London Created 19 years ago2005-07-07 07:13:38 UTC by The Killer

Ok, question:
SHOOT someone who MIGHT be a terrorist, yet TASER someone who almost definately IS and might be strapped with explosives? What gives?

the police are probably trying to cut down on 'innocent shootings' by tasering their targets instead. But i would think that firing paralyzing darts would be good enough, but noooooo.

Paralysing darts? Dude, a dark that instantly stops someone moving is scifi! (if it werent I'd use it instead of rohypnol for my 'dates')

Tasers = electric.

charge + explosives = boom (police wouldnt even risk it with plastique)

Unless the had been watching him the entire day and knew 100% he wasnt carrying, I don't see how the hell they would try that.

you mean 'darts' and i do know they dont stop the target immediately. But it could be effective...unless...

Dude, if that was the case then police WOULDNT be using tasers. Its not like they want them to blow up. Why would they take an option that would most certainly set off the charges?

So I guess you all saw the policeman and the two kids on the news?

yeh, it would've been comical if it hadn't been so serious. The police officer is trying to bust in when the 2 kids appear, one after the other.

Nah, still comic.

i wonder what the child said to the officer? Probably something like 'Are you my daddy?'

Maybe the kids were undercover agents and tipped the police on the whereabouts of those men. That's what they were talking about :

hahaha really? hahahaha

IMO, in 10 years earth will be like City 17. With George Bush as Dr Breen, and police as combine.

IMO, in 10 years earth will be like City 17. With George Bush as Dr Breen, and police as combine.

heh, good joke m0p

Joke? I doubt it was a joke :

well it isnt exactly gonna happen, theres a difference between reality and fantasy

Well, it won't be exactly the same. But we'll have the same basic police state rules. Break the slightest rule, you get beat to shit by police. You walk on the grass, you get killed. You don't pick up litter, you get hit with a giant stick. etc etc

The whole idea of Big Brother, camera control 24 hours a day 7 days a week of each individual is never going to happen, mainly because it is not profitable. The amount of resources needed to exert this kind of activity surpasses what you could ever get in return.
10 years from now, Bush will not be in power (he really isnt in control of anything right now either, just a sort of puppet), and even if he was, his power for legislation wouldn't affect other countries without consensus.

Oh come on, the goverment don't have money problems. Blair could walk into the Mint and grab a few million quid if he wanted.

I don't think it works like that, m0p ;).

yes, but control over every single person (like cameras, officers yadda yadda yadda) would in reality costs millions maybe even billions and would cost the government a fortune in maintaining this 'big brother country' the resources required would be devastating. and the men you would need to bring in for a total police state would be something huge as well. 5 years of it and i bet you the economy would be ready to colapse due to government pushing taxes up to pay for it. If this ever happens that is (not likely)

And even if it does there is a simply rule, what comes up, most come down police state on britain isnt gonna be too politely taken by the people of this country. If you consider City17 to become reality, you've gotta consider its side-affects too (not actually any aliens, just things like rebels) by the end of all that you've got anarchy, so much for police state.... :

What I meant by resources was money and people as well. If thousands of jobs of that type were created, the economy would surely suffer in another sector and like I said before, it probably wouldnt be worth it.
Anyway, the thought that our world could turn into some sort of City 17 or Matrix world is not possible unless:
-Aliens invade earth (in which case we have Dakota Faning to scare them off with her shrieks)
-Machines take control of earth (in which case the threat is minimal since they would run a Microsoft OS and crash)

We live in a world of human beings, which are known to fight (die if neccesary) to gain their goals of conquest, freedom, etc.

-Machines take control of earth (in which case the threat is minimal since they would run a Microsoft OS and crash)

hhahah roflzorz that cracked me up

lol that is pretty damn funny

LMAO!!!

it was quite funny

well after the London incident,these terrorist are planting mines in Hakkari(a place thats near arabian places,its in Turkey) .And every month 2-5 of our soldiers die.As bad as the Terrorists K?rts are attacking from the mountains of Ordu,Hakkari... And 740 Terrorists sneaked into Turkey...(thats a real problem)
dont they tell these kinda news in London

Terrorists are gays. They should be tortured and killed. THEY SUCK!

Im gonna be a terrorist!

To blow the other terrorists to hell!

/me beats Zed hard.

OUCH!