It's important that we find out the truth about what happened. My worry is that the truth will be lost amongst a cover up by senior police officers on the one hand, and a deluge of police bashing from the human rights lobby on the other.
It's astonishing how many people are reciting as facts statements which the IPCC have yet to validate.
I can't believe the number of people who would wish for the police enquiry to be held behind closed doors. The public need to know why this went wrong otherwise the next time they wish to shoot an innocent man all they have to do is cry suicide bomber.
If in the final analysis it transpires that this young man lost his life due to the incompetent or irresponsible behaviour of people in whom we are expected to put out trust then I feel that these same people should be punished for their actions.
blackjuan
Thing is the guy is from Brazil, so he is not one of us. The police were doing their jobs and couldn't be sure. afterall he jumped over the barriers and he was an illegal immigrant. I am afriad that is the sad reality. There is no way the Police are going to give up one of their own. I remember the Isrealis dis arming a suicide bomber sometime last year. He had the explosives around his waist, but they managed to disarm him without shooting him to bits. Now this is a country that has as many suicide bombers as we have rain. It puts everything in perceptive. The establishment will always hide the truth. Sir Ian Blair will go on to serve his full term, inncent people will continue being shot, the IPCC will continue banging its head on a brick wall, and we shall continue watching Big brother and X factor. This is the sad reality of our world, and we continue to wonder why we are hated...