http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=52102 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Thu, 23 May 2013 15:09:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=52102#post-150028 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:01:21 +0000 AReader 150028@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>4 stars and a brieze block from the motorway bridge for you... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=52102#post-149994 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:02:28 +0000 Uncle Bertie 149994@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Struggled with the opening, started drifting in the middle and finally ran out of steam towards the end.<br /> Apart from that it's OK </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=52102#post-149993 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 09:01:15 +0000 Uncle Bertie 149993@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Over 4000 police officers from across the country were rushed to Radnor in Cornwall following reports that a Labrador dog had been seen hanging around a disused mine-shaft.<br /> Officers from afar away as Nottingham and Sheffield were rushed to the scene as fears grew the dog may have been thinking of re-opening the mine or was possibly harbouring militant tendencies.<br /> Police officers at the scene, many wearing full riot gear and body armour were reported to be woefully outnumbered by the dog, leaving many in fear for their lives.<br /> But poor radio communication meant that back up for the overstretched force never arrived and it was left to the 4000 officers on duty to deal with the situation.<br /> After a stand-off lasting several hours the dog finally emerged from the mine-shaft to face the 4000 strong army.<br /> Initially the stand-off was good natured with the dog wagging it’s tail and fetching stones thrown by the police officers but tension mounted when the animal refused to roll over and play dead.<br /> Police officers started beating riot shield with their batons, there was some pushing and shoving as police struggled to gain a foot-hold on the loose scree above the old pit-head. By now the dog had tired of fetching stones and the once pleasant atmosphere had turned hostile.<br /> What happened next is subject to some debate but some eye-witness accounts say there was a cry from within the police ranks and seconds later the 4000 police officers baton-charged the dog, lashing out and kicking the animal as it lay on the ground.<br /> But police deny allegations that they had made the first move , insisting the dog had attacked them and they were just trying to contain the situation and ensure nobody else got hurt.<br /> But the dog’s owner, recovering in hospital after falling down some stairs insisted that Arthur, his black Labrador was ‘as daft as a brush’ and would never have attacked 4000 heavily armed police officers.<br /> Police say the cost of the operation could run into several millions once overtime and compensation are taken into account.<br /> ‘We’ve got 4000 highly traumatised police officers all on sick leave following this incident’ said a spokesman for ACPO ‘please, all we ask is that dog owners make sure their dog is on a lead in future. Then we won’t have anybody falling down a mine-shaft...or stairs. </p>