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Gun Man loose in the Lake District

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  • #32
    falan
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    Body found in woods....Believed to be him.


  • #33
    ejmaztec
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    The End:


    2.04pm:
    Derrick Bird has been found dead in a wood in the Boot area, Cumbria police have confirmed

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/2010/jun/02/whitehaven-shooting-live-updates


  • #34
    Big Nasty
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    falan wrote: »
    Body found in woods....Believed to be him.

    Told yiz so! :p


  • #35
    who the fug
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,042 ✭✭✭who the fug


    This is all a make believe, because the strict gun laws we have in the UK have made sure that this can never happen


  • #36
    dilallio
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    His poor mother must feel terrible. All she said to him this morning was:

    "Derek lovey - would you ever shoot up town for a loaf of bread!" :eek:


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  • #37
    Renn
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    dilallio wrote: »
    His poor mother must feel terrible. All she said to him this morning was:

    "Derek lovey - would you ever shoot up town for a loaf of bread!" :eek:

    Can we start banning people for truly terrible jokes?


  • #38
    bonerm
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    http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=whitehaven+cumbria&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=36.778911,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Whitehaven,+Cumbria,+United+Kingdom&ll=54.549255,-3.587143&spn=0.003292,0.009645&z=17&layer=c&cbll=54.549301,-3.587369&panoid=CHvqyo7bfgnKnUKkWp8Htg&cbp=12,67.09,,0,19.65


  • #39
    JONJO THE MISER
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    Appaently his nickname was Birdy more like Cuckoo. The last his co workers seen of him was when he went to get a chicken in tesco last night.


  • #40
    starbelgrade
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    It was Barry from Eastenders.


  • #41
    Renn
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    JONJO THE MISER wrote: »
    Appaently his nickname was Birdy more like Cuckoo. The last his co workers seen of him was when he went to get a chicken in tesco last night.
    Can we start banning people for truly terrible jokes?

    .


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  • #42
    hal9000
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    FarmerGreen wrote: »
    Ten dead according to Sky.

    This is Sky wouldnt be surprised with 10 Dead and another 170 Billion feared dead


  • #43
    starbelgrade
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    14.22 The BBC says there have been a total of 11 shootings across the county, with a number of fatalities.

    14.16 Police have confirmed Derrick Bird has been found dead. The BBC reports he shot himself in a wooded area.

    14.04 A man's body, believed to be Derrick Bird, has been found dead together with a firearm in a wooded area of Boot.

    14.02 The crisis has caused the Sellafield nuclear plant to go under lockdown.

    13.53 Dr Barry Walker, who certified a number of the victims as dead, says he has "never seen shotgun wounds like this".


  • #44
    thebigbiffo
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    obviously a Bird-brain...gettit? see what i done there

    i need to sit down after that


  • #45
    Canis Lupus
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    hal9000 wrote: »
    This is Sky wouldnt be surprised with 10 Dead and another 170 Billion feared dead

    And a suspected al queda connection.


  • #46
    thebigbiffo
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    starbelgrade wrote: »
    14.22 The BBC says there have been a total of 11 shootings across the county, with a number of fatalities.

    14.16 Police have confirmed Derrick Bird has been found dead. The BBC reports he shot himself in a wooded area.

    14.04 A man's body, believed to be Derrick Bird, has been found dead together with a firearm in a wooded area of Boot.

    14.02 The crisis has caused the Sellafield nuclear plant to go under lockdown.

    13.53 Dr Barry Walker, who certified a number of the victims as dead, says he has "never seen shotgun wounds like this".

    i've a question for barry walker...how in the hell can there be varying types of shotgun wounds?


  • #47
    starbelgrade
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    thebigbiffo wrote: »
    obviously a Bird-brain...gettit? see what i done there

    i need to sit down after that

    There's no need for jokes like that. A bit of sensitivity wouldn't go astray - 11 people are reported dead & all you are trying to do is ruffle a few feathers. :mad:


  • #48
    WindSock
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJvsMxLjp6w


  • #49
    Sparks
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    thebigbiffo wrote: »
    i've a question for barry walker...how in the hell can there be varying types of shotgun wounds?
    Varying kinds of shotgun shells (from birdshot to buckshot to solid slugs) and varying ranges.

    Mind you, this seems to be a question in very bad taste given that the families of the victims probably haven't even been officially notified yet...


  • #50
    SeaFields
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    Sparks wrote: »
    Varying kinds of shotgun shells (from birdshot to buckshot to solid slugs) and varying ranges.

    I would hesitate a guess to say that doctor ain't ever seen a close range shotgun blast with a 40/42g cartridge. Not very nice to say the least.


  • #51
    Feeky Magee
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    Israeli Government Response:
    "The gunman regrets the loss of life but did all he could to avoid violence. One of the victims attempted to defend himself with his shoe which obviously spooked the gunman."

    US Government Response:
    "It appears that there was an incident during which a man in possession of a shotgun went crazy, and there's now a pile of bodies scattered around the place, so obviously until we know the facts we can't pass judgement on what took place. Regretful though."


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  • #52
    Michael B
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    Reports coming through that he shot his mother too.


  • #53
    Overheal
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    If only there had been more civilians around with licensed firearms to stop him before Ten ****ing People Died.


  • #54
    WindSock
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    Overheal wrote: »
    If only there had been more civilians around with licensed firearms to stop him before Ten ****ing People Died.

    Yeah, because massacres of this scale never get out of hand in countries where there are.


  • #55
    Michael B
    Closed Accounts Posts: 369 ✭✭Michael B


    Jesus, a woman walking home with her shopping and a young farmer out cutting a hedge. He drove passed them, rolled down his window and shot them point blank range. Fcuking awful :( 5 dead, 25+ injured.


  • #56
    brummytom
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    Overheal wrote: »
    If only there had been more civilians around with licensed firearms to stop him before Ten ****ing People Died.
    Yes, arming everyone will definitely reduce gun crime.


    I don't see any flaw in that at all.


  • #57
    Feeona
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    Michael B wrote: »
    Jesus, a woman walking home with her shopping and a young farmer out cutting a hedge. He drove passed them, rolled down his window and shot them point blank range. Fcuking awful :( 5 dead, 25+ injured.

    god help them and their families :(


    Such anger at life. Why take it out on people trying to live theirs? I'm sure the gunman isn't the only person in the world who's had problems. Everyone has problems.


  • #58
    Michael B
    Closed Accounts Posts: 369 ✭✭Michael B


    Feeona wrote: »
    god help them and their families :(


    Such anger at life. Why take it out on people trying to live theirs? I'm sure the gunman isn't the only person in the world who's had problems. Everyone has problems.

    Apparently he had a fight with his fellow taxi drivers lastnight and they're among the casualties. Bad enough shooting them but going out and shooting an elderly lady doing her shopping, a man in his 60's out on his daily walk and a young farmer in his 30's going about his job just randomly like that....just horrible. RIP.


  • #59
    CianRyan
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    Quick question... Who shot the gunman?


  • #60
    Michael B
    Closed Accounts Posts: 369 ✭✭Michael B


    CianRyan wrote: »
    Quick question... Who shot the gunman?

    Presume the coward shot himself? No confirmation on that yet though.


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  • #61
    CianRyan
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    I was thinking that.
    It seems a bit mad though.

    "I'm just going to crawl into my boot, close it... Then I think I might shoot myself.

    But then I guess, he was a serial killer, he was hardly the full flock of geese.


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