it is completely unnacceptable,

murderers, rapists, thieves do not get killed in this country, in my opinion rightly so, why then, a man who has vaulted a ticket machine and ran from the police does, represents a serious and very grave error on the behalf of the relevant authorities.

Posted By: Komodo on July 23rd 2005 at 19:28:06

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A PROPER FUCKING DISGRACE (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 23, 18:39:36
- It was a split second decision made by the cop........ (General Chat) - The Baron, Jul 23, 19:09:56
  - it goes further back than the copper that shot him though (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:16:15
    - the police DID go back to the watched house and arrest at least one person (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Jul 23, 21:48:38
    - you don't know enough to say that (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 23, 19:18:55
      - If they are holding out for the masterminds behind it (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:24:09
        
        Hey Komodo unless you work for MI5 or Special Branch, I'll back their (General Chat) - oh arr, Jul 23, 21:51:09
        
        Of course it is possible... (General Chat) - Ashton4England, Jul 23, 19:27:11
    - The man was an idiot to run away from armed cops on the underground...... (General Chat) - The Baron, Jul 23, 19:18:36
      - do you know if he spoke english? (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:21:24
        
        Most foreign people know what the word police in english sounds like. (n/m) (General Chat) - The Baron, Jul 23, 19:22:47
        
        Do you know he didn't? (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:22:45
        
        the one thing I know (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:25:33
        
        we know from the independent witness that the shot person was wearing unusually THICK (General Chat) - oh arr, Jul 23, 21:55:24
        
        Sure? Really, really sure (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:26:20
        
        it is completely unnacceptable, (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:28:06
        
        Error yes, unacceptable no. (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:29:52
      - He was that. Didn't deserve the outcome, but he was a fool. (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:20:17
    - great point (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 19:17:40
      - as I say - becasue they hoped he'd lead them to the rest? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 23, 19:20:27
  - Well actually... (General Chat) - Ashton4England, Jul 23, 19:14:11
    - They must have been given the authority though at some point (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:17:15
      - they are trained to kill if public safety is at risk (General Chat) - notmean_nige, Jul 23, 19:24:05
  - He made a mistake and I am sure he is very sorry... (General Chat) - Klobo04, Jul 23, 19:11:52
    - Yep, that exactly. Do'nt run away from armed coppers on the underground... (General Chat) - The Baron, Jul 23, 19:17:45
    - Yup...I agree with that (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:17:37
    - Quite right. (n/m) (General Chat) - avid_canary, Jul 23, 19:14:22
      - You cant please some people in this country... (General Chat) - Klobo04, Jul 23, 19:18:12
        
        Shoot first ask questions later is the correct policy for the police to take...... (General Chat) - The Baron, Jul 23, 19:21:04
        
        tell that to the family of an innocent dead person... (n/m) (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 19:19:41
        
        But what if..... (General Chat) - Klobo04, Jul 23, 19:22:45
  - Agreed (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:11:02
- They didn't shoot him cos he looked Asian you PC fuckwits... (General Chat) - LeonTheNinjaTurtle, Jul 23, 18:56:08
  - I ran from the police when I was 15 once (General Chat) - DefConOne, Jul 23, 19:02:41
    - You should have been put in some Stocks and flogged with a Cat o' nine tails (General Chat) - oh arr, Jul 23, 22:02:53
    - No....but thats bloody funny (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:07:02
    - Slight difference... (General Chat) - Klobo04, Jul 23, 19:04:38
    - i did too (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 19:03:48
      - Who's arguing that any petty crime warrants a shooting? (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:07:42
        
        because it seems all this guy did was vault a ticket barrier (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 19:09:03
        
        You don't know that though.... (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:11:46
        
        read it ALL (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 19:13:18
        
        I have (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:15:04
        
        i don't think you have... (n/m) (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 19:15:58
        
        Well then that would make you wrong yet again (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:18:04
        
        well you seem to be arguing that (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:08:30
        
