OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh listening to that has made me soooooooooooooo angry. As a prospective paramedic student starting at Uni in September - I for one would not be so keen on joining a service that took a patients life over the safety of it's staff first. What on earth would they have been up against if the paramedic had gone in and had also been stabbed??? What would everyone be saying then? 'aaaah poor girl - oh well thats the risk you take when you join the ambulance service' - er - don't think so! Yes, I understand there are going to be risks - and working in London I will no doubt come up against them often - but knowingly putting yourself in a situation where you may also end up a victim? That's not what I am joining up for - yes I want to help save lives but I don't think my husband and two children would be quite so supportive if they thought that one night I might not come home. Also that fireman who was on - I can't believe what he was going on about! That hasn't done any favours for 'Trumptons' reputation! He knows full well that they have very strict risk assessment guidelines - I know because my husband is a fireman. I have no doubt that fireman do put their lives on the line and I worry every time I know that my husband is on a big shout - but the fact is they have the equipment the training and the back up to do what they do - that girl was on her own - WITH NO PROTECTION! NOT EVEN A STAB VEST! Anyone would be crazy to go into a situation with such a risk. And above all - stephen nolan - I will never be listening to his show again - what a bias, arrogant, stupid man. I wish I could tell that to his face! In fact if I have the time I will be emailing the BBC to tell them my thoughts - I thought radio presenters were supposed to be UNbias - what an idiot. It is a tragic tale that is not the first and no doubt will not be the last. Unfortunately that is the society we live in today. Maz PS. Oh yes, and where were the police? Maybe they could have done with a representative from the police to give there side of the story - oh no sorry, the debate had 'nothing to do with that particular case' it was just a good excuse to have a bloody moan at another public service! PPS Rant over!