"Police used hammers to smash side windows, door and windscreen, but still did not enter the vehicle and there was no movement seen inside."
Not only that, whoever was smashing the door windows, he lost the grip on it, and it flung into the bus. He swiped it back out in a scurry.
They tried to "jimmy" the door open.
They tried to pull the door away by tying an old rope to the door and attaching it to a truck. The rope broke off as soon as the truck drove off.
They repeatedly smashed the windows, until it looked like it'd been chucked around by a giant baby.
They were scared shits out of their pants, fair enough. BUT THEY'RE POLICEMEN. MAN THE FUCK UP.
They were really no more than just a group of average men equipped with gears.
It's sort of like the election period; they just show to the media they're doing something, and hope it all goes well.
Was it really the best they could do in that situation?
What happened to the negotiation?
Could they have thought it out better?
Aren't there special units trained for these situations?
Did they really think breaking in with a sledge hammer, into a bus with a disgruntled gunman with an M16 rifle, who's got nothing to lose and is ready to kill off the hostages, was a smart idea? Or does that just sound like something an angry mob would do to break into a bus?
WHERE ARE THE BARRIERS..?!
Now, I may not know anything about policing, but really.. the tactics they pulled out was no less than what I can pull out without any policing experiences. And I'm just a random 19 year old, for fruck's sake.
I also heard some laughter after some shots fired by the gunman, probably evoked by fear.
From what they showed us, I only saw 4 people walk out of that bus, the rest were carried out of the bus. CNN have reported that at least 10 people have been killed.
This went international. Imagine, one of your family members were on that bus, and you were watching as this took place.
How would you feel?
What would it be like if your sister, brother, or parents were on that bus?
How devastating would it have been, if you saw the side of your own relative, sitting by the window, unconscious, on a seat cover stained with blood?
How agonising would it have been for the family who was watching as their daughter/wife/mother's body was being dragged and carried out of that bus, motionless, and stiff?
The bodies of the two women seen at 1:05 was seen being dragged out during the aftermath. Also, the previously mentioned rifle spray was towards the middle aged lady wearing the green patterned shirt.
The aftermath was an absolute mess.
There were civilians everywhere, walking in on the scene for a closer peep, some with the gigantic colourful umbrellas that conveniently blocked the camera views, and hindered with the traffic.
You can see the aforementioned body of the young woman there.
It's believed to be reported that the gunman was taken out by one of the policemen.
That was an extremely poor situation handling by the police.
It was just simply RIDICULOUS.
I honestly think many people would agree that if the police(or some authority) had made smarter choices, many lives could have been saved.
Dear policemen, I think you're copping this one. Hard.
