Saturday, July 23, 2005

The distilled essence of tragedy

The man British police shot and killed in the London subway on Friday had no connection whatsoever to Thursday's bombings.

He was a Brazilian named Jean Charles de Menezes.

His death is being investigated by officers from the MPS Directorate of Professional Standards, and will be referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

John O'Connor, former commander of the Met Police, told the BBC the consequences of the shooting were likely to be "quite horrendous".

He said he expected officers to face criminal charges, and other officers could even refuse to carry weapons.
One wonders if John "five in the noggin" Gibson is feeling quite so clever, quite so fond of "ruthlessness," today.

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