training - sure as hell looks like it was from the Israelis. Shoot to
kill, then apologize and launch a [fake] investigation after. Jean
Charles de Menezes was on the ground, flat on his face. Why couldn't
the British police have just handcuffed him rather than shooting him
in the head 5 times? I'd run too if I had a bunch of people chasing
me with guns drawn. How would he know they were plain clothes police?
Is this the type of police behaviour we have to look forward to with 30 of our Ontario police chiefs and senior officers going to Israel for training? Susan.
London Police Chief Defends Deadly Force
By MICHAEL McDONOUGH, Associated Press Writer
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050724/ap_on_re_eu/britain_bombings
LONDON - The head of London's police force expressed deep regret
Sunday for the slaying of a Brazilian man by officers who mistook him
for a suspect in the recent terror bombings, but defended the police
use of deadly force...
The man shot Friday at the Stockwell subway station was identified as
Jean Charles de Menezes, 27, a Brazilian citizen. Witnesses said he
was wearing a heavy padded coat when plainclothes police chased him
into a subway car, pinned him to the ground and shot him five times
in the head and torso in front of horrified passengers.
Police initially said they believed Menezes was linked to the
investigation of Thursday's attacks, but later said he had no
connection to the bomb attempts.
"This is a tragedy," Commissioner Blair said of the shooting. "The
Metropolitan Police accepts full responsibility for this. To the
family I can only express my deep regrets."
He defended the officers' shooting to kill, saying such action only
applied when lives were believed to be at risk.
"I am very aware that minority communities are talking about a shoot
to kill policy; it's only a shoot to kill in order to protect
policy," he said.
British police had drawn from the experience of other countries that
have had to deal with suicide attackers, he said.
"It is drawn from experience from other countries, including Sri
Lanka. The only way to deal with this is to shoot to the head," Blair
said. "There is no point in shooting at someone's chest because that
is where the bomb is likely to be," Blair said.
Blair spoke of the problem his officers faced.
"What we have got to recognize is that people are taking incredibly
difficult fast-time decisions in life threatening situations," he
said. "... What's most important to recognize is that it's still
happening out there. There are still officers out there having to
make those calls as we speak."
Police said Menezes attracted police attention because he left a
building that was under surveillance after Thursday's attacks. They
said he was then followed by surveillance officers to the station,
and that his clothing and his behavior at the station added to their
suspicions.
Brazil's Foreign Ministry said it was "shocked and perplexed," over
the death of Menezes, whom they did not name, but described
as "apparently the victim of a lamentable mistake."
Britain's Foreign Office said that Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso
Amorim, who is visiting London, would hold a private meeting with a
British official to discuss the circumstances of the shooting.
Menezes was an electrician who had been working in Britain for three
years, said his cousin Alex Pereira, who also lives in London.
"He was a 100 percent good guy who never did anything wrong and had
no reason to run," Pereira said. "I don't think he ran from police. I
don't think he would do that. They can't show anything that shows
that he had."
The shooting was an indication of the anxiety in the city of about 8
million people. A police watchdog organization, the Independent
Police Complaints Commission, said it would investigate the shooting
but make sure not to hinder the bombings probe.
Shami Chakrabarti, director of the civil rights group Liberty, said
such an investigation was critical for reassuring the public.
"It's incredibly important that society remains united at such a
tense time, it's very important that young Asian men don't feel that
there is some kind of trigger-happy culture out there," Chakrabarti
said.
Sir Iqbal Sacranie, secretary-general of the Muslim Council of
Britain, said, "It's absolutely vital that the utmost care is taken
to ensure that innocent people are not killed due to "overzealousness"."
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