Lead, follow, or run away: Head of Scotland Yard chose the latter
/Sir Craig, who retires in December, went on: "The attacker had one of those looks where, if they get you in that look, they would be after you.
"He seemed absolutely focused on getting further down and attacking anyone who was in his way."
Mackay’s colleagues were not impressed by his actions.
A former Scotland Yard commander, who did not wish to be named, said: 'When very senior officers get caught up in a situation like this, they need to remember, first and foremost, that they are a police officer – and then that they are a leader.'
Former Metropolitan Police Federation chairman Glen Smyth said: 'If you are an ordinary cop, your instinct when someone is in trouble – particularly a colleague – is to help them.
Whether it was the right or wrong decision for the Acting Commissioner to leave the scene, it will certainly raise eyebrows.'
“Unarmed” doesn’t necessarily mean that no weapon couldn’t have been found: a tire iron in the body, perhaps? Had he been present on 9/11 when the towers were burning, Siir Craig would today be a “survivor”. Many he enjoy his retirement this December.
UPDATE: the comment from “Your Mother” regarding the use of an umbrella as a weapon reminded me of this:
