Hero

[Milky Bar Kid]

I am one. A hero that is.









Just wanted you all to know that. That is all.

[DarrenSV650S]

Save me

[dizzyblonde]

come on lady what you been doing?

You've been in a phonebox and changed into wonderwoman or summat? :-)

[metalmonkey]

come on lady what you been doing?

You've been in a phonebox and changed into wonderwoman or summat? :-)

Have you seen the photos of people that normally appear in phone boxes:smt104

[Milky Bar Kid]

Yep! Just was a hero at work the other night. Thought I was gonna get stabbed by two 8 inch kitchen knives but I am a hero and I took him down!

[dizzyblonde]

Good lass...... :-)

I am now very afraid of the blonde lassie!

[Milky Bar Kid]

Haha! Thanks Lou!

[DarrenSV650S]

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k164/DarrenStewartTait/superwoman.jpg

[Rorshach]

well done...! glad you came out on top, so to speak!

being threatened with a knife/gun/spear (yes it happened), is natures way of saying ....


REALLY HURT THIS PERSON quite alot

[Tara]

isn't that your job tho!!

well done!

[Sir Trev]

I do hope the perp falls down the stairs a few times! It would be even better if his dangly bits were to accidentally fall off in the process of course...

[Bluewolf]

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[Alpinestarhero]

Thats not true, I'm the only hero around here

na, what did you do? =D>

[lukemillar]

Thats not true, I'm the only hero around here

What about Missalpinestarhero?

[joshmac]

What about Missalpinestarhero?
There's always one... :lol:

[speedplay]

I must be a hero at work for getting projects done on time...

Oh, sorry...thats what I'm paid for.

Its called "job description"...

[Alpinestarhero]

What about Missalpinestarhero?

she's not really a hero, more a heroine.

it still stands I am the only hero!

[Bri w]

Good on yer Kid.

Another nutter off the streets, hopefully, before he injures a member of the public.

[Milky Bar Kid]

I must be a hero at work for getting projects done on time...

Oh, sorry...thats what I'm paid for.

Its called "job description"...

Well very sorry for being proud of myself!

And can you tell me the exact point in my job description it says "you and a colleague will be threatened my knife wielding maniacs with no back up in the nearby area".

It shouldn't be the norm for ANY person in this country to be faced with that.

Oh and I will submit to Matt being a bigger hero. He was clearly born a hero.

[Bluewolf]

And can you tell me the exact point in my job description it says "you and a colleague will be threatened my knife wielding maniacs with no back up in the nearby area".

You mean you didn't realise that might have been part of the job when you applied..? :rolleyes:

[Milky Bar Kid]

Yep, I did, but I have almost 4 years in and thats the closet shave I have had.

[Red Herring]

I've got 23 years in and it's only happened to me twice, it's not nice, we go to great lengths to prevent it going that far, but when it happens you just have to deal with it. Nice result, definitely hero stuff.

[Viney]

Yep, I did, but I have almost 4 years in and thats the closet shave I have had.Youre lucky then. My mate who's a fellow officer has been stabbed twice, shot at 3 times, been attacked numerous times (using all manner of weapons), been rammed into many times in the car, been pushed down stairs and been bitten twice and hes only been in the force 3 years, including his probation, he still oves it though. Sadly its part of the job, and no i agree that you shouldnt have to be faced with that, but it does go with the job. Lucky that you were not injured in this instance. My mate is currently firearms training! I call him lucky...!

[Tara]

your mate is very lucky V

yesterday afternoon a copper was shot near to our site at Bankside in London - its not good and i don't envy you your jobs guys

[Milky Bar Kid]

My God! Where does he work? Yeh, I have been bitten a few times, punched almost every set of shifts, nearly strangled, etc etc.

The intention of this thread was merely a lighthearted one showing my relief, not meant to be a discussion about what is in my job description!

[Red Herring]

your mate is very lucky V

yesterday afternoon a copper was shot near to our site at Bankside in London - its not good and i don't envy you your jobs guys

Was he shot, or shot at?. There was the incident involving the youth on the pedal cycle who shot at two coppers who tried to nick him......

[Viney]

your mate is very lucky V

yesterday afternoon a copper was shot near to our site at Bankside in London - its not good and i don't envy you your jobs guysReally!! I wondered what all the traffic, and neumerous police cars etc hurtling around yesterday was. Next time you are in bankside, let me know and i'll wander over :)

Anyway, back to MBK's thread

He is currently located in Brixton i think. Havent seen him for a while. My friend Gill is in Peckham robbery squad...she likes to be busy me thinks.

[Red Herring]

My friend Gill is in Peckham robbery squad...she likes to be busy me thinks.

Oh course, some roles are more prone to being shot at than others.....

