The London Olympics could be epic
 

Was watching the news and checking out all the heavy artillery they have placed around town. How does that strike you residents?

After 9/11.... They need to be prepared.

They haven't forgotten what happened in Munich.

so funny, reporters asked , what scenario do you see these being used in
answer, they are part of a multi-layered defence

question, would you be required to shoot down a hi-jacked civilian or cargo jet over populated areas?
answer, the response is part of a mult layered defence along with the fast jet cover

question, do the jets have a shoot to kill policy?
answer , as part of the multi-layered defence we are part of a defence system

question, when looters or rioters set fire to the block of the flats these are sitting on top of, what would you do?
answer, none

What do you think would happen if a 747 was shot down over London? Would it be okay because the stadium was not hit?


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It is pretty packed, not a lot of empty space for falling debris, bodies, etc

Probably would do less damage just letting the damn plane hit where it's going than shooting it down.

It would be pretty idiotic though for terrorists to do exactly what they are expecting.

better idea to just address the underlying reason for munich

I would have to agree. It is not like they are setting up on the hills or fields outside of town.

I would guess that with the stadium holding 55-80,000 people or whatever the number is , that the order of the day will be simply shoot down anything heading towards it.

As for extra security in general, heathrow airport and other major parts of London have had machine gun/heavy armed cops for years so i dont think the locals will notice much of a difference in the overall increased protection .

we live in fucked up times......exciting, but fucked up..... :Oh crap :Oh crap

Summer Olympics are my favorite. Can't wait!

Any pics?

oh boy not looking ffwd to this :(
I can't believe I'm stuck in another city where the Olympics is being held... what's the chances? I have to move less....

I am so looking forward to this. But I always do, as I love the Olympics. Always have.

Terrorists -- fuck off. Go mess with something in your own shit hole countries.

Could be the most exciting Olympics EVER!

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We are talking Good TV here people!:ak47::party-smi



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I live a few hundred yards from the Olympic park - I'm going to be in Spain - Its going to be hell around here.

Don't you have a moose to gore?

Doesn't the White House have a ring of missile emplacements? Wouldn't the same thing happen if a plane was shot down there?

Epic insanity.

Summer Olympics sucks. I prefer Winter.

I am not aware of missile emplacements around the White House; I certainly never saw them, unlike the artillery on the streets of London today. That being said, London is much more densely populated than Washington, DC., by about 7.5 million people.

Eastern Midlands is where i like it in England.

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Transformers. :thumbsup

Yeah, the Olympics is primarily made up of the lower class.

fucked up world......

Saw some of the sites from the taxi when I was there in December. Traffic was bad enough already, I can just imagine when the event is on, ugh. A good place to stay away from :winkwink:

Wow. Good tv? That bus was my bus stop for over a year when I commute to an office right next door. I wouldn't say that was good tv as much as totally and utterly horrifying. Not American though so....

Pretty sure that was sarcasm, Sarah . . . . and since when are you not American?

As with any thing ..if they put in place a ton of stuff and nothing happens then they will be criticized for going overboard. However, if they don't put in enough and something does happen it will be worse. The event at the Atlanta Olympics was bad enough and no doubt the threats here are much greater.

Lets not forget that those pics posted above of the bus, etc happened THE DAY after the announcement that London got the Olympics.

The incident wasn't American...


(I am both American and British legally though).

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