(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many people in Britain believe law enforcement authorities did a good job in dealing with a major operation earlier this month, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 61 per cent of respondents are satisfied with the way the Northumbria Police dealt with the Raoul Moat case.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many people in Britain believe law enforcement authorities did a good job in dealing with a major operation earlier this month, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 61 per cent of respondents are satisfied with the way the Northumbria Police dealt with the Raoul Moat case.
In addition, 47 per cent of respondents endorse how the British government handled the situation, but only 36 per cent feel the same way about the media in the UK.
The Northumbria Police began chasing Moat on Jul. 3, after the recently released inmate from Durham Prison shot three people, including his former girlfriend. The six-day manhunt entailed a massive operation and use of police resources, and ended when Moat committed suicide.
On Jul. 14, British Prime Minister David Cameron expressed disappointment with the way some people in Britain reacted to Moat’s demise, declaring, "It is absolutely clear that Raoul Moat was a callous murderer, full stop, end of story. I cannot understand any wave, however small, of public sympathy for this man. There should be sympathy for his victims and the havoc he wreaked in that community. There should be no sympathy for him."
Polling Data
Overall, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way each one of the following entities dealt with the Raoul Moat case?
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The Northumbria Police
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The Government
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The Media in the UK
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Satisfied
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61%
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47%
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36%
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Dissatisfied
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23%
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29%
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50%
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Not sure
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16%
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24%
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14%
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Source: Angus Reid Public Opinion
Methodology: Online interviews with 1,992 British adults, conducted from Jul. 20 to Jul. 23, 2010. Margin of error is 2.2 per cent.