        No I haven't said that... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:09:29
        
        you say its a risk that they can afford to take but (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:11:52
        
        Again unfortunate. But the police had to do something. I don't think... (General Chat) - avid_canary, Jul 23, 19:17:44
        
        I don't mean to do that (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:19:50
        
        I agree.... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:16:33
        
        So tell us what you would have done (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:13:17
        
        I would have acted earlier (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:17:57
        
        But we don't know why the police let him go do we? (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:19:25
    - Did they tell you to stop or they will shoot? (n/m) (General Chat) - LeonTheNinjaTurtle, Jul 23, 19:03:17
      - they didn't say that (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 23, 19:07:42
        
        Well then...they DID say it to this isiot. (n/m) (General Chat) - LeonTheNinjaTurtle, Jul 23, 19:08:21
  - At last, someone with a bit of common sense. (n/m) (General Chat) - Betty Swollox, Jul 23, 19:00:35
  - and running from a block of flats containing the bombers (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 23, 18:58:57
    - it's obviously not easy (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:03:13
      - A stunned person can still set off a bomb (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:08:20
        
        What about one who is pining for the fjords? (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:11:29
      - confront him? what do you think he was running away from? nm (n/m) (General Chat) - jAC, Jul 23, 19:07:08
        
        they followed him from a block of flats (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:09:52
        
        Wrong, it says he ran into the station, THEN over the ticket barriers (n/m) (General Chat) - Ashton4England, Jul 23, 19:35:08
        
        Yes but at that point they were probably hoping he would lead them... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:14:08
      - if all he has to do is press 1 button.... (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 23, 19:05:17
        
        yes, but if all he had to do was press one button (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:06:41
      - And your answers are? (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:04:41
        
        neither have you (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 19:06:55
        
        No - indeed. (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:10:45
    - You gotta support them (General Chat) - Klobo04, Jul 23, 19:02:06
    - Agreed (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:00:58
  - Does running from the police carry a death penalty then? (n/m) (General Chat) - DefConOne, Jul 23, 18:58:55
    - At the time the copper thought "it is either him or him, me and loads of others"....... (General Chat) - The Baron, Jul 23, 19:12:04
    - No...but I don't feel they were left with a great deal of choice (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:01:25
  - lol - what a wanker! (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 18:57:00
    - You tit... (General Chat) - LeonTheNinjaTurtle, Jul 23, 18:58:40
    - Yes. You don't I assume (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 18:57:38
      - of course they wouldn't (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 18:58:35
        
        You were there were you? How the fuck do you know (General Chat) - Betty Swollox, Jul 23, 19:05:25
        
        Ah - now we're getting somewhere (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:03:02
        
        Can you back this up with facts please? (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 18:59:27
        
        obviously not (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:01:10
        
        Based on what? (General Chat) - LeonTheNinjaTurtle, Jul 23, 19:02:58
        
        If they had reason to suspect he was involved in terrorism they would have done... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:04:50
      - no way... (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 18:58:20
        
        You might. I don't. (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 18:59:07
  - I agree.... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 18:56:57
- Why didn't he just stop when challenged? Never having been in that kind .... (General Chat) - avid_canary, Jul 23, 18:55:18
  - it's a disgrace that people are found guilty before being proved so (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 23, 18:58:45
    - Maybe so, but its not that clear cut is it. Like I say its a tragedy.... (General Chat) - avid_canary, Jul 23, 19:06:40
    - he wasnt. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 23, 19:00:53
      - yeh but getting it wrong has resulted in a young death (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 23, 19:10:19
        
