Sunday, November 27, 2005
Honest Guv We Wuz Using Reasonable Force.
The Sunday Times reports that sources close to the investigation into the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes believe the two officers who fired the shots will escape criminal charges.
What a surprise.
"The two were said to have been interviewed last week by investigators from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). They are thought to have used the defence that they “honestly believed” he was a terrorist and say they used “reasonable force” to stop him endangering the public."
In the past 12 years no police officer has been successfully prosecuted for any of the 30 fatalities caused by police marksmen.
Reasonable to assume nothing will have changed, although the official does go on to say that someone further up the chain of command might have acted unlawfully.
What a surprise.
"The two were said to have been interviewed last week by investigators from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). They are thought to have used the defence that they “honestly believed” he was a terrorist and say they used “reasonable force” to stop him endangering the public."
In the past 12 years no police officer has been successfully prosecuted for any of the 30 fatalities caused by police marksmen.
Reasonable to assume nothing will have changed, although the official does go on to say that someone further up the chain of command might have acted unlawfully.
© Colcam 2005-2007
