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Originally Posted by bokkatankie

So you can have any colour you like so long as it is red?

I've also seen them in yellow and blue. Though they were different sized ones.

We are still talking about enforcers aren't we?


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Originally Posted by The_Seagull

I've also seen them in yellow and blue. Though they were different sized ones.

We are still talking about enforcers aren't we?


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Is that what your Frau calls it?

Originally Posted by geezer466

The tattoo is a low key Chinese motif like thing (favoured by Beckham). Some years ago Old Bill relaxed the rules. Some tattoos low key no offensive or racial stuff was allowed if it would usually be covered by normal uniform.

This is simply some offshoot C19 unit who want to 'walk the walk', and are revelling this morning their pictures have been in the paper and they have been mistaken for 'them'.

It was known from quite early on this bloke was carrying some sort of propane type device. Where is the body protection for any potential overflash?

They the sfo's walk and talk the walk. Remit is to deal with terrorist and/or criminals with exceptional firepower or so dangerous they can't be dealt by any other means. They train and do this

Originally Posted by bigeye

I've just finished a shift with a major news broadcaster. I arrived fairly early at the scene of the Tottenham Court Road incident - early enough to park within the police tape. This cordon was enlarged, twice leaving me inside , in my car. When I had the chance I made my way to a building overlooking the siege. I was able to get on the roof and observe the activity - if you were watching the 24 hour news you would have seen the shots.

The cordon was expanded beyond what would be regarded as a safe area for the public - not to protect them but stop observers recording the outcome of a forced entry.

I saw plain clothes police wandering around in with full chest rigs over their jeans and sweatshirts with Shemaghs wrapped around their heads, literally dripping with kit. The last time I saw people affecting the same look and this tooled up was when, in different hot country, I happened upon a UK SF patrol by accident. I wonder whether the boys from CO19 took their lead from these images.

They looked like cowboys... they were posing for the snappers and judging by the reaction to a certain solicitor's circumstances a while back are still acting like it.

SFO's need and use the kit. They do around 500 jobs a year. Maybe more before TST teams

Originally Posted by samain11

The balaclavas and lack of numbers displayed should muddy the waters nicely when these toytown rambo's slot some olympic tourists in a tragic case of mistaken identity later in the year, two pistols are handy...one hoofed into the thames and the other hasn't been fired...elementary my dear Watson.

No I.D as he wasn't on the enrty team. But he guns do.

Originally Posted by scalieback

I don't doubt what you're saying, just my point that someone who goes in to a suspected suicide bomber can wear what he likes imo, so long as clearly identified as an officer and as an individual.

99.9% being the ones not firearms authorised I assume? AFO's in the Met would be around 2-3%. ~700 of ~33,000, CO 19 having 550.

A terrorist seeing the word police would push the button

Originally Posted by Victorian_Major

Clearly they have been watching bit too much Leon.

Agreed though. They look like idiots.

The kit is for a reason, unlike some idiots posts. Next time your in troble don't call the police!

Originally Posted by Biscuits_AB

Or anybody else for that matter.

The reason we remember the incidents where they shot someone is because their are rare. On average they fire their weapons twice a year, but dealt with 1000's of jobs