[Tara]

Really!! I wondered what all the traffic, and neumerous police cars etc hurtling around yesterday was. Next time you are in bankside, let me know and i'll wander over :)

Anyway, back to MBK's thread

He is currently located in Brixton i think. Havent seen him for a while. My friend Gill is in Peckham robbery squad...she likes to be busy me thinks.

i will do V :D

[The Guru]

You mean you didn't realise that might have been part of the job when you applied..? :rolleyes:

The subtle hint is when you get issued a stab vest. :smt003

Not very heroic when its saving your own... (was gona say bacon.. but maybe not) :smt115 ass. Thats just self preservation, human nature.

But good shout anyhoo! Well done! Hope you gave them the smack down. :smt062

[metalmonkey]

your mate is very lucky V

yesterday afternoon a copper was shot near to our site at Bankside in London - its not good and i don't envy you your jobs guys

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8186796.stm

Thats the story.

Its not all bad; i find it funny some of the absurb situations I get involved in you couldn't make it up.

I think its luck of the draw what happens; thought some people do seem to attrach more greif than others.

[Bluewolf]

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[Milky Bar Kid]

Come on guys! It was meant to be a light hearted thread!

I was just proud of myself. I stopped the guy from stabbing his dad and when I had time to reflect afterwards, I realised how wrong the situation could have gone. I don't really think I am hero, I know I am not one.

[Red Herring]

Come on guys! It was meant to be a light hearted thread!

I was just proud of myself. I stopped the guy from stabbing his dad and when I had time to reflect afterwards, I realised how wrong the situation could have gone. I don't really think I am hero, I know I am not one.

We on the other hand know you are. You did your job well, quite right you should be proud and hopefully that will be recognized by your Gov'r, but that shouldn't stop us also appreciating how well you did. I suspect there are a few coppers out there who would have retreated, called for armed support and hidden behind that mountain of red tape we fondly call "procedure". Meanwhile the Dad would have been stabbed and yet again the police service would have been trying to justify itself to the public.

[Alpinestarhero]

Come on guys! It was meant to be a light hearted thread!

I was just proud of myself. I stopped the guy from stabbing his dad and when I had time to reflect afterwards, I realised how wrong the situation could have gone. I don't really think I am hero, I know I am not one.

Dont be so modest - you did a good thing. People dont get praised enough for being so brave.

I conceed my cape and wear-outside-trousers-pants to you, you are worthy

the most heroic thing I ever did was discover NC30 head gaskets fit NC24 engines, saving my dad alot of greif and money. Its not really that heroic.

[Rorshach]

speedplay, what part of a police officers duties involves potential fatal injury by stabbing?

job description? NOT.

acting beyond the call of duty ....maybe.

lets just hope this never becomes the norm

[Bluewolf]

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[Spiderman]

Surley all cops know that by putting on the uniform you will also face crims. Crims who carry weapons of all sizes and shapes so it goes without saying that you should be aware that its part of the job to deal with this junk.

Rorshach...your job however does not in any way come with these associated risks as standard and scum who set about ambo crews just astound me thb.

As for "heros", to me this kind of goes back to that thread about all returning soldeirs being heroes. A hero imho is someone who does things beyond the normal response of your average human in situations they would never expect to find themselves in. Like someone who rescues other passengers from a train crash they were also in.

But meh, if you feel you need a pat on the back for doing your job then you clearly got some peeps here who will happily do that patting for you.

[Red Herring]

A coppers duty is the protection of life and property, and clearly there are going to be times when your own life could be on the line in order to achieve that. That doesn't stop the powers to be looking at health and safety and coming up with all kinds of policies and procedures to try and avoid coppers getting hurt in the course of their duties, and most of the time it works reasonably well, however there are times when it doesn't.
Believe it or not most forces have a policy around being confronted by an offender with a knife that actually tells the officer to back off, observe, and call for armed support. In the same way there is policy around how to deal with suspect firearm incidents. Remember the uproar when a woman was shot by her husband who then turned the gun on himself. As she lay dying she called 999 and spoke to the police who promptly arrived outside the address with an ambulance. The officers (and ambulance) were then prevented from entering the house by policy (actually a senior officer ensuring policy was followed) until the appropriate armed officers arrived at the scene. By then it was to late and the woman had bled to death. Lots of public outcry, and quite a few of the coppers involved were pretty disgusted as well, but they couldn't be critized because they had followed "policy".

Coppers are paid to take some risk, so are soldiers, but sometimes they choose to take extra risk to safeguard another's life, and that's my definition of a hero.

[Rorshach]

spidey i respect your point of view. (normally the scum are more scared of me than the plod....pain is something us ambos understand!!)

i think you'll find that most blue light dudes and dudettes are protective of their "family", and maybe have more of an understanding of these types of situations......hence the patting of backs.

as for the hero comment, maybe your right...a good job none the less (she did post the comment tongue in cheek)

[Spiderman]

I'm not having a pop mate, just saying the whole "hero" word is overused imo and takes away from the real heros out there.

