Why do Armchair Anarchists think Raoul Moat is now a cult hero? Options

[Irish John]

Those with far too much time on their Facebook twittering hands appear to be promoting a mentally unstable deadman to cult hero status. Facebook are refusing to delete said deadman's account. However despite Facebook's shameless self promotion (of which they need little anyway) why would a country get behind another pathetic gunmen in a long line of pathetic english gunmen? Would the same people be praising the Hungerford massacre had it happened now? Discuss...

[Iommi]

Hear, hear, Jayjay, I also feel this is not black and white. There is something about this that smells of c0ck-up.

I do feel for the policeman and (and his family) that was badly injured though.

Regrettably, I think this is something that has happened through time. Bad men turned into cult heroes. I remember a distasteful song some people would sing in the 70s about 'so-and-so' being 'our friend' because 'he killed coppers'.

[TallDarkAndHands...]

Hear, hear, Jayjay, I also feel this is not black and white. There is something about this that smells of c0ck-up.

I do feel for the policeman and (and his family) that was badly injured though.

Regrettably, I think this is something that has happened through time. Bad men turned into cult heroes. I remember a distasteful song some people would sing in the 70s about someone being 'our' friend' because he killed coppers.

If the Police had not held press conferences every 10 minutes and ordered in armoured cars, the SAS, Tornado fighters and hundreds of officers to hunt down 1 man then perhaps he would not have this cult 'status'. They made him into Billy the Kid. You reap what you sow.