Armed police in Brighton, do you feel SCARED or SECURE?

[The Large One]

So how does the sight of so many armed officers patrolling the streets of central Brighton make you feel? Safe and re-assured, or scared and intimidated?

 

[Pevenseagull]

don't like it

I remember going to a water park in Spain when I was a kid and the security guards had UZIs or something similar

needless to say I refrained from diving in the swimming area, smoking or indeed 'petting' in the pool.

 

[Easy 10]

Indifferent, although I'd think twice before running for a bus if I was wearing a rucksack.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

There is nobody on the site who lives any where near Brighton to know old boy ..............except me of course but I am not scared

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

I dont have a problem because I have nothing to worry about.

Im white & british and therefore dont look like a muslim!

 

[junior]

I dont think its anything for us to worry about.Over here in Northern Ireland every police officer openly carries a gun on the streets.

If the world continues in the current climate then it wont be too many years before all police officers in The UK carry a weapon.

 

[TrevorDove]

I only felt threatened when I saw that one of them was a woman at the march on Monday.

Wrong time of the month and all that...

 

[B.M.F]

Not threatened at all. Saying that one of my mates is one of the armed officers and the buggar would probably shoot me on sight

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I only felt threatened when I saw that one of them was a woman at the march on Monday.

Wrong time of the month and all that...

 

[The Large One]

There is nobody on the site who lives any where near Brighton to know old boy ..............except me of course but I am not scared

Watch it, Mush. I am more Brighton than you are. FACT.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Not scared - just pissed off that we help pay for all the extra police from our Council Tax for a load of pillock politicians to talk hot air.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Not scared - just pissed off that we help pay for all the extra police from our Council Tax for a load of pillock politicians to talk hot air.

Who get nothing done by trying to appease everyone.

Vote Labour

 

[Braders]

haven't really noticed to be fair

 

[The Large One]

Not scared - just pissed off that we help pay for all the extra police from our Council Tax for a load of pillock politicians to talk hot air.

Er, not quite. The state is paying for that. So, we are sort of paying it, but so is everyone else. It would probably financially ruin the city if we had to foot the bill on our own.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Er, not quite. The state is paying for that. So, we are sort of paying it, but so is everyone else. It would probably financially ruin the city if we had to foot the bill on our own.

Nearly - some comes from Central Government, some from the party involved ( in this case Labour ) and some from the local authority through the Council Tax from the part of it levied for policing.

So in effect we pay twice ( three times if you're a party member ).

 

[Eddie the Seagull]

Indifferent.

But four Turkish coppers pulled their guns on me from a few feet when I pulled an antique replica from my suitcase. They made me 'cock it' & pull the trigger. *parp*

That was fairly hairy - Midnight Express anyone

That was 10 years ago - if it were to happen tomorrow, I'd be shot dead, no doubt.

 

[The Large One]

Nearly - some comes from Central Government, some from the party involved ( in this case Labour ) and some from the local authority through the Council Tax from the part of it levied for policing.

So in effect we pay twice ( three times if you're a party member ).

No. We are paying the normal police bill through our Council Tax, but the extra policing and security services for the conference are being paid for by central government.

 

[bhaexpress]

I was talking to several of them before last year's march (I was one of the people handing out leaflets outside of the conference centre. Very nice blokes actually. I think you'll find that their weapons are restricted to single shot as well. The rapid fire option has been taken of the gons.

 

[SK1NT]

theres always armed police in Brighton when the government are in town. Well the last few years anyway! a few years back i was driving around brighton in a scream mask and they searched my car with guns and things.

 

[HampshireSeagulls]

Pity we weren't at home to Leeds last night then. They could have had hours of live target practice.