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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: JamesV6CDX on 01 March 2012, 14:25:13
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... and spare a thought for the tragic loss of PC David Rathband
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-17216389
R I P
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i would spare a thought for his wife he beat up
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i would spare a thought for his wife he beat up
The only news articles I can find say he was arrested on suspicion of assault after a 'furious row' (and, de-arrested shortly afterwards, so not actually removed from his property)
I can't find any references to her being "beaten up"
Perhaps you could enlighten us?
Have you any idea the effect of what happened to this bloke, can have on your mental heath?
I'd like you to back up the words behind your post, please.
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i would spare a thought for his wife he beat up
Sorry, but that is a hideous statement to make. >:( >:( >:(
For a start, he was arrested, but not charged, on suspicion of assault after an incident at his home. Do you know the circumstances? Only hours before the arrest he had been having pellets removed from his face and was facing life as a blind person. Who knows how stressed/under influence of medication he was when this "apparent" assault took place?
He was a very brave man who did his best to rebuild his life following the shock and horror of losing his eyesight in a violent manner. Sadly, it appears he was unable to cope with the mental stress. He will always, however, be a fine example of the bravery of many members of our police force and other frontline services. :y
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the fact she was on national tv with a black eye...and she also on i think it was daybreak admitting HE beat her....so because he is injured he can beat who he likes up..and to be fair it was his decsion to become a cop which in todays world is a dangerous job with some roaming the streets
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i would spare a thought for his wife he beat up
Sorry, but that is a hideous statement to make. >:( >:( >:(
For a start, he was arrested, but not charged, on suspicion of assault after an incident at his home. Do you know the circumstances? Only hours before the arrest he had been having pellets removed from his face and was facing life as a blind person. Who knows how stressed/under influence of medication he was when this "apparent" assault took place?
He was a very brave man who did his best to rebuild his life following the shock and horror of losing his eyesight in a violent manner. Sadly, it appears he was unable to cope with the mental stress. He will always, however, be a fine example of the bravery of many members of our police force and other frontline services. :y
it is not see above
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She must have fell Guv honest...or walked into a door..if he's blind how can he see to hit her
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How can any of us rightfully judge someone who has been though this kind of trauma?
I, in common with many others, I'm sure, have friends and relatives in the Police and armed forces. Whilst they have, at times, been put through very challenging ordeals, the thought that any one of them could end up in this position, or worse, fills me with dread, to be frank.
None of us know the whole story here, and, hopefully, none of us will ever be able to say they have walked the mile in this guy's shoes that would perhaps go some way to justify comments such as these.
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how can he beat her up he was blind my wife would have moved away that is a silly statment to make he didnt ask to be shot by a nutter i say R I P and leave the guy alone
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i would spare a thought for his wife he beat up
The only news articles I can find say he was arrested on suspicion of assault after a 'furious row' (and, de-arrested shortly afterwards, so not actually removed from his property)
I can't find any references to her being "beaten up"
Perhaps you could enlighten us?
Have you any idea the effect of what happened to this bloke, can have on your mental heath?
I'd like you to back up the words behind your post, please.
well said james :y :y :y :y
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i would spare a thought for his wife he beat up
Pleb.
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RIP
Sadly, it seems he could could no longer cope with his circumstances, according to the Telegraph, he was still in a lot of pain from the pellets that couldn't be removed.
I hope none of us have to find out how we would cope in this or any other disabling circumstances.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9115697/PC-David-Rathband-police-informed-of-officers-distress-days-before-his-death.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9115697/PC-David-Rathband-police-informed-of-officers-distress-days-before-his-death.html)
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i would spare a thought for his wife he beat up
Pleb.
yes i agree you are..... no need to keep on reminding everyone.
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i started this thread purely to allow anyone wishing to pay their respects to do so.
While I understand this forum promotes free speech, I am personally gobsmacked by the unbalanced, shallow attitude evidenced in a couple of the above posts.
If you wish to be a keyboard warrior or make shallow unfounded comments, as seems the norm these days, can you PLEASE make them somewhere else.
This bloke took a face full of bullets while doing a job which is there to keep the likes of you and me safe. He went through hell as a result.
If all you can do is make narrow minded comments, please make them elsewhere.
Thank you.
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Might be a idea if Admin block the General Discussion Area as a whole for a couple of days to let everybody cool down before this forum tears itself apart ;)
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every body entitled to their opinion but some things best left unsaid as causes unnecessary arguments
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Plus there is another thread open on this already that doesn't have any toss comments!
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I had intended, just like JamesV6CDX to pay my respects to a person who had earned respect for how he had dealt with what life had dealt him whilst being a serving copper and how he had moved on from it. Instead all I read is some keyboard banging self opinionated member banging on about how he was a wife beater when there was NO scrap of proof to it. So she had a black eye - so what? Many get black eyes through many different ways and means many of which are self inflicted. I know that from my own experiences on more than one occassion. Could it have been in self defence? Maybe, just maybe he was not the attacker! Who was there, were you the witness? Personally I did not think that anyone as profoundly blind as he was could see to land a punch anyway!
