Gun shots outside Parliament: Police shoot assailant following car attack on Westminster Bridge

It's shameful that we live in a time where people's first reaction to seeing someone in trouble is to get a camera phone out instead of seeing if they need help.
 
It's shameful that we live in a time where people's first reaction to seeing someone in trouble is to get a camera phone out instead of seeing if they need help.

Not all of the footage is like that. A lot of the time there's not a lot the people can do, and the Police are actively asking for as much footage as possible to aid the investigation so it can be helpful. It's not like they're stood over a dying person filming their last breaths rather than helping.
 
I wish MPs and Lords would stop tweeting about exactly what the police and security people are doing/where they're being taken etc. They're basically providing detailed intel on the security team's response plan in the event of an attack.
 
I wish MPs and Lords would stop tweeting about exactly what the police and security people are doing/where they're being taken etc. They're basically providing detailed intel on the security team's response plan in the event of an attack.

Yeah, that's fecking ridiculous
 
I wish MPs and Lords would stop tweeting about exactly what the police and security people are doing/where they're being taken etc. They're basically providing detailed intel on the security team's response plan in the event of an attack.

Yeah that's dumb. Have they not watched the first season of Homeland?
 
I wish MPs and Lords would stop tweeting about exactly what the police and security people are doing/where they're being taken etc. They're basically providing detailed intel on the security team's response plan in the event of an attack.
Tbh it's being documented by rolling TV news anyway.
 
It's shameful that we live in a time where people's first reaction to seeing someone in trouble is to get a camera phone out instead of seeing if they need help.

In fairness I think that dude in the video posted earlier was on the phone to the emergency services as he was filming?
 
BBC refers to a news agency which has reporters at St. Thomas hospital. A woman has died and others have suffered 'catastrophic injuries'.

May the woman RIP and the others survive and have speedy recoveries.
 
Sky News has just lost my interest for the day:

Presenter: "We are going to show you some sensitive images now. This is a serious incident, and we feel you need to see the reality of events."


One dead so far apparently but others with "catastrophic" injuries.

:(
 
You read about it happening it in other places but it feels so surreal when it happens in a place you live and you have friends near by :(
 
BBC refers to a news agency which has reporters at St. Thomas hospital. A woman has died and others have suffered 'catastrophic injuries'.

May the woman RIP and the others survive and have speedy recoveries.
Press Association seem to have spoken to a junior doctor.
 
You read about it happening it in other places but it feels so surreal when it happens in a place you live and you have friends near by :(
Yeah agreed. I work just over the river from Westminster and wife works in Victoria. Is somewhat surreal.
 
Not sure why news outlets need to use the term 'mowed down'. Just seems excessive and paints a vivid picture that you don't really need.
'Ran over' sounds singular to me, whereas 'mowed down' portrays multiple people being deliberately hit. And it's nice and short, so handy for headlines.
 
You read about it happening it in other places but it feels so surreal when it happens in a place you live and you have friends near by :(

Yes, true. I've never seen this number of police and ambulances around.
 
'Ran over' sounds singular to me, whereas 'mowed down' portrays multiple people being deliberately hit. And it's nice and short, so handy for headlines.

You can't really have a singular of 5 people ran down though or ran over. Mowed down just makes it seem video gamey and unnecessary. Like when you say somebody was butchered, it's unnecessary and just creates too vivid an image.