How the hell did this guy not get shot with real bullets?

[bitchstewie]

Remarkable restraint by the officers involved

Surlingham pub car park 'rifle' threat arrest caught on film

[The Rotrex Kid]

Thankfully our police are incredibly well trained and we don’t have the US ‘shoot first ask questions later’ mentality. We’re incredibly lucky.

[V88Dicky]

A baton round straight in the plums

Well done chaps

ETA

And lady chap

Edited by V88Dicky on Wednesday 18th August 20:04

[Kawasicki]

Brave member of the police. Respect!

[Evolved]

Well executed take down. I do wonder what is going through the minds of people like this. It’s imitation so no threat, but will be treated as if it’s real. Absolutely mental.

[croyde]

I shaved my beard off today. Too many furry faced weirdos about all of a sudden.

Was this another guy who couldn't get a shag?

There is adult works you know. Probably works out cheaper than a relationship in the long run

[Douglas Quaid]

He wanted to die. Pretty sad. I hope his family are there for him.

[Gecko1978]

From the BBC Article

"The 38-year-old, who had called the pub to say he was going to turn up there armed, pleaded guilty to possession of an imitation firearm, assaulting an emergency worker and sending a communication with intent to cause distress.

He was jailed for four years and four months at Norwich Crown Court, which decided to combine sentencing with previous guilty pleas for possession of an extreme pornographic image and three counts of making an indecent image of a child."

So the guy was a nonce, my guess is when he phoned the pub the owner knew who he was called police and said the local nutter is dressed up as a soldier and threatening people with a toy gun. They will have known he did not have a fire arms licence and I suspect seeing what look's like an M4 (the gun porn lot will be on to tell me its an AR-15-ZX-Model R913456 ABC etc) made the call it was an airsoft or such like so used rubber bullets not real ones.