Re: Taser cripples copper


On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 02:30:45 -0700 'Mel Rowing'
wrote this on uk.politics.misc:

So on the assumption that Menzies was not murdered but his killer
sincerely held the belief the he was about to or had the capacity to
explode an explosive device on that train then should he have been
killed or merely restrained?

1.nobody knows if the police shooter held an honest belief about
the danger because the matter has never been tested in court.

It is *my* honest belief that if the matter had gone to court, and
the police shooter was required to demonstrate his honest belief,
that he'd have a very hard time doing so, not least because dM was
already being restrained when he arrived on the scene and we're told
that orders to shoot are always given by the commanding officer but:

2.Cressida *** is now on record as saying that she did *not* order
anybody to shoot/kill de Menezes, only that he should be stopped.

--
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims
may be the most oppressive .....C S Lewis.
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