The murder of the Conservative MP Sir David Amess would have shocked many last week.
On 16 June 2016, Jo Cox, the British Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP), died after being shot and stabbed multiple times in West Yorkshire.
So the safety of politicians has been discussed in great detail over the past week.
Unfortunately attacks on Politicians are not unique to the UK with many politicians and public figures fearing for their safety.
Two years ago the Sinn Fein Spokesperson on Justice and Equality and Sligo TD Martin Kenny had his car burned outside his home in County Leitrim.