My thoughts are obviously with the family and close friends of the victims of this terrible attack.

Respect for the Emergency Services who acted very quickly and by doing so quite probably saved lives.

Well done to the M.P. who tried to save the life of the policeman.

Please don't "politicise" this thread.

Spot on. Thoughts for the victims, their families and those who will be injured for years to come.

Our emergency services are fantastic and severely undervalued, makes you wonder what goes through the heads of the Halfwits that attack them when they are doing their jobs.

I work in Westminster and saw them at work today. They did an incredible job in tragic circumstances.

Agreed. There's always a certain amount of public panic on these occasions which tends to confuse matters but that looked like a very well co-ordinated and efficient response to events by emergency services.
Otherwise it's maybe a flag that we need to arm more police who are on duty in sensitive areas like this. The dead policeman may've been able to save his own life if he'd been armed. It's against the grain re the history/ethos of our police force but something to be reconsidered in these times.

Wow. Four responses. Perhaps indicative of a society that thinks an Officer killed on duty is par for the course. Not worth commenting on. After all, it's their job, right?

There is very little understanding of the extraordinary lengths the emergency services go to, on a daily basis. Today is no different. Their response was superb.

A family man, father, and husband has not returned home today. Just imagine, for one minute, that it's you leaving the house, and not returning to your loved ones. It's incomprehensible. This is the threat faced by our emergency services every single day. But they do it. Every single day. For you.

And lastly, there aren't any 'extra' Police Officers. It's the same guys and girls, pulling double shifts, having rest days cancelled, to keep us safe.

Respect to them. And my condolences to the family of Keith Palmer.

Maybe some people have gone to bed at this time.
Maybe some people like me have recently got home from a late shift.
Or maybe quite a few have responded to other threads.
Your opening comments were really uncalled for.

For what it's worth, I agree entirely with the OP.

The policeman stood and faced his God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining.
Just as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward now, policeman.
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My church have you been true?"

The policeman squared his shoulders and said,
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't,
Because those of us who carry badges
can't always be a saint.

I've had to work most Sundays,
and at times my talk was rough,
and sometimes I've been violent,
Because the streets are awfully tough.

But I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep....
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fear.

If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't.....I'll understand.

There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod.
As the policeman waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.

"Step forward now, policeman,
You've borne your burdens well.
Come walk a beat on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in hell."

TsarBomba..

Posters agree with the OP title.

It goes without saying that the vast majority of citizens totally respect and value the work of the police, ambulance crews and all emergency workers..it goes without saying.

It sort of is, stating the obvious for people to come on here, and post that they agree with what the bloke at the top said.

I am sure that no disrespect is intended.

Makes you wonder why the budgets are cut so much and the police are under staffed.

Instead of trying to find a way to hate billions of people for the actions of a few we should absolutely be looking and focusing on those among us who are our heroes. These people are willing to run into the fire every day to save lives and they go under reported at times like these.

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