Rapid Reaction

After the bank raid and hostage situation in Setúbal on Wednesday, TVI's Thursday news stated that the would-be robber produced a gun in the bank at 2.30 p.m. The police were alerted immediately. Half an hour later the PSP arrived, followed soon after by the "rapid reaction team".

Half an hour! How big is Setúbal? It can't take more than 20 minutes to cycle from one side to the other. And if he had shot someone, how long would an ambulance have taken? As I have previously said, it's better not to need the UK level of policing, but this is ridiculous.