Bothched Assassination Attempt...

Silvio.Dante

The Bulgarian opposition leader, whose membership is mostly made up of people of Turkish extraction, was addressing a Party Conference when this happened...:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1RzQ5rKd_0

**Timbuk2**

The guards took surprisingly long to reach him, that could have ended badly!

checkyabadself

Woah, scary stuff. Fair play to the speaker for ninja swiping the gun away rather than freezing. Its probably the only reason he is still alive. It could be that the would be assassin didn`t have one in the chamber either.

kneemos

The gun misfired twice I heard on BBC news,very lucky man.

stoneill

That's gas.

Prodigious

Botched spelling attempt.

PinkFly

Botched thread title

Prodigious

Mines better. Good try though.

PinkFly

Damn!!!!

Retrovertigo

He deserved every kick to the face he got. From the pics afterwards he was in bits.

Always check your gun before you try to shoot politicians.

Assuming he had succeeded, how did the assassin hope to escape?

Ella

Retrovertigo wrote: »

He deserved every kick to the face he got. From the pics afterwards he was in bits.

Always check your gun before you try to shoot politicians.

Really? Could they not have just taken the gun off him and arrested him? Attacking him like animals is disgusting. And yes I know he tried to shoot someone in the head. Still disgusting kicking someone in the head over and over.

Prodigious

Ella wrote: »

Really? Could they not have just taken the gun off him and arrested him? Attacking him like animals is disgusting. And yes I know he tried to shoot someone in the head. Still disgusting kicking someone in the head over and over.

Completely agree. A bunch of cowards, it's a mafia state anyway, so what else can you expect? I don't pity the assassin, but it should have been handled a lot better. Secure the gun, handcuff the man, bring him into custody. He could have easily produced a knife while on the ground and started stabbing their legs.

kneemos

Methememb wrote: »

Completely agree. A bunch of cowards, it's a mafia state anyway, so what else can you expect? I don't pity the assassin, but it should have been handled a lot better. Secure the gun, handcuff the man, bring him into custody. He could have easily produced a knife while on the ground and started stabbing their legs.

He actually had two knives as well apparently.

DEFTLEFTHAND

In the 1930's New York mob culture the best way to assassinate a person was to lead them to a phone booth. You'd tell them to be there to take a call from the boss at a certain time. When the person steps into the booth the cars pull up and block any escape, 12 or more men then tommy gun the booth. I presume you'd feel nothing, it's all over very quickly.

9959

kneemos wrote: »

He actually had two knives as well apparently.

.....and a box of matches.

Retrovertigo

Ella wrote: »

Really? Could they not have just taken the gun off him and arrested him? Attacking him like animals is disgusting. And yes I know he tried to shoot someone in the head. Still disgusting kicking someone in the head over and over.

I think when you try to end somebodies life, especially publicly, you deserve every kick to the face you get.

Ella

Retrovertigo wrote: »

I think when you try to end somebodies life, especially publicly, you deserve every kick to the face you get.

Wow. Guess you live in a lawless world.

donegal_road

already a thread on this in AH from yesterday

kneemos

donegal_road wrote: »

already a thread on this in AH from yesterday

I don't BELIEVE it.

Retrovertigo

Ella wrote: »

Wow. Guess you live in a lawless world.

No I live in the reality that if someone tries to put a bullet in your head I would be pretty pissed off. But if you want me to live in your world I would give him loves and kisses if that makes you happy.

JoseJones

That's facekicker at 1:00.

Ella

Retrovertigo wrote: »

No I live in the reality that if someone tries to put a bullet in your head I would be pretty pissed off. But if you want me to live in your world I would give him loves and kisses if that makes you happy.

So you're no better than the men that kicked him in the head. Stick your loves and kisses.

kneemos

Securing his hands should have been the first priority in case he had another gun or a suicide belt,pretty basic stuff,but if he got in with a gun and two knives I suspect the security was more brawn than brains.

Retrovertigo

Ella wrote: »

So you're no better than the men that kicked him in the head. Stick your loves and kisses.

Honey I will love and kiss you forever. Just please don't try to shoot me in the face.

Ella

Retrovertigo wrote: »

Honey I will love and kiss you forever. Just please don't try to shoot me in the face.

You should check out the honey thread. You'll see how it makes me gag. Just like your posts, caveman.

Retrovertigo

Ella wrote: »

You should check out the honey thread. You'll see how it makes me gag. Just like your posts, caveman.

So I can't love and kiss you forever, or what? I never asked you to swallow my honey.

Please be more specific.

Fr_Dougal

Innocent until proven guilty, he hasn't been convicted of anything.

All the hard men attacking him when he was on the ground, cowards.

greenpilot

Retrovertigo wrote: »

He deserved every kick to the face he got. From the pics afterwards he was in bits.

Always check your gun before you try to shoot politicians.

.....*takes notes...

Ha, if the shooter was from Finglas, there would have been no missfires. They look after their pieces there, you know.

Bruthal

Ella wrote: »

You should check out the honey thread. You'll see how it makes me gag. Just like your posts, caveman.

An overactive gag reflex would seem more the problem there.

Son Of A Vidic

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

The guards took surprisingly long to reach him, that could have ended badly!

Long? Are you serious? It took them three seconds from the time the trigger was pulled, until they made contact with the nut.

A Dub in Glasgo

Most of them doing the beating look like delegates. Love the old guy with the umbrella at the end!