Also it looks like the guy did have a reason to avoid the police. Apparently he was in Britain on an expired visa,
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4713753.stm. -- The Brazilian man shot dead by police who mistook him for a suicide bomber in south London had been in Britain on an out-of-date visa, security sources say. Jean Charles de Menezes, 27, may have run from police because of his visa situation, BBC correspondents say. The electrician had come to the UK on a student visa, which allows people to work for a small number of hours. Relatives of Mr Menezes deny his visa had expired and are considering suing over the Stockwell Tube shooting. -- On 7/25/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jochem van Dieten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > as police shooting the guy in the leg from behind in the middle of the > > street is a > > better option then letting a suspected suicide bomber enter a station. > > > > The problem is that the Police don't have the time to decide whether > the bomber will kill fewer people outside or inside. > > I agree with Howie - the guy ran and ran from a suspected terrorist > building with an unusual coat on. And certainly he was aware of the > recent bombing and that police would be on top alert. If ever there > was a "shoot first and ask questions later" period, that's it. > > Had the police shot the guy in the leg outside (if they even had a > clear shot at that point) and he killed 20 people they would've been > criticized for not taking decisive action. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:166146 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
