By: ppp - 16th December 2011 at 00:44
The key word is ARMED.
There will be plenty of international security experts there.
And I’d bet some of them will be armed…just not publicly.
Official statements explicitly state otherwise. The Home Office have been open about whether they are authorising foreign bodyguards to carry firearms, e.g Bush at the G8 summit, so why would they now choose to lie publicly and do something different? Foreign heads of state might be allowed a small number of armed bodyguards but they wouldn’t be policing and would be escorted by actual police, in any case they tend to move the head of state away from danger rather than arrest people or engage in gunfights.
By: nJayM - 16th December 2011 at 00:09
The British approach seems sound so far
The British approach seems sound so far.
Eurofighters at Northolt.
Aircraft Carrier with marines of Greenwich
Police
International Advisors obviously.
By: J Boyle - 15th December 2011 at 22:24
The key word is ARMED.
There will be plenty of international security experts there.
And I’d bet some of them will be armed…just not publicly.
By: ppp - 15th December 2011 at 21:56
Their governments can, and it seems will, be sending liason officers, and this should definitely be welcomed. Assistance with translation should also be welcomed. However carrying out of policing duties should be limited to British police officers only. This is especially true with regards to people carrying weapons of any description, particularly firearms. The last thing we need is lots of people walking around with pistols and tasers in suits, and all being used to their own domestic rules of use and laws to enforce.
@Deano
It’s mostly FBI that the US wanted to send.
By: Deano - 15th December 2011 at 21:14
We have a plethora of sporting personnel travel the world too, but we don’t send a plethora of military personnel to accompany them. Keep their nose out, we’ll deal with the security. There’s showing interest, and wanting to send troops onto our soil, it’s chalk & cheese.
By: Lincoln 7 - 15th December 2011 at 19:59
Tough tit, it’s none of their business 🙂
That may well be the case Deano, but they will have a plethora of USA Athletes competing, so it wouldn’t hurt to show a bit of interest.
Jim.
Lincoln .7
By: Merlin3945 - 15th December 2011 at 19:32
I think it might be wise if they were to at least research the current language translators currently in the country and employ a few more just in case. I mean not just to deal with police issues but to deal with enquiries etc.
By: Deano - 15th December 2011 at 18:52
Tough tit, it’s none of their business 🙂
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