Maybe a bit of thought before generating a disparaging post would have helped make it an interesting one with a viewpoint instead of just a low attack on someone deceased. This for me was one posters opinion too far. It showed no respect at all and totally lowered the forums standards I had come to expect.
The alarming man - well described, you certainly are...........alarming.
Rest in peace David, you have earned it by serving the public well.
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R.I.P
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i started this thread purely to allow anyone wishing to pay their respects to do so.
While I understand this forum promotes free speech, I am personally gobsmacked by the unbalanced, shallow attitude evidenced in a couple of the above posts.
If you wish to be a keyboard warrior or make shallow unfounded comments, as seems the norm these days, can you PLEASE make them somewhere else.
This bloke took a face full of bullets while doing a job which is there to keep the likes of you and me safe. He went through hell as a result.
If all you can do is make narrow minded comments, please make them elsewhere.
Thank you.
Well said james :y
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i started this thread purely to allow anyone wishing to pay their respects to do so.
While I understand this forum promotes free speech, I am personally gobsmacked by the unbalanced, shallow attitude evidenced in a couple of the above posts.
If you wish to be a keyboard warrior or make shallow unfounded comments, as seems the norm these days, can you PLEASE make them somewhere else.
This bloke took a face full of bullets while doing a job which is there to keep the likes of you and me safe. He went through hell as a result.
If all you can do is make narrow minded comments, please make them elsewhere.
Thank you.
Well said james :y
Hello stranger.... hope all is well :y
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Yes fine thanks :y
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ive read this post and stood back from replying cos i didnt want it to turn into a rant but hey ho,i bet he didnt get the help he deserved from this so called govt,i bet he didnt get looked after as well as an inmate at her majestys pleasure(if moat had lived he would of got treat better than this officer)a man who took a job to try and serve and protect the public did not deserve what happened to him and i say RIP OFFICER :y
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ive read this post and stood back from replying cos i didnt want it to turn into a rant but hey ho,i bet he didnt get the help he deserved from this so called govt,i bet he didnt get looked after as well as an inmate at her majestys pleasure(if moat had lived he would of got treat better than this officer)a man who took a job to try and serve and protect the public did not deserve what happened to him and i say RIP OFFICER :y
You'll find yourself replying to a lot more posts as the nectar slips down mate. ;)
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The fella had his demons to deal with and, after due consideration, dealt with them as he saw fit.
Sad but true...... :'(
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i bet he didnt get looked after as well as an inmate at her majestys pleasure
Unless you mean something else (in which case ignore me!) He wasn't locked up mate. Going by the BBC, he had the magic words said to him following an incident at home, as he was suspected of lashing out, but was subsequently de-arrested and not even taken into custody. So it looks like the correct outcome, no bad treatment etc. :y
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i bet he didnt get looked after as well as an inmate at her majestys pleasure
Unless you mean something else (in which case ignore me!) He wasn't locked up mate. Going by the BBC, he had the magic words said to him following an incident at home, as he was suspected of lashing out, but was subsequently de-arrested and not even taken into custody. So it looks like the correct outcome, no bad treatment etc. :y
It's happening again. Daz meant a prisoner would have got better treatment from the system than he did.
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i bet he didnt get looked after as well as an inmate at her majestys pleasure
Unless you mean something else (in which case ignore me!) He wasn't locked up mate. Going by the BBC, he had the magic words said to him following an incident at home, as he was suspected of lashing out, but was subsequently de-arrested and not even taken into custody. So it looks like the correct outcome, no bad treatment etc. :y
aye james il ignore you ;D
what i meant was criminals get treat better these days than the like of you and i
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i bet he didnt get looked after as well as an inmate at her majestys pleasure
Unless you mean something else (in which case ignore me!) He wasn't locked up mate. Going by the BBC, he had the magic words said to him following an incident at home, as he was suspected of lashing out, but was subsequently de-arrested and not even taken into custody. So it looks like the correct outcome, no bad treatment etc. :y
aye james il ignore you ;D
what i meant was criminals get treat better these days than the like of you and i
There's an echo in here....here...here..
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i bet he didnt get looked after as well as an inmate at her majestys pleasure
Unless you mean something else (in which case ignore me!) He wasn't locked up mate. Going by the BBC, he had the magic words said to him following an incident at home, as he was suspected of lashing out, but was subsequently de-arrested and not even taken into custody. So it looks like the correct outcome, no bad treatment etc. :y
It's happening again. Daz meant a prisoner would have got better treatment from the system than he did.
cheers steve i knew i had written it right :y ;D
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steve put it better than me,i bet the system let him down :-\
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i bet he didnt get looked after as well as an inmate at her majestys pleasure
Unless you mean something else (in which case ignore me!) He wasn't locked up mate. Going by the BBC, he had the magic words said to him following an incident at home, as he was suspected of lashing out, but was subsequently de-arrested and not even taken into custody. So it looks like the correct outcome, no bad treatment etc. :y
It's happening again. Daz meant a prisoner would have got better treatment from the system than he did.
cheers steve i knew i had written it right :y ;D
Yeah just read it again, you did indeed write it right. Time for bed, methinks :-[
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RIP David - thoughts go out to his family and friends :(