PaulB Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 http://www.dailypost.co.uk/videos-pics/vid...55578-20133165/ towards the end 3 officers in the back stop?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 Looks as if this was the backstop.... http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wale...55578-20128759/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilishdave Posted November 20, 2007 Report Share Posted November 20, 2007 What a bloody disgrace!! Perhaps if the officer had been forced to do DSC1 by the fire arms licencing department he would have been more aware of backstops!! Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager SA Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 My God, I cant beleive what I just watched, is this for real? If it is those plonkers need taken off duty for good. No safe backstop, no safe perimeter, certaily no safe place to take the bungee shot and how the hell was it being filmed? Oh the three willies in the other field...and they think we shouldnt use firearms!!! Holy F*ck, I hope they get the big stick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest varmartin Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 They obviously took all the necessary safety precautions , like wearing a bullet proof vest . Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulB Posted November 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 My God, I cant beleive what I just watched, is this for real? If it is those plonkers need taken of duty for good. No safe backstop, no safe perimeter, certaily no safe place to take the bungee shot and how the hell was it being filmed? Oh the three willies in the other field...and they think we should use firearms!!! Holy F*ck, I hope they get the big stick! They are all in the same field!, I used to live in a village 3 miles from this site and know the land well( i actually recognize the metal gate in the fence line ) , I'll be passing by later today will have a look where this building is, my guess is the marksman has asked the others to push the beast down the field so it's closer as I think, from looking at the vid, that he's shooting free hand, and the stray bullet possibly a NG or ricochet from close range 'better make sure it's dead' shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charly hunter Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Unreal, and to think we have to jump through hoops to get our guns. I have a couple of mates in the force down here and they are both armed trained firearms cops one being a sniper/ marksman I shall send this to them and see what they have to say about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6mmBR Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 That is unbelievable they shot towards a road and towards buildings sheer madness. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxing2night Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 I also live not far from mold??? and i can not believe what they did??? Why the beast had to be shot in the first place, i don,t know?? There did not seem to be any danger to others as i was in a field?? If it had been left alone for a day it would of calmed down and then could of been herded into a lorry and away????? Just my thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulB Posted November 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 I also live not far from mold??? and i can not believe what they did??? Why the beast had to be shot in the first place, i don,t know?? There did not seem to be any danger to others as i was in a field?? If it had been left alone for a day it would of calmed down and then could of been herded into a lorry and away????? Just my thoughts If you know the area mate it's across the road from alun works (synthite) on the mold denbigh road, called there b4 it the field all by it's self, in the direction of that shot is the corner of the field, the other side of the hedge to the right IS the main road! and a busy one too! across the road is a chemical depot also 30 -40 yards to the left of the line of fire and no more than 200yards out is a house and transport yard, standing on the other side of the road to the metal gate, looking at the gate, the ags building is at 8 o'clock http://www.multimap.com/maps/?&t=l&...785:-3.14242:14 if that works? field is center screen, alun works to the right (east) of main road and hold your mouse center screen where the r (road) is where vid is taken from, by the gate if that makes sense? I'll post some pics later f2n where abouts do you live?, do you use the bangor or phinix ranges ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riflemanread Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Unbeliveable Thats the benefits of intensive training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramble basher Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 watched this a few times now can't believe it i also now this area very well as u look at the black gate i work 50 yards to the left of it i wonder if the girls in our office know what happend p.s this field is regulary used to hold livestock so why they just didn't shut the gate i dont know maybe it's the same officers that were called out a about a year ago to shoot a fallow buck that was causing problems in the area(suposedly) shot its bottom jaw off it was found 2 days later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfox Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Absolutely crazy, these guys should be removed from firearms duty immediately, particularly putting bullets through office windows. At the very least the shooter should have got on the roof of a police or other landrover to ensure shooting downwards and in my experience you can usually get very close with a vehicle as well. But if left to calm down the animal could have been caught up ( again using a landrover) and taken safely away as it was already in an enclosed field. Begs a lot of questions, as to decisions taken and why and who was in charge? Redfox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonewall Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Check these idiots out : Pretty much the same thing I believe. Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 No need to shoot it, it was just a frightened calf, maybe 10 months old. A bag of grub or a couple of old cows to calm it down would have solved the situation. To bloody gung ho, here's an opportunity to play with my toy !!. I assume they were using MPK5s, if so they shoot a 9mm bullet designed to fragment within the human body and not exit. Probably why they were not to bothered with the background unless they missed. Hardly what you would use on a beast of this size though. A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulB Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 To long for an mpk5 Geoff, stop the video at about 50 seconds, designed to fragment or not surely a shot of this nature, with with officers in the firing line, should never be taken the risks are too high. Fair enough I can see times when the risk factor is out weighed by the possible threat, but a bl**dy bullock for gods sake, the cattle market is some distance away and this fella had managed to get to the outskirts of the town, probably knackered, like you say a bucket of nuts would have done the trick. talking to 2 farmers today, 1st says it took 3 shots in all, 2nd says he heard it took 5 marksman indeed god help us if we get a real threat any one interested in the pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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