Comments on: Good work, police fellas

By: Andrew Bartlett

Andrew Bartlett — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 14:10:00 +0000

Or, of course, rather than letting a suspected suicide bomber leave his house, ride a bus, and go into a tube station, he could have been challenged a little earlier. Let’s face it, if the argument is that he had to be shot else he would be able to detonate his suicide belt, he should have been shot stright off, not challenged and been given precisely that opportunity. That would be utterly terrifying rule of engagement – but it is precisely the one that the police should adopt if they are to defend the shooting in the way that they have done.

By: JuliaM

JuliaM — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 14:06:00 +0000

"Wasn't so hard, was it?"

Nope - not so hard at all when you manage to evacuate the building they are in and isolate them in their flat. Then you are just risking your fellow policmen's lives & can take all the time you need.

Much harder when they are running into a tube train full of passengers & action needs to be taken NOW to prevent a carriage full of dead commuters.

By: N.I.B.

N.I.B. — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 04:49:00 +0000

Why don't you ever support our police?

Oh, sorry, just did. My bad.