Anyway as we all know, its me who is the true Superhero so i can judge any hero to be lesser than myself and thus not only underserving of hero status but also needing to buy me an ice cream (choclate please) to even stand on the hero podium with me. :)

I dont need a pat on the back for my crime fighting...just the choclate ice cream :)

[Wideboy]

i am a hero............. for looking so dam fine mmmmmm hmm *wags finger

nah good on you, get a kick in for good measures :D


just reminded me i was going to take a cape to AR

[Milky Bar Kid]

WP - You are maybe not a hero but you sure as hell are special....!

[Wideboy]

im about as special as they get :albino:

[Milky Bar Kid]

We know! But we love ya for it!

[custard]

fair play, well done - does deserve some recognition as you could have bottled it and walked away. paid to do it or not its gotta take some stones.

my girlfriend was put in a similar situation some years back by someone who tried to rob her by holding a knife to her throat. he picked the wrong lady. black belt in aikido...

next thing he knew he was on the floor with his own knife being held up to his throat being asked how he liked it. apparently he couldnt answer as he was too busy trying to hold back the tears :) :)

[gruntygiggles]

The subtle hint is when you get issued a stab vest. :smt003

Not very heroic when its saving your own... (was gona say bacon.. but maybe not) :smt115 ass. Thats just self preservation, human nature.

But good shout anyhoo! Well done! Hope you gave them the smack down. :smt062

She wasn't just saving her own bacon, but she is too modest to put all the details up here. I know what happened and I can say that for two young female officers to step in and save a man from his psychotic son is heroic whether it's part of the job or not. CS spray and batons were not stopping him, but Nic and her colleague managed to keep their heads, keep the intended victim safe and prevent themselves getting hurt in the process.

I think hero is a fair description....I also think it's one that covers the work of so many people in their day to day jobs. Mountain rescue, A&E nurses dealing with aggressive patients, police officers in dangerous situations etc......ALL part of the job, but they are no less the heros for staying in the job and keeping the rest of us safe and well. I know I wouldn't want to do it!

[Milky Bar Kid]

Thanks Cheryl, you are MY hero! *MWAH*

[embee]

Well done.

The world is a nice place, it's just the people who spoil it.

My mate who's a fellow officer has been stabbed twice, shot at 3 times, been attacked numerous times (using all manner of weapons), been rammed into many times in the car, been pushed down stairs and been bitten twice and hes only been in the force 3 years, including his probation, he still oves it though. Sadly its part of the job, ...!

I think if I worked somewhere where my colleagues treated me like that, I'd look for another job. Tough nick, that one.

[joshmac]

I think if I worked somewhere where my colleagues treated me like that, I'd look for another job. Tough nick, that one.
Colleagues? Not sure if that's what V meant...

[Milky Bar Kid]

Lol @ Josh, think she was joking!

[joshmac]

Lol @ Josh, think she was joking!
I'm sure you are completely right :lol:
Lack of smilies does make it hard to judge the tone of posts though ;)

[speedplay]

speedplay, what part of a police officers duties involves potential fatal injury by stabbing?

job description? NOT.





Its not in a soldiers description to get shot at.
Its not in a paramedics job description to put their life in danger to help others etc,ect but you dont see them on a public forum doing the whole self praise bit.
We are all capable of doing things that are beyond what is expected of us, but we dont all shout about it.



Theres an old saying, "self praise is no praise at all".

[joshmac]

Its not in a soldiers description to get shot at.
Its not in a paramedics job description to put their life in danger to help others etc,ect but you dont see them on a public forum doing the whole self praise bit.
We are all capable of doing things that are beyond what is expected of us, but we dont all shout about it.



Theres an old saying, "self praise is no praise at all".
FFS take it as it was intended. She's already said a few times in this thread that it was tongue in cheek. She did better than I would've done in that situation. :rolleyes:
(Well done MBK :thumbsup:)

[Spiderman]

FFS take it as it was intended. She's already said a few times in this thread that it was tongue in cheek. She did better than I would've done in that situation. :rolleyes:
(Well done MBK :thumbsup:)

But are you trained to deal with this Josh? Do you take a salary to put yourself up for this.

I've told you the story of when i had to deal with a guy with a knife, right? But would i post it on a forum? I doubt it. But thats just me i guess.

[joshmac]

That little chav when you were working security? Yeah, you kicked him in the throat :lol:
No I'm not trained for it. I can understand where people are coming from with the whole it's what you're paid to do etc.
Everyone's different I guess. I probably wouldn't have posted, but that doesn't make it wrong or right. Just a difference of opinion.

[Spiderman]

yup that was the one. I dont tell the story and finsih it with "i'm a hero" tho... i finish it with "WTF is wrong with some people" :lol: