Raoul Moat Inquest. Public Pity Dead Idiot.

When Raoul Moat finally made a good decision and pulled the trigger the other day, one would think that we had heard the last of him, apparently not.

Rather than take the victory of getting rid of an idiot, there are calls to spend actual money on an inquest into his death, monies that could be spent on things of importance.  His family and friends are now shocked and disturbed at the death of their little Raoul, his brother in particular has been in the papers talking about how hurt he is, and how compensation would help, despite not having seen his murdering psychopathic brother in 7 years.

The big question being asked in the inquest is did the tasers fired by the police make the gun go off. Before too much money is spent on answering this pointless question, I would like to chime in with my 2 cents, who cares?  Really, does it matter?  The person shot three people, one of them died.  Another, a police officer, might never see again because Moat shot him in the face…  Who cares how the gun went off…?  The important thing is that it did go off.

There is a facebook page dedicated to the “legend” Raoul Moat, if he was such a legend then why is he missing part of his head?

References to his “problems” are understandable; drugs do make some people go mad.  Some people online have blamed the entire thing on women in general, and insist that had there been a women officer with a gun Moat should have shot her…  I am sure it makes sense in the head of the idiot who said it.

Others are quick to pass it off as a mistake, one that anyone could make, “I don’t think he was evil or a bad person…” said one misinformed reader of the Daily Mail, who misses the point completely, good and evil does not come into it.  Being a murdering psychopath is the only real issue.  Had he just been a nutter with a gun then I’m sure I would feel differently.  But he shot three people, one died, he threatened the cops and the public, wasted time and money, yet people think he is some sort of victim or anti-hero?

The fact that he outwitted the police and SAS for one week is amusing in a depressing sort of way.  Anti-hero might be the wrong choice of words, but you get the point.  It is a natural reaction to take the side of the villain against the police, have some taste though; this person shot unarmed people and hid in a drain for a week, hardly a criminal genius.

Where were these people when the police executed Jean Charles De Menenez?  More than likely sitting in the pub letting racial profiling, and murder slide.

I am sure the inquest will be ongoing, pointless and utterly enthralling for anyone who thinks you can get news from Sky News.

Henry Hunter WorldNewsVine Scotland.

Posted by henryhunter on July 13, 2010. Filed under Crime - Punishment,International Criminal Justice,Opinion Editorial,Scotland,United Kingdom,WorldNewsVine. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.