Cumbria

[Skippy]

I don't know if anyone on here is from Cumbria or has family and friends in the area, but my thoughts are with the poor people there today.

[rayb]

I know Skippy - same here.

[artemischild]

Ive just got to watch the news after being in meetings all day! what a horrible event to take place. Its just horrific.

[Julie]

Only just heard the news! My thoughts are with everyone affected by this awful turn of events xx

[louiseh]

My mum lives a couple of miles from whitehaven, I couldn't believe it. I had to phone her at lunch time just to make sure she hadn't gone into town shopping. She was scared of going outside. It's such a quiet area, something you expect in a big city, not a quiet little town in west cumbria.

[Andy1964]

Terrible events. How long before the gutter press track down the ex-wife and kids to offer money for a story, which is usually what happens.

[Skippy]

Sadly I would imagine the NOTW are already on the case.

When I first saw that someone had been shot I'm ashamed to say I didn't take a lot of notice - living near London shootings aren't headline news unfortunately. When it became clear what was happening I couldn't believe it.

I'm glad your mum is ok Louise x

[Andy1964]

and if Spews Of The World do approach his family they should tell them where to go.

[Shining]

I've only just caught up with this news story as I've been out most of the day and am shocked. My thoughts are with all x

[plasticdaft]

Time for another amendment to the firearms act. Guns shouldnt be owned by individuals but rather by carefully licenced gun clubs,and a 10 year mandatory jail term should be the sentence for anyone caught carry a firearm.

Tragic loss of life.

RIP

[MrsKnight]

Its awful news & my heart goes out to those whom have lost a loved one & effected by the tragedy.

U really just do not know what is round the corner n its times like these to treasure life.
No matter how hard things get - nothing can be worse than losing a loved one at the hands of another.

[Skippy]

After I watched the news on Sky yesterday lunchtime I walked back to my car and it suddenly hit me that I was doing exactly the same as those poor people in Cumbria, going about my daily business. Who knows what fate has in store?

I see the tabloids are starting to blame the police which I think is wrong - whatever they did was going to be wrong.

[louiseh]

Its a rural community with a few small towns, they don't have the massive police resources of other parts of the country. Where I live the police presence is very obvious, its just not like that in west Cumbria

[Skippy]

Exactly. Even Surrey or the Met would struggle with 30-odd crime scences over such a large area.

[MrsKnight]

I think it is wrong to blame the police, they had no way of knowing what he was going to do.
No history - No reason to worry.