked than the PM?
I have thought for a while that the big presidential motorcades might seem to some that they are for the "most powerful man in the world", but in fact I think that the Pres is made to look like the most frightened / most unpopular man in the world..
Unfortunately, assassinating POTUS is almost a national pasttime for some patriots, so they have learned the hard way with this. And that is before the USSS have to worry about any foreign threat axis.
Bravo for HM for keeping a grip on things.
Unfortunately, assassinating POTUS is almost a national pasttime for some patriots, so they have learned the hard way with this. And that is before the USSS have to worry about any foreign threat axis.
Bravo for HM for keeping a grip on things.
Though compared to pre-Brighton bombing days, the PM has a huge amount of protection. Up until the early 80s, Prime Ministers did not have armoured cars, had 'a detective' to provide close protection and were provided with no post-PM protection. Atlee didn't even have a driver; his wife drove him and, after seeing the Queen to tender his resignation, Ted Heath's detective said goodbye to him before he left the palace. When he was PM a group of students nearly succeeded in kidnapping Alec Douglas-Home when he opened the door to them when they rang the bell at his country home
If I were President I would make sure the Vice president was a really objectional SOB.
Thus reducing the chance of being assinated.
Which of course begs the question why he never chose Hillary.
Of course there is a certain irony in that while they tell us their ratings (popularity) are way up, they need increased protection.
I think a lot of it is ego
Not totally dissimalaer to a Hip Hop stars entourage.
Thus reducing the chance of being assinated.
Which of course begs the question why he never chose Hillary.
Of course there is a certain irony in that while they tell us their ratings (popularity) are way up, they need increased protection.
I think a lot of it is ego
Not totally dissimalaer to a Hip Hop stars entourage.
ky are still alive then?ClaphamGT3 said:
Though compared to pre-Brighton bombing days, the PM has a huge amount of protection. Up until the early 80s, Prime Ministers did not have armoured cars, had 'a detective' to provide close protection and were provided with no post-PM protection. Atlee didn't even have a driver; his wife drove him and, after seeing the Queen to tender his resignation, Ted Heath's detective said goodbye to him before he left the palace. When he was PM a group of students nearly succeeded in kidnapping Alec Douglas-Home when he opened the door to them when they rang the bell at his country home
And this was post the attempt kidnap of Princess Anne - the bodyguards gun jammed and the assailant shot him, the driver and a journalist - the attacker then told Princess Anne that he was going to kidnap her and she replied "Not bloody likely!".
When Obama comes to Chicago (where his home is), the main arterial 8 lane road through downtown Chicago (Lakshore Drive) is completely blocked off and evacuated for the motorcade. When it comes along it must consist of 50-75 vehicles, with the president in one of the two "beasts" about a third of the way back from the front. He then gets into one of 3 or 4 Sikorskys waiting at Soldier Field, and off he goes to the Airport escorted by at least 4 Blackhawks and a couple of Chinooks.
It's quite a spectacular sight!
It's quite a spectacular sight!
jeff m2 said:
If I were President I would make sure the Vice president was a really objectional SOB.
Thus reducing the chance of being assinated.
Or mexican Thus reducing the chance of being assinated.
I'd vote for Black Bush
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZdLk1f9gyY
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