I was at home enjoying some family time when it happened. But just hours after the horrendous incident in north-west London that left four police officers with serious injuries after being stabbed, I was back on duty, and this time, not a million miles away from the scene. At a totally unrelated call, an RTC, the police had to block the road for a few minutes so that we could treat our patient safely. A driver caught up in the traffic approached one of the officers, stood toe-to-toe, and through gritted teeth and a with a horrible snarl commented: "It's no wonder you lot get stabbed."
I'm not sure I would have been as restrained as this officer was.
The police have to put up with a lot more abuse than we do, and take greater risks too. If there's a call that sounds a little suspect, we'll ask for police attendance and hide around the corner until we know it's safe. Yesterday's incident proves once again how big that risk often is. I have a great deal of respect and admiration for the police, what they do, and what they sometimes have to put up with, especially as they've saved me from a serious pounding on numerous occasions.
I hope and pray that those injured make a full and speedy recovery, both of body and soul. They deserve it.
And as far as the idiot driver who had been inconvenienced for a few minutes, well, I can't really tell you what I hope and pray for him. But I'm sure you can well imagine.
4 comments:
A nice start would be to withdraw his driver's license and nit hand it back until he's starting to take anger management classes.
Or, preferably, the bus.
Wishing a speedy recovery to all of the officers. Poor buggers.
The same sentiment from this side of the globe too.
I know your boys don't carry guns, but perhaps a nice Tazer would have come in handy?
They're quite the rage here.
Hope they recover well.
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