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pendy · 25-07-2005, 13:47

Yes it is a tragedy that an innocent man died. HOWEVER, before we all go overboard about this, let's consider a few facts -

1. He was of Latin American appearance, easily confused with Asian.
2. He lived in a block which was under surveillance as being the home/hideout of one of the previous day's bombers.
3. He was dressed totally inappropriately for the weather. On a hot day in London, who wears a bulky topcoat/anorak?
4. He was challenged to stop and did not do so. Instead he ran onto the Tube - exactly what a would-be suicide bomber would have done.

Can we also recognise the fact that police officers, armed or not, are simply ordinary people with some extra training. They don't want to be blown apart any more than we do. Where there is doubt, and that doubt involves the potential death/maiming of scores of innocent people, there is no real room for doubt - it is a luxury we cannot afford. The shoot to kill policy should be widely disseminated, so that would-be bombers are in no doubt that they may well achieve suicide, but they're going on their own.

25-07-2005, 13:47	#103
pendy Resting in peace Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London/Oswaldtwistle Posts: 1,123 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 910	Re: London Alert Yes it is a tragedy that an innocent man died. HOWEVER, before we all go overboard about this, let's consider a few facts - 1. He was of Latin American appearance, easily confused with Asian. 2. He lived in a block which was under surveillance as being the home/hideout of one of the previous day's bombers. 3. He was dressed totally inappropriately for the weather. On a hot day in London, who wears a bulky topcoat/anorak? 4. He was challenged to stop and did not do so. Instead he ran onto the Tube - exactly what a would-be suicide bomber would have done. Can we also recognise the fact that police officers, armed or not, are simply ordinary people with some extra training. They don't want to be blown apart any more than we do. Where there is doubt, and that doubt involves the potential death/maiming of scores of innocent people, there is no real room for doubt - it is a luxury we cannot afford. The shoot to kill policy should be widely disseminated, so that would-be bombers are in no doubt that they may well achieve suicide, but they're going on their own.