I know some of the guys down here at Leman St (where all the Met's armed units are based); from chatting over a few jars, there is no doubt that this character was a clear and present danger and needed blowing away. What is disgraceful is the subsequent waste of taxpayers money on the inquest and as such I suspect that some of the cops involved treated this farago with the contempt it deserved.
I suggest you lot back in Lancashire should concern yourselves more with how this copper - one of Lancashire's Finest - ended up with a couple of Uzzi's in his house:
Lancashire sergeant helped gangster brother (From Lancashire Telegraph)