Quote Originally Posted by thrashaholic
About half-way down the bbc story linked at the beginning. Their meaning is quite evident given the tone of their statement.
Well I think such a statement:
"There may well be reasons why the police felt it necessary to unload five shots into the man and shoot him dead, but they need to make those reasons clear.

"It's vital the police give a statement about what occurred and explain why the man was shot dead."
is perfectly reasonable, don't you think? Why do you have a problem with it? It seems to reflect the view of most patrons who posted in this thread.