Quote Originally Posted by Beorhtwulf
A police force that cannot tell the difference between an asian and a south american... He was "brown" and running away from the police, so that obviously was enough of a reason to shoot? He may have been an illegal immigrant fearful of deportation, or his understanding of english may not have been good. There are any number of reasons. The police were in plain clothes, so it is highly likely that the man may not have known that they were police at all. It was commented that he was wearing a heavy coat in "summer". To a Brazilian an english summer is not a summer.

If this execution style killing had happened in Iraq or any of the "axis of evil" countries, the British Goverment would have totally condemned it. A totally transparent investigation is needed.

Those that see this killing as justified, making use of a "just in case" logic are actually bordering on the realms of the undemocratic.
His ethnic background doesn't matter. As it was the guy was Brazilian. Would it been better if he was Asian? Would it have been ok then? Think about what you have just said. Also contemplate this: one of the bombers on the seventh was of West Indian extraction.