More on the shoot-to-kill mishap...
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mrphIt's the last paragraph that makes for interesting reading...
Ms Figueiredo described her cousin, a 27-year-old electrician, as an "extremely honest" person and said he had done nothing against the law.
She was one of four of the dead man's cousins - the others were Alessandro Pereira, Alex Pereira and Patricia Da Silva Armani - speaking at the London press conference.
They said they did not believe Mr Menezes, who had been challenged by plainclothes officers outside Stockwell, had vaulted the ticket barriers in order to evade them, nor that he had been wearing a heavy jacket, as was reported at the time.
Ms Figueiredo said police told her he was wearing a denim jacket and had used his travel card to get through the station.
From here - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4722861.stm
Ms Figueiredo described her cousin, a 27-year-old electrician, as an "extremely honest" person and said he had done nothing against the law.
She was one of four of the dead man's cousins - the others were Alessandro Pereira, Alex Pereira and Patricia Da Silva Armani - speaking at the London press conference.
They said they did not believe Mr Menezes, who had been challenged by plainclothes officers outside Stockwell, had vaulted the ticket barriers in order to evade them, nor that he had been wearing a heavy jacket, as was reported at the time.
Ms Figueiredo said police told her he was wearing a denim jacket and had used his travel card to get through the station.
From here - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4722861.stm
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Date: 2005-07-28 11:30 am (UTC)The decision to shoot to kill was implemented over 3 and half years ago, we've just not had to use it until now, so hundreds of people dying at the hands of the police is just not going to happen. They dont go around shooting for the fun of it, but they are under immense pressure to catch these guys and also prevent any more attacks. It was unfortunate that the guy happened to be in the wrong building at the wrong time, and looked shifty. Even more unfortunate that he decided to use the tube to try to get away and I can not fault the police for taking the action that they did. Their decisions are not taken lightly.
People are so quick off the mark to put the police down, based on their past record, but they neglect all the good things that they have done. It's always the same, people are swift to talk about how things should be done, but very rarely are willing to do anything about what they say or follow their words with any action and that is what I was refering to.
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Date: 2005-07-28 05:14 pm (UTC)So it's best if we agree to differ on this one. Neither you nor I are in any position to follow our words with action (other than letting our MPs know just what we think), after all.