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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Flipside on March 16, 2011, 06:06:44 am

Title: Met Police win 'Masters of the Obvious' award...
Post by: Flipside on March 16, 2011, 06:06:44 am
From a BBC article I saw today:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-12755700

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...officers discovered one of the victims dead inside a burning car. The other was found dead on the ground nearby.

Homes were evacuated over fears the blaze, which spread to a caravan and trailer, could ignite gas canisters.

Police were called and three fire crews after a woman reported hearing gunfire.

Officers said both men appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds and the deaths were being treated as suspicious.

Go Sherlock!
Title: Re: Met Police win 'Masters of the Obvious' award...
Post by: The E on March 16, 2011, 06:09:02 am
Somehow, I read this line:
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Officers said both men appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds and the deaths were being treated as suspicious.
in Jeremy Clarkson's voice.
Title: Re: Met Police win 'Masters of the Obvious' award...
Post by: karajorma on March 16, 2011, 06:28:36 am
Well it is possible that a burning car could have cooked off the ammo. :p
Title: Re: Met Police win 'Masters of the Obvious' award...
Post by: Herra Tohtori on March 16, 2011, 07:46:12 am
It's obviously a carefully executed suicide pact.
Title: Re: Met Police win 'Masters of the Obvious' award...
Post by: Flipside on March 16, 2011, 07:55:57 am
Awww.. they've changed the report now :(
Title: Re: Met Police win 'Masters of the Obvious' award...
Post by: BloodEagle on March 16, 2011, 08:26:52 am
I remember a news report a few years ago that went something like this: 'Police officials did not say if the man hit by the car was injured.'
Title: Re: Met Police win 'Masters of the Obvious' award...
Post by: Flipside on March 16, 2011, 08:30:16 am
Well, the Met Police won an award last year from the Plain English society for 'Pointless Headline of the Year' when they handed out leaflets titled "Police continue to target offenders", so they do have a bit of a reputation in this respect ;)
Title: Re: Met Police win 'Masters of the Obvious' award...
Post by: StarSlayer on March 16, 2011, 08:38:11 am
Well it is possible that a burning car could have cooked off the ammo. :p

There was a incident up in NH last month where the guy's trailer caught on fire. Unfortunately it was full of ammo that began to cook off so the fire dept had to take cover behind their trucks.

They couldn't use any of their water and had to let the mother****er burn...  burn mother ****er... burn.
Title: Re: Met Police win 'Masters of the Obvious' award...
Post by: karajorma on March 16, 2011, 09:05:58 am
Did someone say Disco Mother****ing Inferno?
Title: Re: Met Police win 'Masters of the Obvious' award...
Post by: Enzo03 on March 16, 2011, 10:33:02 pm
I remember a news report a few years ago that went something like this: 'Police officials did not say if the man hit by the car was injured.'
Actually, there are ways to break the impact of being hit by a car enough so that the worst you might get is some contusions (bruising).
It's not recommended that one try it, but it's possible to do so. Involves jumping.
Title: Re: Met Police win 'Masters of the Obvious' award...
Post by: BloodEagle on March 17, 2011, 12:17:11 am
The car in question ran through a bar, into a sitting patron. So....