The point is though ......

That none of us have anywhere near enough information to do anything more than speculate at the long term events that led up to yesterdays shooting. Mistakes may well have been made, but the decisions taking could just as easily have prevented anothe 50+ people being blown up on their ways to work.

Regardless of whether they were right or wrong we should all remember that that is exactly what these policeman were trying to do, they were trying to protect the people of London.

Posted By: avid_canary on July 23rd 2005 at 19:47:43

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the guy who was shot (word overload warning) (General Chat) - notmean_nige, Jul 23, 19:20:30
- Very wordy. Just a shame (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jul 23, 21:06:31
- I'm afraid I can't agree (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:37:30
  - yeah i see what your saying but... (General Chat) - notmean_nige, Jul 23, 19:41:01
    - The point is though ...... (General Chat) - avid_canary, Jul 23, 19:47:43
      - yep well said. they deserve our support because they are trying to protect us (n/m) (General Chat) - notmean_nige, Jul 23, 19:50:11
      - you would hope so wouldn;t you! (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:49:43
    - fair enough but (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:43:15
      - they didnt allow him to stroll in there... (General Chat) - notmean_nige, Jul 23, 19:46:19
        
        no one knows no do they? (General Chat) - Komodo, Jul 23, 19:48:22
- In my opinion...100% spot on, and exactly the position I've been trying to argue... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:23:11
  - Ditto. (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:25:33
    - Ditto! (n/m) (General Chat) - avid_canary, Jul 23, 19:30:23
    - Sorry, abuse is the next office down (General Chat) - Kev, Jul 23, 19:28:48
      - You want to complain - I only bought these shoes last week (n/m) (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:29:16
    - What do you mean? (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:26:22
      - Ah - sorry (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:28:12
        
        Oh sorry! Never watched Monty Python tbh (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:30:27
        
        Come over all wobbly there. Never? You can't have reached puberty then....... (General Chat) - colinh, Jul 23, 19:31:31
        
        lol...I'm 21, just have never seen anything to make it appeal to me... (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:32:45
- He ran because (General Chat) - Bertie the Bus, Jul 23, 19:23:07
  - I thought the guy who was shot was followed from a house that was being watched (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Jul 23, 21:45:45
  - Rules Of Engagement apply.... (General Chat) - um_gah, Jul 23, 19:33:51
    - agree also (n/m) (General Chat) - notmean_nige, Jul 23, 19:38:59
    - Agreed (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 23, 19:35:08
  - why would you run if they said stop police? (n/m) (General Chat) - WICKERMAN, Jul 23, 19:23:43
    - Did they? (General Chat) - Bertie the Bus, Jul 23, 19:34:31
      - there is now way they wouldn't have made it clear (General Chat) - notmean_nige, Jul 23, 19:38:25
        
        How do you know? (General Chat) - presuming_ed, Jul 23, 19:43:11
        
        that is common practice and would have happened without fail (n/m) (General Chat) - notmean_nige, Jul 23, 19:53:18
- if they hadnt shot him and hed blown up and it had come out, the same people whinging (General Chat) - WICKERMAN, Jul 23, 19:23:07
- but he was under surveillance because he was a suspected terrorist (General Chat) - beckford, Jul 23, 19:22:28
  - i thought that was the info they gave from the start? (General Chat) - notmean_nige, Jul 23, 19:26:24
- maybe he was handling stolen property/drugs and wasnt keen on talking to cops? (n/m) (General Chat) - WICKERMAN, Jul 23, 19:22:09
- Spot on. (n/m) (General Chat) - The Baron, Jul 23, 19:21:56

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