Crime - again: I like most people are defeated. Unprovoked a man shoots a policeman, almost killing him. He gets BAIL!!! Whattttt. Meanwhile a burglar robs three times and doesn't get bail. Neither should get it but the attempted murderer getting it is beyond belief.
Xmas TV: Terrible as usual.
Raffle: Finalising the cheques to be sent out and the accounts etc. So it is in down mode now.
Terrorism: Another Muslim nut case tries to blow up a plane and thank heaven he failed. But what does it say for the elaborate security systems.
We all understand it is impossible to be 100% effective but if they can't stop this guy - who was reported by his father as dangerous, applied for a Visa in Nigeria which supposedly meant a face to face interview, paid for his ticket in cash, had no bags, had been denied entry to the U.K.,had his name on a terrorist watch list, had just been to Yemen, was loaded down with explosives - then who the hell can they stop.
There is a lot of explaining to do but as usual nothing will happen and instead stupid rules (not being able to get up in the last hour of a flight) are being put in place. Do bombers only blow up planes in the last hour???
As a security expert has written, looking at the background and profiling of passengers and solid doors on cockpits have made the difference. How often does an El Al airliner have a problem?
New Year: Coming up fast and we will have the boys overnight on Thursday so Sarah & Joe can get some well earned rest.
