At the risk of politicising this thread - we spent years and years claiming we didn't have a shoot to kill policy in Morthern ireland. Didn't take long for that to change.
At the risk of politicising this thread - we spent years and years claiming we didn't have a shoot to kill policy in Morthern ireland. Didn't take long for that to change.
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There must have been a reason for killing the suspect. Surely he would have been much more use to the police investigation alive rather than dead. Perhaps he possesed a weapon himself such as a gun or an explosive.
Cowardice is to run from the fear;
Bravery is not to never feel the fear.
Bravery is to be terrified as hell;
But to hold the line anyway.
This is getting bad, good luck brits.
this inicident happened right on my doorstep.
damn. I live no more than 500 m away from this incident.
then there have been unconfirmed eyewitness reports of another smoking package on the Victoria line from Brixton, which is my other local tube station.
*shakes head*
Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube
Whether this witness is right or not remains to be seen.Another passenger on the train, Anthony Larkin, told BBC News the man had been wearing a "bomb belt with wires coming out".
"Look I’ve got my old pledge card a bit battered and crumpled we said we’d provide more turches churches teachers and we have I can remember when people used to say the Japanese are better than us the Germans are better than us the French are better than us well it’s great to be able to say we’re better than them I think Mr Kennedy well we all congratulate on his baby and the Tories are you remembering what I’m remembering boom and bust negative equity remember Mr Howard I mean are you thinking what I’m thinking I’m remembering it’s all a bit wonky isn’t it?"
-Wise words from John Prescott
There better be a reason for him to be shot or Blair's head should fall for leading the country into this out of control mess....
...which more or less makes me believe that, terrorist or not, with gun and explosives or not, they will make sure something is found on him. All hell will break loose if they dont.
Having said that, I d prefer him caught alive but I understand this was nearly impossible amidst the chaotic situation of London the past week.
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I imagine that activating a bomb belt is still possible lying down. If the man had been able to activate a bomb belt because the police had only forced him to the ground, and more people had died, what would the reaction have been then?Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube
it seems stupid to SHOOT at himOfficers would be trained to aim for the head as shots to the torso could trigger a hidden explosive device, he added.
"Look I’ve got my old pledge card a bit battered and crumpled we said we’d provide more turches churches teachers and we have I can remember when people used to say the Japanese are better than us the Germans are better than us the French are better than us well it’s great to be able to say we’re better than them I think Mr Kennedy well we all congratulate on his baby and the Tories are you remembering what I’m remembering boom and bust negative equity remember Mr Howard I mean are you thinking what I’m thinking I’m remembering it’s all a bit wonky isn’t it?"
-Wise words from John Prescott
Or at the very least proof that the officers genuinely believed that he had explosives and was going to use them. The dead man's behaviour was very suspicious to say the least - he ignored the police's warning, ran away from them and jumped onto a train.Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube
"Look I’ve got my old pledge card a bit battered and crumpled we said we’d provide more turches churches teachers and we have I can remember when people used to say the Japanese are better than us the Germans are better than us the French are better than us well it’s great to be able to say we’re better than them I think Mr Kennedy well we all congratulate on his baby and the Tories are you remembering what I’m remembering boom and bust negative equity remember Mr Howard I mean are you thinking what I’m thinking I’m remembering it’s all a bit wonky isn’t it?"
-Wise words from John Prescott
You do mean conclusive?Originally Posted by Gelatinous Cube
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