Reasuringly disturbing...

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by joegrundman

Well it's not so bad. People screw up - it happens anywhere and anytime

One of the marks of proper human dignity is not that one never screws up, but that when one does one admits it and apologises fully

That seems to me to about as full and unreserved an apology as I've ever heard from the British police. So i think it's OK. No permanent harm done

Agreed....If the Officers hadn't of acted and a child was taken out of the country the public would have had a field day later.

This is the unfortunate consequence of preventative security measures taken as a result of past terrorist atrocities.

As long as nobody was harmed we just have to accept the fact and remain vigilant.