        I disagree.... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:19:37
  - Brandon likes coming over all outraged every now and then (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 23, 18:57:26
    - hmmmm (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 23, 19:12:23
      - No - obviously only you do. Bye. (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:13:41
- he was a twat though as he was running from them and jumped over the barrier (n/m) (General Chat) - PaulMcVeighGirl, Jul 23, 18:45:19
  - I suspect that you are not really a girl (General Chat) - DefConOne, Jul 23, 18:54:47
    - she is too be fair (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 23, 18:59:12
  - The old bill are c**ts..... (General Chat) - PK_Canary, Jul 23, 18:50:41
    - I think he has a point (General Chat) - Kev, Jul 23, 19:02:04
      - Funny how these folk who love the bill normally live in nice parts or town or out in the.. (General Chat) - PK_Canary, Jul 23, 19:03:13
        
        That's because..... (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:05:52
        
        lol (General Chat) - Kev, Jul 23, 19:17:03
        
        Because they don't have the power to do anything cos of PC (General Chat) - LeonTheNinjaTurtle, Jul 23, 19:05:04
    - What a ridiculous thing to say. Tell you what let's have the police do nothing, ... (General Chat) - avid_canary, Jul 23, 18:57:13
      - My bro.... (General Chat) - PK_Canary, Jul 23, 18:58:18
        
        Blub (General Chat) - DefConOne, Jul 23, 19:00:24
        
        Just shut up!!! Shut up now!! For the Love of God staple that bloody hole shut!! (n/m) (General Chat) - avid_canary, Jul 23, 19:00:20
        
        Probably thought it was you (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 18:59:41
    - What - all of them? (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 18:52:38
      - Most i would say..... (General Chat) - PK_Canary, Jul 23, 18:53:17
        
        You're a cunt (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 18:56:10
        
        HAHA.... (General Chat) - PK_Canary, Jul 23, 18:57:33
        
        What is the relevance of that? You can add retard to my previous comment (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 18:59:09
        
        Eveything....... (General Chat) - PK_Canary, Jul 23, 19:00:32
        
        lol....ermm....I asked you why that was relevant? (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:03:17
        
        Eveything..... (General Chat) - PK_Canary, Jul 23, 18:59:02
        
        Exactly what has that got to do with it? (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 18:58:14
        
        Utter, utter shite. (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 18:54:56
        
        grow up (n/m) (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 18:53:50
        
        The old bill pick on anyone who appears a bit shifty..... (General Chat) - PK_Canary, Jul 23, 18:54:44
        
        You are going to have an interesting life (General Chat) - Kev, Jul 23, 18:59:10
        
        Id rather we were rid of all shifty looking eope (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 18:57:48
        
        oops...*all shifty looking people than the police (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 18:58:09
        
        Yeah, get rid of them. We'd all be better off wouldn't we? (General Chat) - DefConOne, Jul 23, 18:55:52
        
        Do they bollovks. Evidence please? (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 18:55:39
        
        His paranoia (General Chat) - Kev, Jul 23, 19:00:49
        
        Ah - but Ipswich is sh*t (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:03:49
        
        Now there's a point I can agree with (General Chat) - Kev, Jul 23, 19:07:08
  - hardly deserving of an exucution though is it? (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 23, 18:49:39
  - "a twat" (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 18:46:42
    - Shut up you lilly livered liberal dick! (General Chat) - Betty Swollox, Jul 23, 18:52:10
      - If he was just a fare dodger he still deserves to be shot. (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 23, 18:54:41
        
        I had already noticed a long time ago (General Chat) - Betty Swollox, Jul 23, 18:59:19
        
        moron... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 23, 19:16:57
        
        What's your definition of brave then? I'm interested. (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:18:01
        
        it's not calling somebody a cunt on a message board when you know full well.. (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 23, 19:26:47
        
        That's good. That's what it isn't. (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:28:50
      - ha ha (n/m) (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 18:53:06
    - Ahem...innocent of the bombings...not necessarily innocent (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 18:49:44
      - jeez...have i just been beamed to the deep south of USA!??! (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 18:51:13
        
        With an intellect of your callibre it would appear so... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 18:54:29
        
        what possible crime apart from potential suicide bomber... (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 18:57:03
        
        I can think of some....but that was not my point... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:00:36
        
        so how do u come to that conclusion? (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 19:02:45
        
