[Travel] Drones spotted at LGW.

Harry Wilson's tackle said:

Exactly.

I'd blow the whole of Crawley the shit up, too, frankly. Teeming with Islamists and dole-scum.

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Harry Wilson's tackle said:

Exactly.

I'd blow the whole of Crawley the shit up, too, frankly. Teeming with Islamists and dole-scum.

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Poojah said:

Well, on the surface this is an incredibly frustrating, upsetting and potentially costly situation for anyone unfortunate enough to be caught up in it, I fear the bigger picture is a lot more serious than that.

Complex or not, the apparent inability of our authorities and now even the military to deal with something as rudimentary as a drone is not only highly embarrassing, it’s almost an open invitation to would-be terrorists to come and have a pop at our airports. I imagine one of the main deterrents to attacking an airport and / or aircraft is the perceived level of security which protects them.

This is now a pretty public, global advertisement that they are in fact perhaps not as secure as we all thought. I’m admittedly no expert on the matter, however surely it should simply not be this easy to bring an entire, major international airport to a complete standstill. Where the hell was the contingency plan for something like this?

And it’s not just about airports - there has to be a complete and sudden change to the laws surrounding drones. If you have the means to make an explosive device, and let’s not forget that a teenager from Manchester was able to make an incredibly devastating one only recently, then what’s to stop a group from flying a number of bomb-laden drones into a football stadium or shopping centre? It could be absolute carnage.

I appreciate that counter-terrorism will always be a game of cat and mouse. The idea of 9/11 was inconceivable prior to those atrocities. But in this case, the potential consequences are so abundantly and blindingly obvious.

Let’s take one positive from this and take heed before something far more sinister takes place. Because if we don’t, it’s only a matter of time...

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portlock seagull said:

We will only ever react post tragedy. It’s the way we as a species work. If you asked all of those stranded in the airport now if they’re happy to pay more tax to prevent this sort of thing many more would say yes. If you’d asked them before this happened, the answer would have been an overwhelming ‘no’. Experts have been warning about this and worse for years. Nothing will be done until at least one, possibly more, aircraft have been brought down by drones causing hundreds of fatalities. Between now and then there will be thousands of hours spent discussing and arguing about doing something but no one will be prepared to spend money on, including passengers who value their £65 Rtn to Tallin more than their lives I.e. Heaven forbid we all have to pay another fiver, that’s how governments fall! And so, we get what we pay for: a misguided illusion that our government is able to protect us, be it from criminals, terrorists or other States. Still, that’s enough for most people. At least until the chaos starts, then we all demand instant action and ask why weren’t we better prepared?

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Notters said:

Seems to be distracting us from the government's inactivity on brexit quite effectively...

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portlock seagull said:

We will only ever react post tragedy. It’s the way we as a species work. If you asked all of those stranded in the airport now if they’re happy to pay more tax to prevent this sort of thing many more would say yes. If you’d asked them before this happened, the answer would have been an overwhelming ‘no’. Experts have been warning about this and worse for years. Nothing will be done until at least one, possibly more, aircraft have been brought down by drones causing hundreds of fatalities. Between now and then there will be thousands of hours spent discussing and arguing about doing something but no one will be prepared to spend money on, including passengers who value their £65 Rtn to Tallin more than their lives I.e. Heaven forbid we all have to pay another fiver, that’s how governments fall! And so, we get what we pay for: a misguided illusion that our government is able to protect us, be it from criminals, terrorists or other States. Still, that’s enough for most people. At least until the chaos starts, then we all demand instant action and ask why weren’t we better prepared?

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Milano said:

Whoever it is IF they get caught I'm pretty sure they are going to be in for a very nasty shock. CPS will have the backing of MPs to go after every possible charge.

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spence said:

You shouldn't have to pay more tax every time something like this happens. We are a major power with plenty of resources. It's not good enough.

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spence said:

You shouldn't have to pay more tax every time something like this happens. We are a major power with plenty of resources. It's not good enough.

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portlock seagull said:

A massive 2.5 years in a prison. It’s not exactly the harshest deterrent, and let’s face facts, they would be released a lot earlier with tagging, good behaviour etc

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The Large One said:

Bogroll. That's the way to bring them down.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mFhoMnZ5jA

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spence said:

You shouldn't have to pay more tax every time something like this happens. We are a major power with plenty of resources. It's not good enough.

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