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| Down Under |
| Armed robbers threaten police |
| 2003-12-17 |
| From the "This shit don’t happen in Texas" file: TWO female police officers were threatened with a shotgun as they chased three balaclava-wearing armed robbers through Sydney’s streets today. The incident began when the men confronted two security guards about 10.45am as they collected money from automatic teller machines in the Broadway shopping centre. They stole the guards’ Smith and Wesson pistols and thousands of dollars in cash before fleeing in a stolen dark green Holden Statesman. Police were called to the scene by a witness and chased the thieves, but the officers were forced to back off when one of the men repeatedly lent out of the car window and pointed a single-barrel shotgun at them. After a pursuit along Glebe Point and Parramatta roads, the men abandoned the car in Chippendale and fled on foot towards Redfern. Redfern local area commander Superintendent Dennis Smith said a search of the immediate area failed to the locate the men but about 45 officers were still searching for them. Now here’s the weird part: He said the two female constables who had been threatened would undergo a psychological debriefing. "They are fine," he said. "They are now seeking medical assistance, we will have them debriefed and they will be back here this afternoon hopefully ready to go again tomorrow." WTF??? They didn’t shoot anyone, they didn’t get shot, they weren’t even shot at. They just had a gun pointed at them and they have a nervous breakdown? Do that to a female cop here and they’ll have to x-ray your body to find all the slugs. Has the anti-gun programming gone so far there that just the sight of a gun causes grown women to swoon? |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #8 No offense there officers, but aren't armed robbers supposed to do this? I think it's in the job description. Unless they were terrified by the Holden Statesman... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-12-17 9:03:19 PM |
| #7 Well, the Aussies outlawed guns, so... Shotguns and semi-automatic pistols are still legal here... |
| Posted by: Paul Moloney 2003-12-17 6:07:35 PM |
| #6 So, is there something especially frightening about a "Holden Statesman"? Maybe people that suffered damage as a result of the automobile pursuit will sue Holden. Just a thought.. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-17 4:41:41 PM |
| #5 Kentar: So they'll know who to sue for emotional distress So, is there something especially frightening about a "Holden Statesman" ? When Holdens are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will have Holdens... I slay me.... |
| Posted by: Carl in N.H. 2003-12-17 4:04:10 PM |
#4 Remember the old bumper-sticker saw,WHEN GUNS ARE OUTLAWED, ONLY OUTLAWS WILL HAVE GUNSWell, the Aussies outlawed guns, so... |
| Posted by: Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-17 2:49:08 PM |
| #3 "They stole the guards’ Smith and Wesson pistols and thousands of dollars in cash before fleeing in a stolen dark green Holden Statesman." Why is the manufacturer important to the story? Oh, that's right. So they'll know who to sue for emotional distress! |
| Posted by: Kentar 2003-12-17 1:51:38 PM |
| #2 Agreed Steve, being a Texan myself, Those robbers would have died from lead poisoning. |
| Posted by: Bill 2003-12-17 1:24:06 PM |
| #1 Do Sydney police go around unarmed? |
| Posted by: rabidfox 2003-12-17 1:09:56 PM |