Re: Shot man's Visa had expired

Postman Pat <at@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> "The Todal" <deadmailbox@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >I don't think it is relevant from any point of view, actually. His motives
> >for running away seem irrelevant to me, unless by some remote chance he
> >actually did turn out to be a terrorist.
>
> As someone has said earlier here, most normal people would have no
> reason to run away from three men (presumably normal looking adult
> men, not aggressive looking teenage "hoodies" holding offensive
> weapons) approaching the said person in a relatively crowded place
> with plenty of witnesses. It is very unlikely to be a mugging
> scenario.

On the contrary, the men were skinheads wearing tatty jeans and T-shirts,
indistinguishable from the assorted low-life that frequents the area.
Which, of course, was their intention - they wanted to blend in.

Moreover, Mr de Menezes had been attacked by muggers in the same area
a short while ago.

That's plenty of reason to run without inventing scenarios about drug
dealing. If he ran at all, which has yet to be proved.

Mike.
.

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