Innocent shooting

**sparsely** · 08-16-2005, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by Rat Faced

As has been pointed out, he hardly looked like someone from the Middle East, a number of people have commented upon how "white" he looked.

so it would've been justifiable if he had a darker complexion? :\

**manker** · 08-16-2005, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by sparsely

Originally Posted by Rat Faced

As has been pointed out, he hardly looked like someone from the Middle East, a number of people have commented upon how "white" he looked.

so it would've been justifiable if he had a darker complexion? :\

You took that totally out of context.

It would have been easier to understand how the mistake was made if the guy who was shot had a darker complexion, since the suspect's (Hussain Osman's) complexion was darker than the guy who was shot.

OK?

RF makes several good points, I am clueless as to why this guy was shot.

**DanB** · 08-16-2005, 09:39 PM

Mistakes happen

**manker** · 08-16-2005, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by DanB

Mistakes happen

Indeed, but we can't just shrug and say say 'Ah well, maybe we'll get the right guy next time'.

We have to look into why the mistake was made and ensure that it is much less likely to occur again.

The amount of mistakes that appear to have been made is appalling.

**DanB** · 08-16-2005, 09:42 PM

Just 'cos Wales isn't likely to get attacked

**manker** · 08-16-2005, 09:45 PM

I'm sorry, I didn't really that you had to live within the confines of the M25 to qualify to comment on this matter.

**DanB** · 08-16-2005, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by manker

I'm sorry, I didn't really that you had to live within the confines of the M25 to qualify to comment on this matter.

Didn't really what?

**manker** · 08-16-2005, 09:55 PM

That Channel4 link I posted earlier has been updated - it seems as if the Police did give warning of who they were, it was agreed previously that police would shoot a suspect if he ran and he stood up then advanced towards the police who were trying to apprehend him in the carriage of the tube train:

Originally Posted by C4

Police had agreed they would shoot a suspect if he ran ... "At some point near the bottom he is seen to run across the concourse and enter the carriage before sitting in an available seat.

"Almost simultaneously armed officers were provided with positive identification."

A member of the surveillance team is quoted in the report. He said: "I heard shouting which included the word `police' and turned to face the male in the denim jacket.

"He immediately stood up and advanced towards me and the CO19 officers. I grabbed the male in the denim jacket by wrapping both my arms around his torso, pinning his arms to his side.

RF, either that TV report you watched earlier was bunk, or your recollection of it is pretty poor.

Now it's totally different to what you posted earlier.