Kim Kardashian robbed at gun point in Paris

[anygunanywhere]

Who is Kim Kardashian?

[The Annoyed Man]

Nobody, not even an unsympathetic bag of bio-sculpted plastic, deserves to be a victim of a crime.

...but who says we can't enjoy a chuckle at the thought.

Of course you're right. But I couldn't resist. The devil made me do it.

[The Annoyed Man]

Who is Kim Kardashian?

You're not missing much. She's Bruce Jenner's step daughter. Her dad was Robert Kardashian, one of OJ Simpson's attorney's at his murder trial.

[WildBill]

Nobody, not even an unsympathetic bag of bio-sculpted plastic, deserves to be a victim of a crime.

...but who says we can't enjoy a chuckle at the thought.

Of course you're right. But I couldn't resist. The devil made me do it.

Be careful. I just read that

Chrissy Teigen, James Corden and More Stars Defend Kim Kardashian After Paris Robbery.

[bblhd672]

Be careful. I just read that

Chrissy Teigen, James Corden and More Stars Defend Kim Kardashian After Paris Robbery.

Well, none of those people are going to be carrying a gun either! What great defenders!

[Scott B.]

Defending her after the fact? Or defending her as a human being? That may be the tougher row to...hoe.

[WildBill]

Defending her after the fact? Or defending her as a human being? That may be the tougher row to...hoe.

Her "friends" are upset that people are making insensitive posts and jokes about the robbery.

[philip964]

Who is Kim Kardashian?

You're not missing much. She's Bruce Jenner's step daughter. Her dad was Robert Kardashian, one of OJ Simpson's attorney's at his murder trial.

When I first saw it. My immediate reaction was " she has that much money for jewelry".

Her husband seems to loose more money than he makes. She gets talked about a lot, but does that pay? She has a TV reality show but it has a lot of cast members, do they pay them that well. I've heard if you have 10 million Twitter followers. If you twit ( is that the word) " I'm drinking a Coke at McDonald's right now " they pay you money. But enough to have a 3 million dollar ring.

Some one posted insurance fraud. Hmmm. Be pretty hard to pull off. Easier to just be burgled. But certainly this is her style. Recent news reports she is now traveling with presidential level security. Wonder if they have guns?

[ScottDLS]

In France it might actually be possible to hire armed security, but I've heard not possible in Britain...

[philip964]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/k ... ion-934605

Skeptical fashion people. Armed security is available in France. Hotel rents for $16,000 a night with an unarmed concierge guarding the front door.

And your carrying $10 million in diamonds.

[Noggin]

In France it might actually be possible to hire armed security, but I've heard not possible in Britain...

That is correct private security guards are not permitted to have firearms in UK, that includes the crews of armoured trucks collecting and delivering cash from banks. They are permitted body armour and wear helmets with visors to protect them from Mace and similar irritants but no guns and no tasers allowed. Firearms are now restricted to the military and selected specialist armed police officers and nobody else.

Certain important (but not all) politicians and of course the Royal Family have plain clothes armed police bodyguards. However even if you are a billionaire, in UK it is illegal for any private security you hire to have guns, they must protect their employers with whatever unarmed combat skills they may have.

As a follow up to that, the UK TV news services would always state that (during the visit of POTUS or other US politicians) the US Secret Service agents were required to be unarmed as having foreign armed officers on UK soil would be an infringement of sovereignty and therefore an international incident. Of course some people think this was only said to reduce public anxiety.

[ScottDLS]

In France it might actually be possible to hire armed security, but I've heard not possible in Britain...

That is correct private security guards are not permitted to have firearms in UK, that includes the crews of armoured trucks collecting and delivering cash from banks. They are permitted body armour and wear helmets with visors to protect them from Mace and similar irritants but no guns and no tasers allowed. Firearms are now restricted to the military and selected specialist armed police officers and nobody else.

Certain important (but not all) politicians and of course the Royal Family have plain clothes armed police bodyguards. However even if you are a billionaire, in UK it is illegal for any private security you hire to have guns, they must protect their employers with whatever unarmed combat skills they may have.

As a follow up to that, the UK TV news services would always state that (during the visit of POTUS or other US politicians) the US Secret Service agents were required to be unarmed as having foreign armed officers on UK soil would be an infringement of sovereignty and therefore an international incident. Of course some people think this was only said to reduce public anxiety.

Interesting. I suspect there are loopholes in the status of forces agreements with respect to US military personnel in the U.K. that allow them to be armed in certain circumstances. Also USSS agents that protect the President no doubt have diplomatic immunity. Perhaps it's a "don't ask, don't tell" situation.

[WildBill]

When I first saw it. My immediate reaction was " she has that much money for jewelry".

I don't believe much of anything that is printed about them, so I don't believe that they had $10 million worth of jewelry.
If they did, they acted very stupidly. Which is not surprising considering who they are.

[Soccerdad1995]

Nobody, not even an unsympathetic bag of bio-sculpted plastic, deserves to be a victim of a crime.

...but who says we can't enjoy a chuckle at the thought.

I really have a hard time feeling sorry for people who suffer because of their own stupidity. This includes anti-gun people who find themselves unarmed and defenseless. I guess I am just not a very good person.

[Abraham]

Kim who...?