ICTChris Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 It's ten years since Raoul Moat went on the rampage across the North East of England, shooting three people, one of whom died, before killing himself in a highly publicised police stand off. Apparently there are people planning a boozy party to celebrate this anniversary - https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/fans-crazed-gunman-raoul-moat-22289712 A podcast I subscribe to (They Walk Among Us) did a Moat recap this week and it is interesting to look back. Moat was a horrible, abusive scumbag, who couldn't accept that his girlfriend left him, after he had repeatedly been violent towards her. He also blamed police for persecuting him, although he had such a long arrest record and character that it's doubtful he was unfairly targeted. One way that the case was ahead of it's time was the influence of social media, then in it's relative infancy. Moat posted updates, and threats, on |Facebook and a Facebook group called "RIP Raoul Moat You Legend" was created after his death. |This was widely condemned, including by the then Prime Minister in the Houes of Commons, which may have been the first time social media was discussed in such august halls. Of course, perhaps the most bizarre part of the case can be summed up this this iconic Breaking News alert Share your Moaty memories. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 there were a lot of "Gazza has shown up with a fishing rod and 4 cans of lager at (X)" jokes for a while in the aftermath (which were mostly shite) for any stories involving imminent death, but I'm sure there was one posted in the Big Rangers Admin thread that got a good laugh out of me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 19 minutes ago, ICTChris said: Share your Moaty memories. He shall have a fishy on a little dishy when the Moat comes in. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snobot Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 I remember reading something about Gascoigne’s long suffering agent’s reaction when he got woken up and told about PG showing up on live TV with the lager, fishing rod and chicken - “he’s doing WHAT? OFFS” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 I don't have any recollection of this event. I was at T in the Park at the time. The same goes for the 2010 World Cup final. I'd watched every match of that tournament, then I didn't see the last two. To me, Spain winning, Alonso getting kicked in the chest, neither of these things happened. The same goes for Raoul Moat. Whenever I see people posting the Gazza/lager/fishing rods/chicken jokes it's a really weird experience. It's not so much feeling out of the loop regarding a joke, but a significant cultural event that everyone experienced, but I didn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: I don't have any recollection of this event. I was at T in the Park at the time. The same goes for the 2010 World Cup final. I'd watched every match of that tournament, then I didn't see the last two. To me, Spain winning, Alonso getting kicked in the chest, neither of these things happened. The same goes for Raoul Moat. Whenever I see people posting the Gazza/lager/fishing rods/chicken jokes it's a really weird experience. It's not so much feeling out of the loop regarding a joke, but a significant cultural event that everyone experienced, but I didn't. Was there at T in the Park as well hitting out with sensational patter like "hearing Moaty's got enough kills to call in a Predator missile" #ModernWarfare2 #LadsLadsLads 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JMDP Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 I highly recommend the book "You could do something amazing with your life (You are Raoul Moat)" - an account of the last days of Moat's life written in the second person. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 IIRC a policeman was blinded when shot by Moat and couldn't live with it and topped himself about a year later. Tragic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Was packing my suitcase quite late for a flight to Sunny Beach that morning. Popped up with the news about Gazza. Had obviously heard about Moat during the day. We told a couple of Newcastle fans what had happened when we got there and they didn't believe us. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 1 hour ago, tamthebam said: IIRC a policeman was blinded when shot by Moat and couldn't live with it and topped himself about a year later. Tragic. Aye, took him a few attempts but he kept missing.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 He was a right character. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 It's a shame no one remembers the other guy who went on a kill crazy rampage about this time. Cant even be bothered looking up his name. The Moat was the box office that year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Just now, throbber said: His name was Derek Bird and that happened a month before Moat on 2 June 2010. He killed his own twin brother first then drove about shooting and killing another 11 people before killing himself. Apparently a very nice guy as well. Sleep well, my sweet, deranged prince. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, throbber said: His name was Derek Bird and that happened a month before Moat on 2 June 2010. He killed his own twin brother first then drove about shooting and killing another 11 people before killing himself. Apparently a very nice guy as well. So it would appear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Man Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, throbber said: His name was Derek Bird and that happened a month before Moat on 2 June 2010. He killed his own twin brother first then drove about shooting and killing another 11 people before killing himself. Apparently a very nice guy as well. I'm sure I've written this before but I was in that area when it was all kicking off. Very much a case if It could have been me considering he was taking pop shots at randoms. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 14 minutes ago, throbber said: His name was Derek Bird and that happened a month before Moat on 2 June 2010. He killed his own twin brother first then drove about shooting and killing another 11 people before killing himself. Apparently a very nice guy as well. 12 dead but it was a mundane loner going over the edge. It lacked the celebrity input Moaty had. If Bird had holed up in the Stan Laurel museum or kidnapped Gavin and Helen Skelton he might be up there with the great comedy murderers of the UK. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, throbber said: He was driving about asking people how their day was before pulling the shotgun out and shooting them. Glad to hear he kept basic civilities even at a time of some tension, unlike most of the youth of today. Edited July 4, 2020 by welshbairn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Sergeant Wilson said: 12 dead but it was a mundane loner going over the edge. It lacked the celebrity input Moaty had. If Bird had holed up in the Stan Laurel museum or kidnapped Gavin and Helen Skelton he might be up there with the great comedy murderers of the UK. Aye, the Gazza episode is probably the only reason the Raoul Moat thing has lived on in folk memory while the Cumbria one's pretty much been forgotten. For the Cumbria shootings to stick in people's minds they really needed Melvyn Bragg showing up steaming at some point in the proceedings with cans, a bag of mixed pakora and a swingball set. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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