They Shot Him Dead!
This is weird to me. Why do you need to pump 5 bullets into someone that you've tackled to the ground?
"Police shot and killed a man on the London tube this morning. And London's police commissioner, Ian Blair, is now saying that the shooting was directly connected with the investigation of the London bombings, the Washington Post reported.
'They pushed him onto the floor and unloaded five shots into him. He's dead,' witness Mark Whitby told the British Broadcasting Corp. 'He looked like a cornered fox. He looked petrified.' The suspect was wearing a heavy coat in 70-degree weather but not a backpack. He ran when initially pursued by police.
The shooting followed Thursday's botched copycat bombings in London, attempting to emulate the 7/7 attacks. Meanwhile, police in New York have started searching bags in the subways. Will that make riders feel more secure or only rachet up the fear factor?"
I hope that this wasn't just some nutty vagrant who wears all of his clothes no matter what the weather.
my state @ 2:42 PM :: Permalink
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I thought the same thing, why kill the guy wouldn't he be more useful alive?
Shoot first and ask questions later must be a favorite adage of the British.
The kicker is that most British cops aren't allowed to even carry weapons. But, according to the news, the elite group that does carry guns, has "shoot to kill" orders with suspected terrorists.
The guy wasn't armed or strapped with a bomb. The inquiries will begin.
9 shots - with 7 to the head. This was overkill.
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