On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 08:50:31 +0000 (UTC), "Brimstone"
wrote:

Which is why the police should shoot first and worry about questions later.

Would you like it if you were an unintended target? Does it matter
whether you die by getting blown up by a terrorist or shot by the
police?

When walking around London or travelling by Tube, my normal outfit is
T-shirt, jeans/combats and a scruffy-looking medium-sized rucksack;
this I do not plan to change. It's a good job I'm not Asian,
otherwise I'd be *very* worried at this point. That's not good.

This country does not have the death penalty, and even if it did it
wouldn't be without trial. I accept there are cases where "shoot
first" is likely to be necessary, but the police need to be *very*
careful about it, and during the pursuit need to be asking a *lot* of
questions to themselves before pulling the trigger.

It is becoming apparent, it would seem, that the shooting was probably
not necessary, and the police appear to be saying precious little
about it. It is sounding to me more and more like a monumental
screw-up.

Neil

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