Re: Very Bad Mood.

Linz wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 18:28:12 +0200, "John of Aix"
> <j.murphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Linz wrote:
>>> On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:17:35 +0200, "John of Aix"
>>> <j.murphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> The man Alex and I were discussing was the man arrested in his home
>>> in Birmingham.
>>
>> So you are, I missed the Birmingham bit. I thought, of course, that
>> you were talking about the Brazilian bloke in London. Sorry
>>
>> I feel a bit sympathetic to the cops at the moment. Though there's no
>> doubt
>> the Stockwell shooting was a monumental cock-up it is easy to
>> understand
>
> What's that random line break doing there?

A post-edit.

>> how it could happened even if there was definitely over-reaction,
>> but as they say, if he (unlikely) or someone else was carrying a
>> bomb and they gave him time to pull the cord all hell would be let
>> loose in the press.
>
> They should have stopped him before he got on the train. I have no
> sympathy.
>
>> They can easily lose both ways. Non-lethal systems are obviously
>> better for putting someone out of action but they have their limits,
>> like the Taser gun which requires proximity I believe, though they
>> could have used that in London as they had the bloke under control
>> when they shot him.
>
> *sigh* This is what I was saying to Alex. If they thought he had the
> control to a bomb handy, using a taser, which causes muscles to
> contract, would be a Really Bad Idea.

Yes but in the London case that was hardly likely given his clothing and
the little possiblility that gave to hide a bomb. Besides he wasn't
acting in the least suspiciously. Aren't here any super instant acting
drugs they could use thorugh a 'blowpipe'.


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