        Why else run? (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:05:48
        
        Cos' he was a tourist scared shitless by old bill? (General Chat) - PK_Canary, Jul 23, 19:07:24
        
        Hahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahaha!! (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:10:32
        
        Why is it?......... (General Chat) - PK_Canary, Jul 23, 19:12:26
        
        But they do understand grammar though. (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:14:23
        
        Well done to the useless fuckers..... (General Chat) - PK_Canary, Jul 23, 19:15:45
        
        Innocent of terrorism... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:21:52
        
        Do you think they did it on purpose? (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:16:58
        
        Evidence please (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:09:07
        
        look, it sounds like what happened (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jul 23, 18:53:50
        
        Yes. Now shut up you cock. (n/m) (General Chat) - Betty Swollox, Jul 23, 18:53:44
        
        good argument... (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 18:55:00
- Shouldn't have fucking run then (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 23, 18:43:11
  - Gotta agree tbh (General Chat) - Ashton4England, Jul 23, 18:56:38
    - they had no other choice... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 23, 19:03:08
      - they shot him in the haed, if explosives are strapped there he'd be pretty fucking obvious (n/m) (General Chat) - WICKERMAN, Jul 23, 19:16:53
        
        Duh! Because they couldn't shoot him elsewhere as it may have set off any bomb he had (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:27:43
      - Sad as it is (General Chat) - Ashton4England, Jul 23, 19:11:15
      - You arse (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:06:51
        
        That was the argument given by the police. (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:28:18
        
        Actually it can (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 23, 19:10:57
        
        Genuinely interested. Could you explain please? (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:15:26
        
        Which bit? (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 23, 19:22:42
        
        But, but...... (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:24:44
        
        Plastic explosive is actually pretty easy to make (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 23, 19:34:32
        
        So......... (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:37:04
        
        Oh yes (n/m) (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 23, 20:00:29
        
        They didn't necessarily know it to be homemade did they? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:29:40
  - are you serious? (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 18:46:43
  - hmmm but he didn't so that's beside the point (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 23, 18:45:12
    - With a gun? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 18:48:51
      - lol they wouldn't run with the gun - the gun was withdrawn when the man... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 23, 18:51:04
        
        I thought he was talking about the victims gun not the police gun? (General Chat) - Clare, Jul 23, 18:52:48
        
        OK sorry I think I might be confusing different stories (General Chat) - Clare, Jul 23, 18:54:52
        
        No....read the eye witness accounts....he had already got the gun out. (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 18:52:26
        
        near the end of the chase was his exact words... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Jul 23, 18:56:30
        
        Ok fair enuff....but I would have thought he was still in a position to comply (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:06:17
  - Likewise... (General Chat) - Clare, Jul 23, 18:44:38
    - I would have said (General Chat) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 23, 18:48:09
    - But (General Chat) - Klobo04, Jul 23, 18:46:08
      - I see your point but (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 18:49:42
        
        The police believed he was a danger to the public... (General Chat) - Klobo04, Jul 23, 18:52:05
        
        But then again... (General Chat) - Clare, Jul 23, 18:50:48
        
        Because if he had a bomb he could have set it off (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 18:50:13
        
        but he didn't have a fucking bomb (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 18:51:36
        
        Right. And that's easy to tell is it when they are running away is it? (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 18:53:39
        
        no it's not easy to tell (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 18:55:37
        
        of course he would (General Chat) - jAC, Jul 23, 19:05:18
        
        Glad you're not a copper trying to protect others. (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 18:56:23
        
        what would you do? (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 18:57:45
        
        Nope. (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:00:22
        
        Of course I don't envy the coppers positions (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:05:20
        
        I don't know. Do you? (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:09:30
      - What would I do? (General Chat) - Clare, Jul 23, 18:48:08
        
        Italy are the next targets apparently... (n/m) (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 18:48:45
  - maybe he didn't speak english and he didn't understand them (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 18:44:34

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