Er, no?

Was a genuine question. Police in this country don’t generally shoot unarmed people, even if they have just stabbed someone.

At the time I didn’t know he had a possible suicide vest on.

Posted By: duke of york on November 29th 2019 at 19:20:15

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Reports of gunfire on London Bridge (General Chat) - norway, Nov 29, 14:23:46
- Question: if he'd been disarmed, and was pinned on the ground (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 29, 16:28:56
  - are you really asking that question (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 29, 18:16:47
    - Don't be coy, brains. (General Chat) - norway, Nov 29, 19:16:54
      - he was killed because he was a threat to the public (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 29, 19:22:05
        
        He was restrained. (General Chat) - norway, Nov 29, 19:23:55
    - ?? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 29, 18:48:48
  - because he was a (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 29, 18:15:01
    - We want to keep them alive so we can find out what motivates them (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 29, 18:53:59
      - so why are you being a cunt about it (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 29, 19:16:19
        
        I'm not, but you are. (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 29, 19:24:56
        
        How *exactly* (General Chat) - norway, Nov 29, 19:19:58
      - Er,they thought he had a live bomb vest,no way would they take him alive. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 29, 19:01:24
        
        How many fucking times (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 29, 19:12:20
    - A what? I’m totally non-plussed (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 29, 18:49:35
      - Your post comes across as virtue signalling,surely you can see that? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 29, 19:02:11
        
        Er, no? (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 29, 19:20:15
  - Girl (n/m) (General Chat) - Real Man, Nov 29, 17:50:40
  - Homeless person stopped him (General Chat) - KevinBond, Nov 29, 16:37:55
  - Oh: answer... (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 29, 16:32:21
    - I've always thought that a "hoax explosive vest" is all a bit darwin award (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 29, 17:00:17
      - Helps if you don’t want to be arrested (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 17:08:27
        
        prefer to be shot instead u mean? (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Nov 29, 17:34:13
        
        Yep (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 17:40:27
    - at which point I can't imagine the bravery of the copper (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Nov 29, 16:34:34
      - That was a member of the public wasn’t it? Copper dragged him off. Which was also (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 29, 16:57:09
        
        Brave (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 29, 16:57:19
- Always a bit scary - work just down Borough High Street (General Chat) - camcan, Nov 29, 16:20:07
- peak-gruniad eye-witness (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Nov 29, 16:05:44
  - "Florence Keen, 28, a terrorist researcher was in the area when the incident happened. She (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 29, 16:43:23
  - Is the error you're talking about just the lack of capitalisation? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 29, 16:16:18
    - it ain't hard (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Nov 29, 16:33:27
- The video I've seen shows four or five people wrestling the bloke... one moves away with a (General Chat) - Pixelman, Nov 29, 15:21:33
  - cor, I bet none of them sweat for years (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Nov 29, 22:18:29
  - I posted it further down (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 15:26:39
- Man shot dead by police (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 14:27:44
  - Had a knife apparently (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 14:30:28
    - The things people will do to get that widescreen telly on Black Friday (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Nov 29, 16:05:25
    - Still has it, but unlikely to be used anytime soon... (General Chat) - FreshBlood, Nov 29, 14:35:14
      - Lovely stuff (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 14:36:06
        
        Pic here (General Chat) - FreshBlood, Nov 29, 14:39:22
        
        Why does anyone need to see a picture?? (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Nov 29, 14:45:35
        
        vmt (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 29, 14:48:15
        
        Bad taste. (n/m) (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Nov 29, 18:05:16
        
        I think you are confused with that famous Kevin Carter photo. (n/m) (General Chat) - FreshBlood, Nov 29, 14:53:40
        
        I didn't look at the link, I assumed it was a pic of a dead person, no ty!! (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Nov 29, 14:58:04
        
        ^^^ pretty sure that show the man actually being shot (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 29, 14:53:30
        
        ^^^ not there (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 29, 14:54:01
        
        5 casualties ffs (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 14:44:08
        
        This is nuts (General Chat) - norway, Nov 29, 14:47:55
        
        ^^^ pretty sure that show the man actually being shot (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 29, 14:54:21
        
        Possibly - but absolutely not detectable from that footage. (General Chat) - norway, Nov 29, 15:07:50
        
        they've posted in the Guardian too. Definitely 2 shots at the end. (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 29, 15:12:03
        
        Good. (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Nov 29, 16:24:40
        
        Yep. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Nov 29, 15:15:39
        
        What i can't work out from that is whether is a copper left on the floor with the attacker (General Chat) - Jim, Nov 29, 14:53:02
        
        I think they drag off the hero wrestling him so the police can get a clean shot away. (n/m) (General Chat) - FreshBlood, Nov 29, 14:54:55
        
        Yes I think there is an officer under the suspect restraining him and the (General Chat) - Jim, Nov 29, 15:00:38
        
        Balls - was just about to post saying hopefully all others ok (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 29, 14:44:38
        
        And the perp detained not killed (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 14:44:57
        
        Or just not confirmed as dead? (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 29, 14:46:37
        
        Yeah very possibly (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 14:49:56
        
        There is another video where it looks like an undercover officer or member of the public (General Chat) - Jim, Nov 29, 14:46:33
        
        BBC reporter on the bridge described seeing what he thought was a fight (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Nov 29, 14:50:30
        
        Yes. Could be a hero. There was a bloke in jeans dragged off him by police before (General Chat) - Jim, Nov 29, 14:51:45
        
        Big knife taken off him (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 14:56:10
        
        If I had that knife I'd chuck it on the ground quickly (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 29, 15:49:52
        
        Who actually shoots him? (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Nov 29, 15:08:35
        
        Bloke with assault rifle on the right (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Nov 29, 15:26:53
        
        The policeman on the right (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Nov 29, 15:09:55
        
        ^^^ that definitely shows the man being shot (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 29, 15:02:38
        
        Couldn’t tell - anyway he’s very much alive apparently (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 15:11:08
        
        The loud bang kind of gives it away (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Nov 29, 15:12:52
        
        Yeah had no sound before (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 15:20:04
        
        Oh just played it with sound (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 29, 15:12:10
        
        Yep. Pretty graphic. Strange that the member of the public walks away with the (General Chat) - Jim, Nov 29, 15:07:00
- wolfswinkel? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 29, 14:26:08
  - He never fired any shots... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Nov 29, 15:00:46

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